Time Bandits

Movie

1981

1h 56m

English

Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Comedy

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7.1

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Time Bandits

Movie

1981

1h 56m

English

Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Comedy

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Watch on The Criterion Channel

Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are using it to steal treasures from different historical eras. Taking Kevin with them, they variously drop in on Napoleon, Robin Hood and King Agamemnon before the Supreme Being catches up with them.

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Cast

Kevin

Randall

Fidgit

Strutter

Vermin

Wally

Napoleon

Robin Hood

King Agamemnon / Fireman

Vincent

Dame Pansy / Pansy

Winston the Ogre

Mrs. Ogre

Evil Genius

Supreme Being

Supreme Being (voice)

Kevin's Father

Kevin's Mother

Compere

Arm Wrestler

Benson

Beryl

Bull Headed Warrior

Cartwright

Directed By: Terry Gilliam

Written By: Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin

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evilspoons says...

12 years ago

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saundrew says...

8 years ago

Kind of a shame really, because I was hoping for a lot more. I didn't think this movie sucked, but it just really has some waves of interest. The sequence with Robin Hood was hillarious and great from start to end. But they you get into a sequence on a boat with beauty and the beast which is pretty boring. Here's a intro to a crazy funny villian, and then we get another boring scene on a boat. I really thought I'd be in for something awesome based on reviews and talk. I don't know where that came from. Was this just because of when it came out or something? Who knows. I'd just say give it a watch if you're super into Terry Gilliam, or if you are looking for something to fill the screen while you're doing your taxes.

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The_Argentinian says...

10 months ago

What a wonderful, imaginative film. Just saw it for the first time but I can see it being a favorite amongst people that grew up watching it on TV. And an influence for filmmakers in the adventure/fantasy/animation genres.

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Philharmonie says...

one year ago

Children's adventure movie meets Bill and Ted and both have a threesome with Terry Gilliam and out comes Time Bandits. In a nutshell, a group of thieves, on their raid through time, stop by a boy's nursery and take him on a wild journey through time. This is possible because they have a map on which the time holes are listed, which they have stolen from God at the creation of the universe and the devil is of course also there. How it all fits together is something you should see for yourself.

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