Terry Gilliam’s Closet Picks 

Terry Gilliam looks like a wise Jedi

he seems like the sort of person who would be everyone's favorite art history professor

Someone finally grabbed the Bergman Box!

Yo-fu**ing-jimbo, yesss!!!

8 1/2 is the most mentioned film across all these closet videos

Bet Criterion were secretly gritting their teeth when he picked the Bergman box

That Bergman stuff looked... expensive.

Paths Of Glory. Hell yeah. The opening scene following Kirk Douglas through the trench is worth the price of admission itself.

Terry might be getting older but he is still really energetic.

'Paths of Glory' should absolutely be on any film lovers list - both technically amazing and an incredible portrait of right vs. wrong in human behavior.

He went for the big ones. Jesus, that Bergman collection looks fantastic.

Less than 20 seconds of the video. Terry: "yo-fucking-jimbo" already best closet picks video so far

from here on out every guest will take that huge bergman boxed set

Wow, what a legendary guest for the closet. ✊

Terry Gilliam is a hero. Criminally underrated imaginative genius.

I love that Statler and Waldorf, the ultimate hecklers, live in the Closet, watching over the proceedings.

"Paths of Glory"--a film that, once you've seen it, you can't unsee it.

I've never clicked a link so quickly!

I saw Brazil for the first time last fall and it was absolutely mind blowing. He’s a genius, so great to see what inspires him!

Love that he picked Yojimbo and Sanjuro right off the bat, but sad to see that it didn't make the list in the descriptions.

Fuck yeah. One of my favorite director. Also it seems they fixed the audio finally.

Fisher King is my favorite movie. Lesser known classic.

Paths of Glory, the sequence with Kirk Douglas walking through the trenches, amazing film

Oh my goodness, thank you for this little gem. His enthusiasm and knowledge is endlessly edifying and this is another delicious little bite of Gilliam that I am thrilled to have seen. I am hugely envious of the blurays he gets to select, lucky man.

Brazil is one of my all time favorite satires. TG is an amazing film maker and a movie that changed his view on movies is a must see. I have still not seen Paths to Glory by Kubrick. I am convinced. I have to see it!

No true filmmaker can escape the influence of Stanley Kubrick I love it

Ingmar Bergmans " Cries & Whispers ". What a classic.

That was sheer pleasure! Thank you, Criterion and Terry Gilliam!

Please more legendary directors like him!!!

He's probably the greatest director to walk into this closet, he deserves those boxes and he knows it!

A Criterion version of any Terry Gilliam movie will always be an immediate purchase from me. I own all of them so far, and can't wait for more. The Fisher King was the most recent one, and I was so happy for it after waiting for years.

I love the way he giggles as he walks out. What a legend.

The Criterion Collection is Amazing! I would just take everything! I once went to an Estate sale at this big house that had a basement with columns like this full of Videos. The previous owner was a collector of Films. God Bless him and had practically every popular and unpopular critical film every made in the basement climate controlled library. It was literally a Film Library made by someone who had the funds to do it right! I was like a kid in a candy store much like Terry Gilliam here! Only my head was spinning from looking thru so many titles. I spent hours looking for videos that I wanted. Some to keep for my own collection and some to sell on EBay later. This was before DVDs really got rolling and replaced Video. I remember thinking I wish I was rich so I could cut them a check and buy ALL the Videos for myself and transfer them to my Attic! I was in mental anguish that I had to choose from so many good movies and some not as great but still critical or interesting titles that I wanted to see at least once. I ended up buying around 50 Videos which is still a lot but he had hundreds of Videos all neatly stacked on the wooden shelves. It was like a Dream for a Video or Film buff like me! Dozens of people were down there picking apart the collection. I remember they wanted $3 to 5 for a video which added up quickly. That was an amazing day and I was exhausted afterwards after spending about 5 hours there looking thru everything but happy that I bought some Classics. One of which was Fellinis Satyricon which I still have and Myra Breckinridge with Raquel Welch which I sold for $100 on EBay. So that one paid off since I only paid $5 for it. It was a terrible movie but was out of print and had some kinky sex scenes in it so it was in demand. Now almost everything was released on DVD so the Out of Print status that drove up the prices is over. Later on I sold the last 75 videos I had together in a Lot Sale on EBay and barely got $70 bucks back. This was after DVDs had destroyed the video market. I’m enjoying watching this program because you are bringing back memories for me! And the views and opinions of filmmakers are interesting to hear! Thanks! 😎

Great choices! Especially the Tati set and Rififi!

His movies are brilliant. Terry Gilliam has certainly achieved a second identity away from Monty Python, to be one of the great feature film directors.

When he mentioned Truffaut and Day for night I instantly remembered Jules et Jim and I started crying at how beautiful and tragic that film is...Gilliam is a very interesting director.

I'd love to see "Paths of Glory" in a proper theatre some day. Such an amazing film. I'm sure it would look just awesome on a big screen.

That Tati Collection is gorgeous!

thanks terry for your art... i really apreciate a lot and change my vision of life forever.

Gilliam, my man!! Rififi 8 1/2 Bergman Paths of Glory.. love all of these. Also, Im so very excited to see the man who killed don Quixote on Wednesday @ the Alamo drafthouse here in San Antonio.

I'm with Terry, Paths of Glory is amazing & life changing!

Rififi is so damn good. I have a real love for heist movies Rififi, Le Cercle Rouge, Asphalt Jungle, Heat, Thief, Charley Varrick etc., but Rififi is one of the very best.

Terry Gilliam The Monty Python show would never be as complete without your animations.

