Gilliam and Palin talk TIME BANDITS

If you're a Time Bandits fan, set aside half an hour or so for this fascinating interview with Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin about the film. I was obsessed with this movie growing up and read everything I could find about it, but there was plenty of stuff here that was new to me.

I don't have the numbers to back me up on this, but I believe that Time Bandits might be the biggest hit that Gilliam and Palin ever had. It's obvious that they're both happy with how it turned out, and it makes me wonder why they never collaborated on a script again.

They don't discuss it here, but some years back Gilliam seriously pursued the idea of a sequel. Part of me would very much like to see that film, but ultimately it's probably for the best that it didn't happen. The original film gave us John Cleese as Robin Hood, giants with boats on their heads and little things hitting each other. How do you top that?

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