Guillermo del Toro in an interview said something like "one of the best directors today that doesn't get any work is Terry Gilliam" At least he finally got to make Don Quixote.
Nope. The question from the interviewer was: "Who do you think it´s the best director working today, or at least your favorite?" And del Toro´s answer was: "One that sadly doesn´t get to make enough movies. Terry Gilliam".
@@MrHEC381991 Nope. In the real quote Gillermo del Toro states that he considers Terry Gilliam to be the best director alive, in your version of the quote he doesn´t (I know this is not that big of a deal, but it´s cool to know the respect Gilliam gets from his peers).
I watched Brazil for the first time the other day. Incredible movie. I can't remember the last time I thought about a film for the next few days after watching it.
Thank you so, so much for making a video on Terry Gilliam! He's one of my favourite animators and has been an absolutely huge influence on my work as an animator and artist.
I'm very excited about the man who killed don quixote. I have been a fan since I was very little. The adventures of Baron Munchausen was one of my favourite films. I really appreciatte this director, Thanks. Great video by the way, the way is constructed is really fun and dinamic.
This video is a tribute to Terry Gilliam... in his comedic style from Monty Python. Can't stop laughing. You're such a versatile UA-camr, and I'm always impressed by your videos.
I can tell you've been experimenting to see what's possible to do within filmmaking and the video essay and holy shit, you are succeeding. Your passion, your creativity, your talent...it's all gold. I can't wait to see what you do next and where your career goes. Seriously, great work man.
I'm not nearly as big a fan of Terry Gilliam's live action films as I am of his work for Monty Python, but I still admire the man, with his tenacity, rebellious nature, absurdist imagination and creative vision, and whenever he turns out a movie, I may not always like it, but I can still appreciate it in some form, be it from a technical level, from an entertainment level, or both. I do also love how this video was done in the style of the Monty Python cutout animations that Gilliam made. Nice homage. And a great video essay in general.
Man, thank GOD we audiences managed to see Brazil as it was intended. Can you IMAGINE if the Sheinberg cut was actually released worldwide? Honestly, the fact that Gilliam finally managed to complete Don Quixote after 20 years of hell really shows just how much he had to put up with. The man truly has guts of steal.
Scheinberg's version was aired on american TV. I was telling a friend of mine to see the film and she saw the wrong version and couldn't understand why I was singing its praises. I have only watched it with fascinating running commentary explaining the omissions and substitutions made, and how they change Sam Lowry's character by making him completely unaware of what's going on rather than being caught up as part of it. As an editor I found it very informative, and quite terrifying.
Gilliam was contracted to bring in the movie at just under two hours. He didn't. Brazil was about 20 minutes too long. If he had brought it to the studio for the agreed length, Universal would have had to release it as is. He refused to cut the movie the duration he had been contracted to bring it in at. Hence the "war" and Battle for Brazil. If Shienberg had then re-cut his shortened version of Brazil, Gilliam would've been able to sue Universal. There's no mention of this in the video above though. Hmmm...
I don't know why, but every time I'm feeling down, I play this video and cheers me up always. If Terry Gilliam could persist even after all the hells he went through I can too...
Longtime fan of Gilliam. How long, you ask? I saw the Houston premiere of BRAZIL at a small theatre, now gone, in The Galleria. Hardly anyone in the audience (I think it was a matinee showing), and I was floored at the inventiveness and quality start to finish. Also a big fan of the underrated Munchausen - the scene with Venus and Mars was spectacular! Don Quixote is in my queue, and I've probably seen everything else TG has done. Thanks as always for an excellent vid! Sidenote: There's an animated Russian b/w Munchausen from 1929 on the YT channel ALL SOVIET MOVIES ON RVISION. Check it out - it's animation, after all ;-)
Love the way you have made your video essays so creative. I love just ordinary video essays analyzing film and filmmaking but you bring something very unique to it.