Cinematic History in the Making ... Thank you, Criterion & Terry 🎬💥❤

The Man, the Myth, the Animator Who Suffered a Fatal Heart Attack!

All great picks. I wrote my final paper for a class in college on his film Brazil. It seemed like an easy film to analyze and dissect at first. But when you pay attention to the musical leitmotifs and start to divide the film into sections based on those, the story becomes an onion. And each layer you peel back reveals more layers. Most, if not all of his films are like this. Multiple layers, full of detail and open to more than one interpretation.

You hit a homerun with Rififi and Paths of Glory...both superb films.

In my 40's now, and you realize that film collection, in physical form, is becoming a dying practice...it's all digital video now online, which is fine and all, but taking the time to peruse and pick films to put in your collection is a very personal and satisfying experience. All the old and current filmmakers in this series clearly are collectors, they love watching and studying film, and talk about film so much they actually do it for a living.

I love that "Muppet Show" Waldorf and Statler dolls are in the Criterion Closet.

WOW...........classic tour for a classic director

Wow what a treat after a long Day at work we get to see a True Film Legend Terry Gilliam My Favorite Film Director talk about Criterion. + we both own Paths of Glory. YES!

One of my favorite directors! What great vision, what images! ❤️

Y'know that this means right? Herzog. Closet. Picks.

Time Bandits has been and still is one of my favorite movies since I saw it when I was young. My kids grew up watching it and love it as well.

0:19 great choice- Jacques Tati's movies are quite wonderful.

Fantastic combo Gilliam and Criterion. Excellent choices and stories.

‘Never Get Into an Elevator Alone With Terry Gilliam’

"Yo-fucking-jimbo!" Off to a great start!

Your animation on MPFC was awesome man

Love the choice of lens to make the shelves crooked

Gilliam who talk about Fellini's 8 and half..greatest video ever.

Didn't he snag Yojimbo as well?

I had a similar experience seeing Paths of Glory for the fist time as well. It was November 11th !969 or 1970. The Vietnam War was ripping the fabric of the USA apart and WGN picks the afternoon of Veteran's Day to air Kubrick's masterpiece. I was transfixed from the beginning.

I want to go in the closet for my birthday. That's my dream. How do we make that happen Criterion?!

Nice to see he dressed for the occasion. 🤣 I absolutely love this man, not least for his evisceration of the Harry Potter books and their author. And it's good to see Tati finally getting some love.

Yojimbo was a wise choice, that flick is a masterpiece!

Terry Gilliam knew what to choose. I've never actually seen someone hold that Bergman collection. That's literally like an old dictionary. LOL! No wonder it has a $200 plus price tag. Good score Terry! 😎👍

John Landis should be a guest in the Criterion Closet since Terry actually met him before in England.

Selling The Man Who Killed Din Quixote to the unwashed public? I'm sold sir. I've been sold for 20 years. Just name your price!

Man deserves every accolade given to him.

Even with the glare, I recognized the cover of _Paths of Glory_ *immediately!* Such a memorable image of Kirk Douglas. Say, since Kubrick often had such control over his films - even over their posters and publicity - does anyone know whether Stanley photographed and/or designed the iconic _Paths of Glory_ poster that became that DVD’s jacket?

Great picks Terry, "Yojimbo x Sanjuro" 🙌

Loved his work in Monty Python. Also I really liked his film The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus

Should have been longer but thank you.

Oh I love Paths of Glory. Kubrick was such a consistent artist. That’s actually one of my top favorites of his even.

Jedi Gilliam changed my life as a kid when I saw Time Bandits on the big screen

Awh man, one I've been waiting for. Amazing picks from an amazing director.

Gilliam is one of my favorite directors. His films are if Monty Python and David Lynch had a kid together. So much fun to watch. His last pick Paths of Glory is a great film and is one of the only films that doesn't glorify war.

God Bless you Terry. Keep on, keepin' on.

Love Terrys Criterion Collection choice!

+1 on Paths of Glory as one of the top 10 greatest films ever.

The guys a legend

I enjoy these videos, but I always wish that they were a bit longer, similar to Amoeba's "What's In My Bag?" series. Thank you for your work, regardless :)

I absolutely love that he took the Bergman set.

My son got his middle name "Dax" from "Paths of Glory"...

Terry Gilliam turned 13 in 1953. I guess he watched Paths of Glory 4 years before it was released.

Paths of Glory...one of my favorite anti war...anti system movies of all time...amazing camera work!

I love it when people talk about Bergman or his films and coming from Gilliam it makes happy

Wait, what did he say about State of Siege???

I could watch and listen to him for hours...

Best closet video !!!

I know this man is a legend. I know he’s a great director. Every time I see him my first thought is “ WHAT is your favorite color?”

Yes, Bergman was a barrel of laughs; that's why he lived on an island alone and Liv Ullman left him in order to save her life. Love Gilliam the mad muverick, mod miverick, mud moverick--oh, I give up.

I love how almost everyone gets the Jacques Tati box-set!

The second half of the 20th century gave us some pretty badass personalities become film makers. Terry is for sure a top member of this group!

I got the Bergman box set the moment it came out primarily because I waited a bit too long and missed out on the Kurosawa collection. It’s impressive.

I'd pick terry's Brazil..

He grabs the Tati and I'm like NYGAAAAHHHH WHY CAN'T I VISIT THIS CLOSET?

one of my top five favorite directors of all-time...so good.

New subscriber for my favorite Blu-Ray company Criterion, and my favorite director plugging that same company. 🙂