Terry Gilliam's doomed attempt to get his film, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018), off the ground.Terry Gilliam's doomed attempt to get his film, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018), off the ground.Terry Gilliam's doomed attempt to get his film, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2018), off the ground.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 2 wins & 11 nominations total
Jeff Bridges
- Narrator
- (voice)
Philip A. Patterson
- Self - First Assistant Director
- (as Phil Patterson)
Benjamín Fernández
- Self - Production Designer
- (as Benjamin Fernandez)
Vanessa Paradis
- Self
- (archive footage)
Orson Welles
- Self
- (archive footage)
- Directors
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFulton and Pepe intended to make a television documentary about the development and pre-production of Terry Gilliam's long-awaited passion project. They had no idea that the story would develop into its own quixotic tragedy. After the project failed, Fulton and Pepe were wary of finishing their film until Gilliam said "someone has to get a film out of this. I guess it's going to be you."
- Quotes
Terry Gilliam: I want to know when we're fucked in advance, not in the middle of a shoot.
- Crazy creditsAt the end of the credits we see the footage of the giants running menacingly towards the screen (which Gilliam admitted would make a great trailer). Just before it fades to black, the words "COMING SOON" are emblazoned across the screen. At the fadeout, we hear Gilliam's distinctive laugh.
- Alternate versionsAlthough the U.S. home video version has a listed running time of 93 minutes, the version on the tape runs only 89 minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Zomergasten: Episode #18.2 (2005)
Featured review
This is one of the saddest, most painful films I've ever seen.
I thought I had it bad on the set of my little student film in college.
Whew!
Watching this documentary was very difficult and very interesting at the same time. I enjoyed it, despite the tragedy that played out on the screen.
What makes the film so heartbreaking is that you know that the film will inevitably fail. So the entire movie-watching experience is steeped in dramatic irony. We, the viewers, know the outcome of this ill-fated film project known as "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote." But the filmmakers themselves, at the time of the filming, obviously do not know that all their actions are essentially in vain.
A great film, and a powerful warning to those who thinking making movies is easy.
Whew!
Watching this documentary was very difficult and very interesting at the same time. I enjoyed it, despite the tragedy that played out on the screen.
What makes the film so heartbreaking is that you know that the film will inevitably fail. So the entire movie-watching experience is steeped in dramatic irony. We, the viewers, know the outcome of this ill-fated film project known as "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote." But the filmmakers themselves, at the time of the filming, obviously do not know that all their actions are essentially in vain.
A great film, and a powerful warning to those who thinking making movies is easy.
- die_hard_kavorka
- Jan 26, 2004
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Languages
- Also known as
- 救命吶!唐吉訶德
- Filming locations
- Bardenas Reales, Navarra, Spain(shooting in the desert)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $732,393
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $63,303
- Feb 2, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $1,407,019
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