I LOVED this video. Been watching Flying Circus recently and am impressed by your commitment to employ this cut-out style of animation throughout the whole video, as a loving tribute.
his films are very much niche. but that's what makes them so good - they are that weird part of cinema I'm glad we have as the experimental just doesn't get enough love.
That movie "Tideland" that he made with the little girl who helps prepare her old ex-rock star daddy's heroin but then he dies and it turns into a surreal "Weekend At Bernie's" situation (sorta) but also there's a steampunk witch-person that turns out to be the dead junkie daddy's old sweetheart from way back, damn, that was a strange film, and he clearly didn't have access to much of a budget, but Terry Gilliam is a visionary and it's a shame he's had such a rough time of it...
A few titles missing from the list at the beginning. I understand skipping over them in the telling of the story presented here, but still superb films and in the case of 12 Monkeys and The Fisher King triumphant successes. I met Terry Gilliam on the set of The Fisher King completely unaware of what he'd just been through right before that with Munchausen-which I absolutely loved. It was a thrill to watch him working and getting to speak to not only him, but also Robin Williams; 2 of my heroes since childhood.
This is great that you did it in stop motion, it's done very creatively and it ads so much to the video. Not that the regular ones are bad (and they are probably faster to do) but it's cool to see different types of stuff from time to time
Brazil is in my top ten list of favorite movies. I have seen it with the happy and the unhappy ending. I prefer happy endings, but in the case of Brazil the unhappy ending was best. Even though Sam Lowry is captured in the end and we see him in a chair tied down, we see his mind is still free. They can take a mans body, but not his soul. I love that movie. There are so many unforgettable scenes in the movie, it is filled with an unending stream of visual candy.It never gets old and even though I have seen it a dozen times I can watch it today with anticipation and delight.
Your stop motion explanation is a masterpiece of itself. Keep up with the great effort, I really love you channel because I was often hooked by the thumbnail of your video.
Empire magazine covered the whole brothers Grimm saga. What a tale. That was. Gilliam became so angry with the Weinsteins. He punched Matt Damon in the nose. Bob and Harvey controlled every aspect of the movie down to the prosthetic make uo
I've seen this video a couple of times now. But today, being artistically drained, angry and uneasy because of setbacks with a project that nobody asked or payed for (or ever will), that I quit my job as an editor for to focus on - I teared up at your description of Munchausen despite the circumstances of it's making. This is a great essay.
Thank you for this. I have put the release date of this movie in my calendar with a reminder, so I won't forget. Terry has given me so much joy over the years, would be a shame to miss this.
This was brilliant- it looks like a whole LOT of work went into it! You really captured the essence of Gilliam, this should get itself across to him, it will make all his insanity worth while- thanks for persisting!
Terry Gilliam is exactly the type of genius that Disney/Marvel would never hire for their superhero/remake franchises. Instead they hire these little mini-auteurs to do hack-work but give some 31 flavors variety to what is essentially a homogenous product line. Gilliam wanted to do Harry Potter. Instead Universal went with.... Chris Columbus. The HP films might actually have had some value as pieces of cinema if Terry Gilliam had been involved.
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote did indeed premier at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival (and across France) where it received a well-deserved standing ovation.
Terry is my favorite director. By FAR! And it's it's in part for the reason you illustrate here. Brazil my all time fave movie. Only one of hs I was too fond of and I'll only give you one guess. That aside, I truly hope he's got one more at the very least up his sleeve. GO Terry!
I remember seeing his work on Monty Python-which I didn't know at the time, and LOVING his cutout animation-but for me the role that got me to look into him was his voice as the King in the Unfinished Swan-one of my favorite games, and honestly I can see a lot of parallels between that character and the story here.
Considering the journey that has been taken the production of _The Man Who Killed Don Quixote_ is arguably a greater tale to tell than the movie itself.
Brazil's one of my favorite movies. I had no idea what Terry Gilliam went through to get it released in the US! Also, I agree that The Brothers Grimm was no bueno.
