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Directed by | |||
| Terry Gilliam | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Michael Palin | (written by) & | |
| Terry Gilliam | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Terry Gilliam | .... | producer | |
| George Harrison | .... | executive producer | |
| Denis O'Brien | .... | executive producer | |
| Neville C. Thompson | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Mike Moran | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Peter Biziou | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Julian Doyle | |||
Casting by | |||
| Irene Lamb | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Milly Burns | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Norman Garwood | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| James Acheson | (as Jim Acheson) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Elaine Carew | .... | hairdresser | |
| Elaine Carew | .... | makeup artist | |
| Sue Ignatius | .... | assistant makeup artist (as Sue Frear) | |
| Ken Lintott | .... | wigs and beards maker (as Kenneth Lintott) | |
| Maggie Weston | .... | hairdresser | |
| Maggie Weston | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Graham Ford | .... | production manager | |
Art Department | |||
| Celia Barnett | .... | assistant art director | |
| Les Beaver | .... | rigger | |
| Frank Billington-Marks | .... | storeman (as Frank Marks) | |
| Geoff Rivers Bland | .... | sculptor | |
| Dennis Bovington | .... | carpenter | |
| Karen Brookes | .... | production buyer | |
| Graham Bullock | .... | stand-by painter | |
| John Cole | .... | stand-by props | |
| Steve Cooper | .... | draughtsman | |
| Ron Cowan | .... | drapes | |
| Douglas Cox | .... | stand-by stagehand | |
| John Davey | .... | painter | |
| Len Day | .... | supervising carpenter | |
| Bob Devine | .... | carpenter (as Robert Devine) | |
| Dave Everall | .... | rigger | |
| Mick Fisher | .... | carpenter (as Micky Fisher) | |
| Steve Fitzwater | .... | carpenter | |
| Norman Fletcher | .... | carpenter | |
| Peter Grant | .... | property master | |
| Alan Grenham | .... | stand-by painter | |
| Richard Harris | .... | rigger | |
| Gary Hedges | .... | carpenter | |
| Craig Hillier | .... | stand-by carpenter | |
| Robert Mason | .... | painter (as Bob Mason) | |
| Michael Melia | .... | plasterer | |
| Eric Nash | .... | plasterer | |
| Bruce Newell | .... | plasterer | |
| Dave Newton | .... | stand-by props | |
| Raymond Perry | .... | dressing props (as Ray Perry) | |
| Jim Taylor | .... | plasterer (as James Taylor) | |
| Peter Verard | .... | construction manager | |
| Laurie Warburton | .... | sculptor | |
| Steve Wheeler | .... | prop dresser | |
| Dave Wiggins | .... | stand-by rigger | |
| Graham Menage | .... | scenic artist (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Paul Carr | .... | dubbing mixer | |
| Philip Chubb | .... | sound maintenance | |
| Dino Di Campo | .... | footsteps editor | |
| Bob Doyle | .... | boom operator | |
| Stan Fiferman | .... | dubbing editor (as Stanley Fiferman) | |
| Mike Hopkins | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Garth Marshall | .... | sound mixer | |
| Brian Paxton | .... | dubbing mixer | |
| John Richards | .... | sound engineer | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Jon Bunker | .... | special effects senior technician (as John Bunker) | |
| Lewis Coleman | .... | special effects modeller | |
| Robert Harman | .... | wireman (as Bob Harman) | |
| Ross King | .... | special effects technician | |
| Chris Ostwald | .... | special effects runner | |
| Christine Overs | .... | special effects modeller (as Chris Overs) | |
| Andrew Thompson | .... | special effects consultant (as Andy Thompson) | |
| Chris Verner | .... | special effects consultant | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Ray Caple | .... | matte paintings | |
| Valerie Charlton | .... | modelmaker (as Val Charlton) | |
| Dennis De Groot | .... | assistant optical effects | |
| Carol De Jong | .... | assistant modelmaker | |
| Julian Doyle | .... | model photography | |
| Alex Harwood | .... | assistant modelmaker (as Alix Harwood) | |
| Kent Houston | .... | optical effects | |
| Tim Ollive | .... | assistant optical effects | |
| Jean Ramsey | .... | assistant modelmaker | |
| Behira Thraves | .... | assistant modelmaker | |
| Paul Whitbread | .... | optical effects | |
| Jon Sorensen | .... | visual effects camera (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Brian Bowes | .... | stunts: Knight/Hussar | |
| Peter Brayham | .... | stunt arranger | |
| Terry Yorke | .... | stunt arranger | |
| Jack Cooper | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Tony Andrews | .... | grip: second unit | |
| Clive Coote | .... | still photographer | |
