Tideland (2005)

Director:

Terry Gilliam

Writers:

Tony Grisoni (screenplay) &
Terry Gilliam (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

30 March 2006 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Thriller

Tagline:

The squirrels made it seem less lonely

Plot:

A lonely girl gets trapped in an eerie fantasy world after her irresponsible parents die. |

Plot Keywords:

Dysfunctional Family | Dream Like | Heroin Addict | Alone | Muscle Spasms

Awards:

1 win & 9 nominations

Cast

Jodelle Ferland	...	Jeliza-Rose / Voices of Sateen Lips, Glitter Gal, Mustique and Baby Blonde
Janet McTeer	...	Dell
Brendan Fletcher	...	Dickens
Jennifer Tilly	...	Queen Gunhilda
Jeff Bridges	...	Noah
Dylan Taylor	...	Patrick
Wendy Anderson	...	Woman / Squirrel's Voice
Sally Crooks	...	Dell's Mother

MPAA:

Rated R for bizarre and disturbing content, including drug use, sexuality, and gruesome situations - all involving a child, and for some language.

Runtime:

Canada:122 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | Croatia:120 min (DVD) | Canada:120 min (DVD edition) | Argentina:120 min | Japan:117 min

Country:

Canada | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Czech Republic:12 | Finland:K-15 | Canada:18A (Manitoba) (DVD rating) | Argentina:16 | Italy:VM14 | Japan:R-15 | Portugal:M/12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Brazil:16 | USA:R | Norway:18 | Spain:18 | South Korea:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | France:-12 | UK:15 | Slovakia:12 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Canada Saskatchewan Production Studios, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Company:

Capri Films

Trivia:

The mailbox at the house in the country bears the name "M. Cullin", which is a reference to the author of the book the film is based on, Mitch Cullin. He also has a small cameo on the bus.

Quotes:

Dickens: He's spoiling.

Movie Connections:

References Psycho (1960)

Soundtrack:

Number One

One of Giliam's Finest Masterpieces

Completely forget any review you read by Richard Roeper, because it's true crap. Tideland was a brilliant view of a child, living in her very own fantasy world. She maintains her loneliness by holding conversations with her 4 doll-head friends, as well as squirrels and her new friend, a sexually confused brother of a crazed witch lady. The movie is full of brilliant humor as well as the realism of drug-crazed parents, mixed with the fantasy world of a little girl's imagination. This movie was so much more than I had hoped for. Way to go Terry, this is purely one of your finest. Right up there on the level of Fear and Loathing. Any critic that gives this film a bad review should seriously question their competency as a film critic (ahem Roger and Ebert)...