"Because I dislike being quoted, I find I lie almost constantly when talking about my work." Gilliam quoted by Kim 'Howard Johnson in Starlog #92
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Almost everything you need to know in one essential guide It has been three decades since Terry Gilliam first began unleashing his imagination at us. From relatively humble beginnings as the 'silent' partner in Monty Python, he has gone on to be one of the most influential visionaries working in mainstream motion pictures. Uniquely among Hollywood directors, he has managed to make big-budget movies, with the biggest stars, whilst never quite losing his reputation as a dangerous maverick. By turns hilarious and terrifying, his fantasies constantly challenge you to keep up with one of the most fertile imaginations working in motion pictures today. What's in this book? The Pocket Essential Terry Gilliam guides us through all of Gilliam's feature films, from his rarely-seen debut Jabberwocky right through to his riotous rendition of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Along the way there are studies of Time Bandits, Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The Fisher King and Twelve Monkeys. John Ashbrook edited The Crime Time Filmbook, his work has appeared in Film Review, Penthouse, Crime Time and Matrix and he is co-author of the Pocket Essential Coen Brothers.
Except for your insistence on my overwhelming Oedipal complex - which I still deny despite my wife looking like my mother - I think it's a great and smart read. I learned an awful lot about my films.' - Terry Gilliam