| Chuck Finch | .... | best boy | |
| Freddy Fry | .... | grip (as Freddie Fry) | |
| Simon Fulford | .... | clapper loader | |
| David Garfath | .... | camera operator | |
| Simon Haveland | .... | clapper loader: second unit | |
| Brian Herlihy | .... | focus puller: second unit | |
| Stewart Monteith | .... | electrician (as Stuart Monteith) | |
| Reg Parsons | .... | gaffer | |
| Roy Rodhouse | .... | gaffer | |
| Bob Stilwell | .... | focus puller | |
| Tug Wilson | .... | electrician | |
| Kevin Brookner | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
| Brian Ellis | .... | focus puller: "b" camera (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Richard Cattermole | .... | costumer | |
| Hazel Côté | .... | associate costume designer | |
| Gilly Hebden | .... | wardrobe assistant | |
| Stephen Miles | .... | assistant costume designer (as T. Stephen Miles) | |
| Day Murch | .... | wardrobe assistant (as Dai Murch) | |
| Dorothea Smylie | .... | wardrobe mistress | |
| Dorothy Williams | .... | costumer | |
| Tony Williams | .... | wardrobe assistant | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Rodney Glenn | .... | assistant editor | |
| Adam Unger | .... | second assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Ray Cooper | .... | music producer | |
| Ray Cooper | .... | musician: precussion sequences | |
| George Harrison | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Trevor Jones | .... | music: Greek dance | |
| Mike Moran | .... | orchestrator | |
| Harry Rabinowitz | .... | musical director | |
| Ray Cooper | .... | composer: additional music (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Brian Brookner | .... | unit driver | |
| Tony Hocking | .... | unit driver | |
Other crew | |||
| Brian Bailey | .... | accountant | |
| Linda Bruce | .... | production assistant | |
| Patrick Cassavetti | .... | location manager | |
| Geraldine Dunn | .... | accounts secretary | |
| Penny Eyles | .... | continuity | |
| Mike Hearst | .... | supplier: "Og the Pig" | |
| Rachel Neale | .... | assistant to producer | |
| Steve Parker | .... | production runner | |
| Ray Parsons | .... | assistant accountant | |
| Ray Scott | .... | troll maker | |
| John Styles | .... | puppet show | |
| Joan Woodgate | .... | supplier: "Benson the dog" | |
| Michael Yell | .... | assistant accountant | |
Thanks | |||
| Simon Burridge | .... | special thanks | |
| Shirley Draffan | .... | special thanks | |
| Peter Simms | .... | special thanks | |
| Yvette Warnock | .... | special thanks | |
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I was lucky enough to see this piece of celluloid magic on the big screen when it first came out. I'm glad I did, too, because the shoe-box multiplexes that were being slapped together couldn't do this movie justice. Terry Gilliam hits just the right note when he introduces Kevin, a ten-year old with big appetite for western mythology(you get the impression that in another year, he'll be reading Joseph Campbell and Rider Haggard)and an even bigger imagination. Having parents of the most sterile, materialistic bent(plastic couch covers--ecch)just ensure his receptiveness to the adventures that follow his falling through the time-door in the back of his closet with Randall and his fellow dwarves as they plunder and loot their way through time and history. Gilliam pokes fun at some of history's figures, like Napoleon("That's what I like to see--little things hitting each other!"), Robin Hood("was it really necessary to hit him?""Yes boss.""Ah, I see."),and others. Gilliams' lesson that having lots of stuff will not ensure happiness and that usually, the journey itself is reward enough is artfully told without flogging the audience with it. Something else that stuck with me, but I didn't realize until long afterwards, were the things that Kevin discovered, after a fashion, in his adventures but didn't have in his life back in the 'burbs: a real father figure, played by Sean Connery as Agamemnon, and true love, as presented by Peter Vaughan and Katherine Helmond as Mr. and Mrs. Ogre. Plus the special effects are economically impressive without being too cheesy(my god--the fortress of ultimate darkness WAS made of lego blocks!). In the end, though, it was something that I find far, far too rarely in movies now and before, and it occured to me after I had seen, of all things, "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". What Ang Lee's film had in common with Gilliam is simply this: they both had the feel of a great big story that you came in the middle of, and you didn't want ever to end, but it didn't matter, because the structure was such that you had enough to digest for now. And I can count on less than two hands the movies where I was left with THAT wonderful feeling.