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Rating: 6.953/10 by 883 users

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)

An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences with his band of misfits.

Directing:
  • Terry Gilliam
  • Nikki Clapp
Writing:
  • Charles McKeown
  • Terry Gilliam
  • Gottfried August Bürger
  • Rudolph Erich Raspe
Stars:
Release Date: Wed, Dec 07, 1988

Rating: 6.953/10 by 883 users

Alternative Title:
Paroni Münchausenin seikkailut - FI
Baron von Munchausens äventyrer - FI
Les Aventures du baron de Münchhausen - FR
吹牛大王历险记 - CN
Münchausen báró kalandjai - HU

Country:
Germany
Italy
United Kingdom
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 02 hour 06 minutes
Budget: $46,630,000
Revenue: $8,083,123

Plot Keyword: monster, moon, based on novel or book, surreal, hot air balloon, satire, baron, steampunk, european, roman mythology, eccentricity, lighthearted

John Neville
Hieronymus Karl Frederick Baron von Munchausen
Eric Idle
Desmond / Berthold
Sarah Polley
Sally Salt
Charles McKeown
Rupert / Adolphus
Winston Dennis
Bill / Albrecht
Jack Purvis
Jeremy / Gustavus
Valentina Cortese
Queen Ariadne / Violet
Jonathan Pryce
The Right Ordinary Horatio Jackson
Uma Thurman
Venus / Rose
Ray Cooper
Functionary
Robin Williams
King of the Moon
Sting
Heroic Officer
Kiran Shah
Executioner's Assistant
Ettore Martini
First General
Antonio Pistillo
Second General
Laura D'Arista Adam
Theatergoer (uncredited)
Calogero Azzaretto
Pirate (uncredited)
Angelo Casadei
Citizen (uncredited)
Martin Dansky
German Noble (uncredited)
Terry Gilliam
Irritating Singer Inside Fish (uncredited)
Alba Maiolini
Citizen (uncredited)
Franca Scagnetti
Citizen (uncredited)
Luciano Zanussi
Citizen (uncredited)

GenerationofSwine

My dad and I had a movie tradition, because there is always time to watch a movie and catch is weather dependent. This was one of the movies he took me to see as like the father-son bonding time. And I can understand why, no one loved pulp novels more than my dad and when it came to picking things the word "Adventures" really played to his pulp trash sensibilities. I might have inherited a bit of that. This was my first introduction to Gilliam, and from there it opened up Monty Python and all kinds of craziness right down to effecting some of my reading habits. So, as a child, this movie had a profound effect on me. It was funny, it was an adventure, it was silly, it was deep (deep enough where even an 8 year old can sense there was more going on than he could understand at that age) and it was one of those movies that dad and I could both enjoy as father and child, for two different reasons... .... now, however, that's probably an inappropriate thing to do and I am certain that if I bonded with my kids the way dad bonded with my sister and I, I'd get arrested for taking them to see a movie like this. So we watch these things at home. Because, whatever, I have complete and total faith my kids are smart enough to know what a movie is and emotionally equipped enough to deal with this type of fun. At any rate, this was brilliant and I still hold it in high esteem because it introduced me to Gilliam and that opened a lot of doors for me.


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