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 Terry Gilliam was born near Medicine Lake, Minnesota. When he was 12 his family moved to Los Angeles where he became a fan of MAD magazine. In his early twenties he was often stopped by the police who suspected him of being a drug addict and Gilliam had to explain that he worked in advertising. In the political turmoil in the 60's, Gilliam feared he would become a terrorist and decided to leave the USA. He moved to England and landed a job on the children's television show Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967) as an animator. There he met meet his future collaborators in Monty Python: Terry Jones, Eric Idle and Michael Palin. In 2006 he renounced his American citizenship.
Bio:
Terry Gilliam was born near Medicine Lake, Minnesota. When he was 12 his family moved to Los Angeles where he became a fan of MAD magazine. In his early twenties he was often stopped by the police who suspected him of being a drug addict and Gilliam had to explain that he worked in advertising. In the political turmoil in the 60's, Gilliam feared he would become a terrorist and decided to leave the USA. He moved to England and landed a job on the children's television show Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967) as an animator. There he met meet his future collaborators in Monty Python: Terry Jones, Eric Idle and Michael Palin. In 2006 he renounced his American citizenship.
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As a result of renouncing his American citizenship, he is only permitted to spend 29 days a year in the United States, considerably less than the average U.K. Citizen.J.K. Rowling, creator of the "Harry Potter" book series, originally wanted Gilliam to direct Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001), but Warner Brothers studios wanted a more family friendly film and eventually settled for Chris Columbus.Turned down the opportunity to direct Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Enemy Mine (1985), and Forrest Gump (1994) and Alien: Resurrection (1997).Was offered the chance to direct Troy (2004). He stopped reading the script 5 pages in and declined the offer.Has taken British citizenship.During the filming of Brazil (1985) he became so stressed that he temporarily lost the use of his legs, which only returned to normal several weeks later.He did not originally intend to cast Sean Connery as King Agamemnon in Time Bandits (1981), he merely wrote in the screenplay that when Agamemnon took off his helmet that he looked "exactly like Sean Connery." To Gilliam's surprise, the script found its way into Connery's hands and Connery subsequently expressed interest in doing the film.He and John Cleese are the only members of 'Monty Python' to be nominated for Oscars. Coincidentally, they were both for Best Original Screenplay, Gilliam for Brazil (1985) and Cleese for A Fish Called Wanda (1988). Both screenplays did not win their Oscars, and both films featured Michael Palin.Born in Minnesota, he is the only non-British member of the Monty Python comedy troupeMember of the comedy group "Monty Python" along with John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle and Graham Chapman. Gilliam also created the animations.He started to direct "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" in 2001 (in Spain) with Johnny Depp, Vanessa Paradis and Jean Rochefort but the shooting was unfortunately stopped a couple of days after it started because of numerous factors including storms, lack of financing, and Jean Rochefort's health problems (he couldn't ride a horse any more). There is a documentary based on the struggle in production entitled "lost in la mancha".Gave up his US citizenship in January 2006. [source: Haaretz interview, Feb. 2006].Has been off and on to write and direct a movie adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons's graphic novel "Watchmen." Gilliam has said he attempted to write an accurate screenplay but it would be unfilmable, but he would consider directing it if it were made into 10 or 12-part cable television series.Is a fan of science fiction author Philip K. Dick.Was slated to direct an adaptation of the novel "Good Omens" by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. The project languished in development for three years before finally being abandoned.Due to his long history of bad luck with productions, The Onion once joked that, if he were to throw a barbecue, it would be beset with production delays.As of 2010, has directed three actors in Oscar-nominated roles; Brad Pitt (12 Monkeys (1995)), Robin Williams, and Mercedes Ruehl (The Fisher King (1991)). Ruehl won her Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.Six of his films are in the Criterion Collection - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), The Fisher King (1991), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), Brazil (1985), Time Bandits (1981) and Jabberwocky (1977).Because of his work with "cut out" animation for the Monty Python series, Gilliam often frustrated and angered his fellow Pythons on the sets of movies like Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) and Life of Brian (1979); he would often demand very precise placement of actors in a scene, as if he was shooting an animation sequence with paper cut outs.The Fisher King (1991) was the first film that he directed in which he was not involved in writing the screenplay.Also turned down directing Braveheart (1995), when briefly solicited by Mel Gibson to direct an abandoned film version of Charles Dickens's "A Tale of Two Cities".Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 54th Cannes International Film Festival in 2001.Raised in Los Angeles.According to his memoir, Terry Jones actually wanted Gilliam to co-direct Life of Brian (1979) but he wasn't interested after facing some tension with the Monty Python group (apparently they wouldn't take his directions as seriously as actors he worked with after, and said he got a different experience on Jabberwocky (1977)), so he was brought on as production designer instead.Directed a series of TV ads for Nike in 2001. They were part of The Scorpion Knockout Campaign, which featured some of the best soccer players on the globe. That campaign went to win a Cannes award in 2002, in the category of Best TV Campaign.Gilliam has co-written and directed 2 films not based on previous source material (Time Bandits (1981) and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) ).Founding editor of and principal contributor to campus humor magazine, "Fang", at Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA in the early 1960s.Gilliam has directed 3 original screenplays from other writers (The Fisher King (1991),The Brothers Grimm (2005), and The Zero Theorem (2013).Contributed animations and sketches to Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967); he did one of David Jason's head on a pig's body.Father of Amy Gilliam (aka Amy Rainbow Gilliam), Holly Gilliam (aka Holly DuBois Gilliam) and Harry Gilliam (aka Harry Thunder Gilliam).He was approached soon after the release of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) to make a movie involving Beatles songs called 'All This and World War 3', but he turned it down and pitched Jabberwocky (1977) instead.Gilliam has directed 1 remake (12 Monkeys (1995) is a remake of La Jet��e (1962), (or 2 if Brazil (1985) is considered as a remake of 1984 (1956).Gilliam has directed 6 feature film literary adaptations (Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Jabberwocky (1977), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), Tideland (2005) and The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018) ) with different degrees of freedom and parody. Or 7 if Brazil (1985) is considered an adaptation/parody of "1984".Retrospective at the 11th New Horizons Film Festival (2011).He was scheduled to direct a film of A Tale of Two Cities to star Liam Neeson but it was shelved due to budget problems,. |
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Terry Gilliam |
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Writer,Actor,Animation Department (IMDB) |
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All World |
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Business scope: |
Writer,Actor,Animation Department |
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| Model rank: |
29 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 03:57:09 |
| Height: |
5' 9' (1.75 m) |
| Biography: |
Terry Gilliam was born near Medicine Lake, Minnesota. When he was 12 his family moved to Los Angeles where he became a fan of MAD magazine. In his early twenties he was often stopped by the police who suspected him of being a drug addict and Gil |
| Trivia: |
As a result of renouncing his American citizenship, he is only permitted to spend 29 days a year in the United States, considerably less than the average U.K. Citizen.J.K. Rowling, creator of the "Harry Potter" book series, originally wanted Gilliam to direct Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001), but Warner Brothers studios wanted a more family friendly film and eventually settled for Chris Columbus.Turned down the opportunity to direct Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Enemy Mine (1985), and Forrest Gump (1994) and Alien: Resurrection (1997).Was offered the chance to direct Troy (2004). He stopped reading the script 5 pages in and declined the offer.Has taken British citizenship.During the filming of Brazil (1985) he became so stressed that he temporarily lost the use of his legs, which only returned to normal several weeks later.He did not originally intend to cast Sean Connery as King Agamemnon in Time Bandits (1981), he merely wrote in the screenplay that when Agamemnon took off his helmet that he looked "exactly like Sean Connery." To Gilliam's surprise, the script found its way into Connery's hands and Connery subsequently expressed interest in doing the film.He and John Cleese are the only members of 'Monty Python' to be nominated for Oscars. Coincidentally, they were both for Best Original Screenplay, Gilliam for Brazil (1985) and Cleese for A Fish Called Wanda (1988). Both screenplays did not win their Oscars, and both films featured Michael Palin.Born in Minnesota, he is the only non-British member of the Monty Python comedy troupeMember of the comedy group "Monty Python" along with John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Eric Idle and Graham Chapman. Gilliam also created the animations.He started to direct "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" in 2001 (in Spain) with Johnny Depp, Vanessa Paradis and Jean Rochefort but the shooting was unfortunately stopped a couple of days after it started because of numerous factors including storms, lack of financing, and Jean Rochefort's health problems (he couldn't ride a horse any more). There is a documentary based on the struggle in production entitled "lost in la mancha".Gave up his US citizenship in January 2006. [source: Haaretz interview, Feb. 2006].Has been off and on to write and direct a movie adaptation of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons's graphic novel "Watchmen." Gilliam has said he attempted to write an accurate screenplay but it would be unfilmable, but he would consider directing it if it were made into 10 or 12-part cable television series.Is a fan of science fiction author Philip K. Dick.Was slated to direct an adaptation of the novel "Good Omens" by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. The project languished in development for three years before finally being abandoned.Due to his long history of bad luck with productions, The Onion once joked that, if he were to throw a barbecue, it would be beset with production delays.As of 2010, has directed three actors in Oscar-nominated roles; Brad Pitt (12 Monkeys (1995)), Robin Williams, and Mercedes