Best director in my lifetime. There are many great ones, fantastic ones, brilliant ones, and even with all those cinematic kings, Terry is my favorite one. First movie seen without knowing the director was Time Bandits. I loved it. Python came soon after that, and the rest is history. Gilliam Rules! 12 Monkeys ranks up there. Top 5... anyone? My other 3 or Baron Munchausen, Tideland & Brazil.
Just saw the film yesterday here in Madrid, it was every bit as fantastic as I wanted it to be and it breaks my heart that there were 10 other people on the cinema
I'll be honest, this was the first I had heard that Don Quixote was actually coming out, so the ending of this video essay actually brought a tear to my eye.
yes yes yes yes yes I freaking love Terry Gilliam. His films are so inspiring and so entertaining to watch. Thank you so very much for shinning a light on this beautiful, weird, bad-ass of a filmmaker who fights the fights the artists before him fought.
Terry Gilliam just shared this video on Facebook.
Did he
Guillermo del Toro in an interview said something like "one of the best directors today that doesn't get any work is Terry Gilliam"
At least he finally got to make Don Quixote.
Nope. The question from the interviewer was: "Who do you think it´s the best director working today, or at least your favorite?" And del Toro´s answer was: "One that sadly doesn´t get to make enough movies. Terry Gilliam".
@@gabrielp9646 Same difference.
@@MrHEC381991 Nope. In the real quote Gillermo del Toro states that he considers Terry Gilliam to be the best director alive, in your version of the quote he doesn´t (I know this is not that big of a deal, but it´s cool to know the respect Gilliam gets from his peers).
I honestly don't care if I wind up not liking The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. The fact that Terry finally made it is enough for me.
I saw it, and it was magnificent. Better than I expected and with Gilliam, I always raise the bar.
Did you like it?
@@merlinsiervo I have not seen it yet but thank you for reminding me that I have to.
I adored it. Esp since it was his ultimate passion project for many years
Agree
This was beautiful
You are also beautiful.
@@hunmiliengtipi9218 aww...
I like that the best video essay people all have a cute lil appreciation for each other. Like a council of creators.
For 51 years I've loved his work and Brazil was a masterpiece.
Unpopular Opinion: Terry Gilliam needs to make more movies.
That's unpopular?
It is a popular opinion
Enshohma Agreed. Terry’s so underrated.
Actually, he's an underrated one. But at least for him, a few movies were enough since he's already old.
At least he finally made his Quijote!
"I think Terry could only operate in opposition, he HAS to have an enemy, I don't think his juices run unless he is fighting against somebody"
Love love love that you didn't stick to homaging Every Frame and Nerdwriter, like you once mentioned. This was a blast to watch. And it felt so YOU
It's an homage to the great short documentary "A Brief History of John Baldessari
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Wonderful. Terry Gilliam is a hero of mine. Thank you for making this.
Thank you for making this. More people need to know of Terry Gilliam.
What a brilliantly put together video. The most innovative I have seen on UA-cam in years.
I find you in the weirdest places....
honestly, gilliam is my favorite director. also, this video was amazing.
Yes. Great job!
Thank God for the noble heart of Terry Gilliam. A true film-pionier. We love his Art.
Fantastic video! Loved the style mirroring Terry's animation style. Great work.
You, my friend, are one of the most underrated film channels. This was brilliant. Well done lad
I watched Brazil for the first time the other day. Incredible movie. I can't remember the last time I thought about a film for the next few days after watching it.
Thank you so, so much for making a video on Terry Gilliam! He's one of my favourite animators and has been an absolutely huge influence on my work as an animator and artist.
I'm very excited about the man who killed don quixote.
I have been a fan since I was very little. The adventures of Baron Munchausen was one of my favourite films. I really appreciatte this director, Thanks.
Great video by the way, the way is constructed is really fun and dinamic.
