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)
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- Writers
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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
A good proof of Murphy's laws
Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong
But to start at the beginning. There was finally something in the cinemas from the background of movie-making, about how the movies are made and what are the costs. They were high in this case
It was really fascinating to see the project falling apart so quickly. I think it would have been a wonderful movie if made, proof of this are all former Gilliam's works. But I also think that there could have been more about the movie itself (not just the catastrophes) like storyboards, and definitely more about the plot. Because at least I would rather hear Gilliam talking about the plot than hear him saying f*** for the umpteenth time. I just think that little bit more details would have been fine. But maybe Gilliam didn't say more on purpose, maybe he still wants to make the movie so he keeps it secret yet. We'll see. But if he ever does make it, I'll make sure not to miss it.
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- Countries of origin
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- 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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