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:

Talking Animal | Avant Garde | Tree | Death | Train Ride

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

Country:

Canada | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Canada Saskatchewan Production Studios, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Company:

Capri Films

Trivia:

In the full frame of the theatrical projection of the film, during the scene where Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Tilly and Jodelle Ferland are arguing about going to Jutland, there is a Monty Pythons' record visible on the floor among his collection of Vinyls.

Quotes:

Jeliza-Rose: They were kissers.

Movie Connections:

References Alice in Wonderland (1951)

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)...