Would be a shame if it sucked, but I´m excited for it aswell. Considering it has been his passion project for two decades now.
I worked at a theater in San Francisco showing The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, and I love it from the first scene to the last.
This video is a tribute to Terry Gilliam... in his comedic style from Monty Python. Can't stop laughing. You're such a versatile UA-camr, and I'm always impressed by your videos.
I can tell you've been experimenting to see what's possible to do within filmmaking and the video essay and holy shit, you are succeeding. Your passion, your creativity, your talent...it's all gold. I can't wait to see what you do next and where your career goes. Seriously, great work man.
I'm not nearly as big a fan of Terry Gilliam's live action films as I am of his work for Monty Python, but I still admire the man, with his tenacity, rebellious nature, absurdist imagination and creative vision, and whenever he turns out a movie, I may not always like it, but I can still appreciate it in some form, be it from a technical level, from an entertainment level, or both.
I do also love how this video was done in the style of the Monty Python cutout animations that Gilliam made. Nice homage. And a great video essay in general.
This is the best thing I’ve watched all week
Man, thank GOD we audiences managed to see Brazil as it was intended. Can you IMAGINE if the Sheinberg cut was actually released worldwide? Honestly, the fact that Gilliam finally managed to complete Don Quixote after 20 years of hell really shows just how much he had to put up with. The man truly has guts of steal.
It's worth Googling Sheinberg's conflicts with Spielberg over Back To The Future. I can't do it justice in a UA-cam comment.
Oh believe me, I KNOW
Scheinberg's version was aired on american TV. I was telling a friend of mine to see the film and she saw the wrong version and couldn't understand why I was singing its praises. I have only watched it with fascinating running commentary explaining the omissions and substitutions made, and how they change Sam Lowry's character by making him completely unaware of what's going on rather than being caught up as part of it. As an editor I found it very informative, and quite terrifying.
Gilliam was contracted to bring in the movie at just under two hours. He didn't. Brazil was about 20 minutes too long. If he had brought it to the studio for the agreed length, Universal would have had to release it as is. He refused to cut the movie the duration he had been contracted to bring it in at. Hence the "war" and Battle for Brazil. If Shienberg had then re-cut his shortened version of Brazil, Gilliam would've been able to sue Universal. There's no mention of this in the video above though. Hmmm...
Why is Gilliam always working with the Americans?
He inspires others to find their greatness. The true genius of any artist
I don't know why, but every time I'm feeling down, I play this video and cheers me up always. If Terry Gilliam could persist even after all the hells he went through I can too...
Nice emulating the monty Python animation style!
Wait don Quixote is out at Cannes? They didn’t block the release! Oh my tears of joy are streaming down my face!!!!! Go Terry!!!!!!!!!!
Longtime fan of Gilliam. How long, you ask? I saw the Houston premiere of BRAZIL at a small theatre, now gone, in The Galleria. Hardly anyone in the audience (I think it was a matinee showing), and I was floored at the inventiveness and quality start to finish. Also a big fan of the underrated Munchausen - the scene with Venus and Mars was spectacular! Don Quixote is in my queue, and I've probably seen everything else TG has done. Thanks as always for an excellent vid!
Sidenote: There's an animated Russian b/w Munchausen from 1929 on the YT channel ALL SOVIET MOVIES ON RVISION. Check it out - it's animation, after all ;-)
Love the way you have made your video essays so creative. I love just ordinary video essays analyzing film and filmmaking but you bring something very unique to it.
This video makes me cry ❤️
That Monty Python foot parody was a great detail!
I LOVED this video. Been watching Flying Circus recently and am impressed by your commitment to employ this cut-out style of animation throughout the whole video, as a loving tribute.
his films are very much niche. but that's what makes them so good - they are that weird part of cinema I'm glad we have as the experimental just doesn't get enough love.