Ruehl (The Fisher King (1991)). Ruehl won her Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.Six of his films are in the Criterion Collection - Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), The Fisher King (1991), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), Brazil (1985), Time Bandits (1981) and Jabberwocky (1977).Because of his work with "cut out" animation for the Monty Python series, Gilliam often frustrated and angered his fellow Pythons on the sets of movies like Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) and Life of Brian (1979); he would often demand very precise placement of actors in a scene, as if he was shooting an animation sequence with paper cut outs.The Fisher King (1991) was the first film that he directed in which he was not involved in writing the screenplay.Also turned down directing Braveheart (1995), when briefly solicited by Mel Gibson to direct an abandoned film version of Charles Dickens's "A Tale of Two Cities".Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 54th Cannes International Film Festival in 2001.Raised in Los Angeles.According to his memoir, Terry Jones actually wanted Gilliam to co-direct Life of Brian (1979) but he wasn't interested after facing some tension with the Monty Python group (apparently they wouldn't take his directions as seriously as actors he worked with after, and said he got a different experience on Jabberwocky (1977)), so he was brought on as production designer instead.Directed a series of TV ads for Nike in 2001. They were part of The Scorpion Knockout Campaign, which featured some of the best soccer players on the globe. That campaign went to win a Cannes award in 2002, in the category of Best TV Campaign.Gilliam has co-written and directed 2 films not based on previous source material (Time Bandits (1981) and The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) ).Founding editor of and principal contributor to campus humor magazine, "Fang", at Occidental College in Los Angeles, CA in the early 1960s.Gilliam has directed 3 original screenplays from other writers (The Fisher King (1991),The Brothers Grimm (2005), and The Zero Theorem (2013).Contributed animations and sketches to Do Not Adjust Your Set (1967); he did one of David Jason's head on a pig's body.Father of Amy Gilliam (aka Amy Rainbow Gilliam), Holly Gilliam (aka Holly DuBois Gilliam) and Harry Gilliam (aka Harry Thunder Gilliam).He was approached soon after the release of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) to make a movie involving Beatles songs called 'All This and World War 3', but he turned it down and pitched Jabberwocky (1977) instead.Gilliam has directed 1 remake (12 Monkeys (1995) is a remake of La Jet��e (1962), (or 2 if Brazil (1985) is considered as a remake of 1984 (1956).Gilliam has directed 6 feature film literary adaptations (Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Jabberwocky (1977), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), Tideland (2005) and The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018) ) with different degrees of freedom and parody. Or 7 if Brazil (1985) is considered an adaptation/parody of "1984".Retrospective at the 11th New Horizons Film Festival (2011).He was scheduled to direct a film of A Tale of Two Cities to star Liam Neeson but it was shelved due to budget problems,. |
| Trademarks: |
Was first known for the bizarre animation sequences in Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969) using cutout pictures and photographs.
Heroes in his films often dream of a woman who they have not yet met, but will meet during the course of the film. In the dream, the woman's face is obscured.
Often features people/animals bursting through walls or ceilings
Often begins and ends his films with the same shot
Heavy use of wide angle lenses |
| Quotes: |
There's a side of me that always fell for manic things, frenzied, cartoony performances. I always liked sideshows, freakshows. Jerry Lewis was a freakshow...Absolutely grotesque, awful, tasteless. I like things to be tasteless.
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People in Hollywood are not showmen, they're maintenance men, pandering to what they think their audiences want.
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To be deemed to be OK, to be part of the culture, that's the kiss of death. When I'm pushing against something it helps me define what I believe. I've always been led to see what's beyond, what's round the corner. The world tries to say that this is what it is, and don't go any further, because out there are monsters. But I want to see what they are. So when I talk about the others in the group not having done more, that's because I really admire them, and I get angry when I see those with extraordinary talents not using them.
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I am getting tired of these fights [with backers.] Each time you get into a fight the world closes in a bit. You start losing an innocence, a belief that everything is possible. Terry Jones thinks I'm belligerent and egotistical, and that I've got to get into a fight to keep me going. It does keep me awake. But I limit it to the fights that are worth it nowadays.
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All I do is hunt. I want to be thrilled. And I'm not being thrilled at the moment. So I'm being old and bitter and curmudgeonly, because I want sensory buzz and I'm not getting it! |
| Job title: |
Writer,Actor,Animation Department |
| Others works: |
Directed The Secret Tournament TV commercial for Nike (2002)
Had a guest appearance on the television programme "Hotel Babylon"
Book - "Animations of Mortality", with Lucinda Cowell (1978)
Feature audio commentary for the film " |
| Spouse: |
Maggie Weston (October 1973 - present) (3 children) |
| Children: |
Amy GilliamHolly GilliamHarry Gilliam |
| Parents: |
Beatriz Vance
James Hall Gilliam |
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