That movie "Tideland" that he made with the little girl who helps prepare her old ex-rock star daddy's heroin but then he dies and it turns into a surreal "Weekend At Bernie's" situation (sorta) but also there's a steampunk witch-person that turns out to be the dead junkie daddy's old sweetheart from way back, damn, that was a strange film, and he clearly didn't have access to much of a budget, but Terry Gilliam is a visionary and it's a shame he's had such a rough time of it...
A few titles missing from the list at the beginning. I understand skipping over them in the telling of the story presented here, but still superb films and in the case of 12 Monkeys and The Fisher King triumphant successes. I met Terry Gilliam on the set of The Fisher King completely unaware of what he'd just been through right before that with Munchausen-which I absolutely loved. It was a thrill to watch him working and getting to speak to not only him, but also Robin Williams; 2 of my heroes since childhood.
This is great that you did it in stop motion, it's done very creatively and it ads so much to the video.
Not that the regular ones are bad (and they are probably faster to do) but it's cool to see different types of stuff from time to time
Thank you! Yeah, the regular ones take a fraction of the amount of time. Making this one was a ton of fun, but it took F O R E V E R.
Brazil is in my top ten list of favorite movies. I have seen it with the happy and the unhappy ending. I prefer happy endings, but in the case of Brazil the unhappy ending was best. Even though Sam Lowry is captured in the end and we see him in a chair tied down, we see his mind is still free. They can take a mans body, but not his soul. I love that movie. There are so many unforgettable scenes in the movie, it is filled with an unending stream of visual candy.It never gets old and even though I have seen it a dozen times I can watch it today with anticipation and delight.
Your stop motion explanation is a masterpiece of itself. Keep up with the great effort, I really love you channel because I was often hooked by the thumbnail of your video.
Dude, killer work. Some of your best! Keep it up!
Easily my favorite filmmaker, heartbreaking to hear how much hell he had to go though to make these films
Empire magazine covered the whole brothers Grimm saga. What a tale. That was. Gilliam became so angry with the Weinsteins. He punched Matt Damon in the nose. Bob and Harvey controlled every aspect of the movie down to the prosthetic make uo
I've seen this video a couple of times now. But today, being artistically drained, angry and uneasy because of setbacks with a project that nobody asked or payed for (or ever will), that I quit my job as an editor for to focus on - I teared up at your description of Munchausen despite the circumstances of it's making. This is a great essay.
Thank you for this. I have put the release date of this movie in my calendar with a reminder, so I won't forget. Terry has given me so much joy over the years, would be a shame to miss this.
Terry Gilliam Reminds me of Phillip K Dick...no-one really get's them, until years later and then they finally get the credit they deserve!!
This might be your best work yet. You've outdone yourself and you've been on a roll for a while now with each of your videos just getting better.
This was brilliant- it looks like a whole LOT of work went into it! You really captured the essence of Gilliam, this should get itself across to him, it will make all his insanity worth while- thanks for persisting!
Artists must persist. Thanks for persisting! This video was beautiful and artfully edited.
Really love how you used his style of animation for this amazing documentary! A very good commemoration.
Beautifully executed!
Real props for all the work that went into this video; if only all film analyses videos were so creative.
Great analysis on my favorite director. Terry is a huge influence of mine, and I hope to have the same amount of determination he does
Terry Gilliam is exactly the type of genius that Disney/Marvel would never hire for their superhero/remake franchises. Instead they hire these little mini-auteurs to do hack-work but give some 31 flavors variety to what is essentially a homogenous product line. Gilliam wanted to do Harry Potter. Instead Universal went with.... Chris Columbus. The HP films might actually have had some value as pieces of cinema if Terry Gilliam had been involved.
The Man Who Killed Don Quixote did indeed premier at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival (and across France) where it received a well-deserved standing ovation.
A true terry lover like myself. My hat off to you sir for this joyfully tragic piece
This was amazingly well made! Terry has made some amazing movies in his time.
Terry Gilliam and Martin Scorsese are two of my personal favorite movie directors.
There my favorite as well Tim Burton Francis Coppola and the legend himself Stanley Kubrick
Terry Gilliam always reminds me of the monthy python sketch about building a castle in a swamp xd
Terry is my favorite director. By FAR! And it's it's in part for the reason you illustrate here. Brazil my all time fave movie. Only one of hs I was too fond of and I'll only give you one guess. That aside, I truly hope he's got one more at the very least up his sleeve. GO Terry!
absolutly awesome video! Worthy of Terry.
I remember seeing his work on Monty Python-which I didn't know at the time, and LOVING his cutout animation-but for me the role that got me to look into him was his voice as the King in the Unfinished Swan-one of my favorite games, and honestly I can see a lot of parallels between that character and the story here.
Top 3 filmmakers of our time.
Love the Gilliam-esque animation!
...And "WELCOME TO THE CLUB,OLD BOY!"...Orson Welles
Love the way you made this video essay. An awesome tribute to an awesome man.
Thank you for the special effort on making this video. It fits the theme of Terry Gilliam. Keep them coming, great vid.
Sounds like you've watched "A Brief History of John Baldessari" a couple times.
it's nice to see the video essay being done in an interesting way, keep it up man
One of your best videos to date! Your channel just gets better with every video
This was inspiring and a joy to behold. Congrats on making your own mark on the world of video essays!
amazingly made video, great job! perfect for someone like gilliam
Considering the journey that has been taken the production of _The Man Who Killed Don Quixote_ is arguably a greater tale to tell than the movie itself.
this was cool..well made! being an amateur filmmaker, i always watch terry gilliam films before any new project..just for the inspiration.
Brazil's one of my favorite movies. I had no idea what Terry Gilliam went through to get it released in the US! Also, I agree that The Brothers Grimm was no bueno.
Damn, thank you for making this and especially for making it in this way!
Best director in my lifetime. There are many great ones, fantastic ones, brilliant ones, and even with all those cinematic kings, Terry is my favorite one. First movie seen without knowing the director was Time Bandits. I loved it. Python came soon after that, and the rest is history. Gilliam Rules! 12 Monkeys ranks up there. Top 5... anyone? My other 3 or Baron Munchausen, Tideland & Brazil.
terry gilliams laugh is my ringtone.
This is one of the best movie channels on UA-cam
Just saw the film yesterday here in Madrid, it was every bit as fantastic as I wanted it to be and it breaks my heart that there were 10 other people on the cinema
Brilliant!
That. Was. Beautiful. And. AWESOME! Bravo !
Greetings from durango México, this channel is gold.
I'll be honest, this was the first I had heard that Don Quixote was actually coming out, so the ending of this video essay actually brought a tear to my eye.
I woiuldn't mind not catching the break that Terry Gilliam can't catch.
0:48 Mister Gillam, it seems like you're missing an eye
You should watch "Lost in La Mancha", which chronicles Gilliam's struggle to make The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.
yes yes yes yes yes I freaking love Terry Gilliam. His films are so inspiring and so entertaining to watch. Thank you so very much for shinning a light on this beautiful, weird, bad-ass of a filmmaker who fights the fights the artists before him fought.
broooo your production game is sooooo high!!!
You've made a gorgeous little film that the master himself would be proud of.
Nearly every one of his films lost money. He simply doesn't seem to care about story.
I can so relate to Terry Gilliam in so many ways, on another scale entirely, but hell I can relate.
This. Was. Amazing.
Great video, really liked the cut paper animated techniques.
There is so much love in this video.
Suchhhhhhh a great video. Congrats man.
Bravo! Brilliant work.
lovely presentation!
That documentary about the failure of his Don Quixote movie was the best movie he never made.
This was fantastic. Bravo
And I don't care if Terry films himself on the toilet for 2hrs. I'd still watch it and love it...
Wonderful tribute.
Yep. You're my favorite youtuber.