TIME BANDITS (1981) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION 

In the original script, Gilliam wrote "The warrior takes of his helmet revealing someone that looks like Sean Connery or an actor of equal but cheaper stature." He never thought he'd be able to attract Sean to the project for the right price but he loved the idea so agreed.

"LASERS! Eight o'clock, day one!" *RIP to the great David Warner

Now you've really got to see "Brazil" next! Not only is it Terry Gilliam's best film, but it's got Michael Palin in perhaps his best role to date! And who knows, after that you may want to see "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen", "The Fisher King" and "12 Monkeys". All fantastic films.

It should be noted that David Warner said playing evil in this movie was by far the most fun he ever had in his career. The movie was a comedy but Warner played it like King Lear at the globe, which added to the hilarity. God I miss the people in this movie. It’s kind will rarely be seen in this reality again.

Cleese as a Python-esque Robin Hood is absurdly hysterical. Also, speaking of "floating heads," I'd recommend "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen," Starring John Neville, with Eric Idle, Oliver Reed, Jonathan Pryce, Uma Thurman, and Robin Williams. Co-written and directed by "Python-alum" Terry Gilliam. And yet another story from the "Python-verse," - "Erik the Viking," starring Tim Robbins, John Cleese, and Terry Gilliam. Directed by another MP founder, Terry Jones.

PIRATES OF THE CARIBEAN, the first one does NOT have a Sea Monster BUT the sequel does and it is SO COOL

Finally a reaction to this underrated gem of a movie! Well done, Dawn Marie!

George Harrison from the Beatles did the song from the end of the movie .

Kenny Baker was the guy who moved R2-D2 around in the original classic Star Wars trilogy. Jack Purvis and Mike Edmonds played Ewoks in Return of the Jedi. I don't know if any of the other small actors played roles in Star Wars.

The song at the end is Dream Away by George Harrison, co-founder of Handmade Films which produced Time Bandits, among many other films, beginning with The Life of Brian. A lot of the Pythons appeared in various Handmade films during the 10 years or so they were fully active. Cleese would also appear in Privates on Parade; Palin in The Missionary and A Private Function, with Eric Idle appearing in the final Harrison-era Handmade film, Nuns on the Run. Terry Gilliam designed the distinctive company logo, although he never received payment for it, which is why he never made another film for them. Of his films, Jabberwocky is a good one, with Michael Palin as the main lead. MP also appears in TG's Brazil as a darker character. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is next, with Idle in a supporting role. Gilliam would go on to make The Fisher King, Twelve Monkeys and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas in the 1990s, with more films in the 2000s onwards, but I don't want to bore you. Another Cleese film you might be interested in is Clockwise from 1985, while Terry Jones would make Personal Services, Wind in the Willows and Absolutely Anything before his death. The other dead Python, Graham Chapman, would make two films: The Odd Job and Yellowbeard, the latter of which having appearances from Cleese and Idle. Those two would appear together in another film, Idle's own Splitting Heirs. I think I've rambled on long enough now; sorry about that.

One of my favorite films from my childhood. Still holds up.

The 80's did fantasy right! Dark, subversive, surprising, imaginative and memorable! I love this movie.

"It's evil, don't Touch it!!!" They both immediately touch it. Boom. Love it.

The ending song was written and performed by George Harrison, who was well known for his work with the band, "The Beatles".

I saw Time Bandits in the theater when I was young, it was such a good movie!

28:00: 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea from Disney in 1953. It is and isn't about a "sea-monster". It's a classic adventure novel and film.

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen has the same vibe as this though it is made for younger audiences as well as adults. Some Monte Python actors included. Worth a look. Sea Monsters (non-shark or Crocodiles): Well some of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies (not the 1st one), 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Captain Nemo movies, Godzilla (any), Clash of the Titans (original & the remake), & The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.

Fidget was played by Kenny Baker who was the actor in the R2D2 "suit" in Star Wars. Wally was Jack Purvis who was a acting buddy with Kenny. He also played in Star Wars as various aliens. Best known as the Jawa that shoots R2 and disables him. So in effect, Jack shot Kenny. Jack died a horrible death early in his life when his car crushed him while working on it. This is one of the few films that actually treated dwarf actors as actors and not just some cute people for people to laugh at.

Fidgit, the one with the colander with a candle on his head, is Kenny Baker, the actor who was inside R2-D2.

I watched this as a young dude and loved the fantasy vibe and the weird plot. Wasn't very popular in U.S. but I loved it. Great imagination from Terry Gilliam. The ensemble of little people, led by actor David Rappaport, had great chemistry and I loved their comedic roles. I wish more movies could've been made with those actors. They all did a great job. Maybe it was too quirky for mainstream audiences but I really enjoyed the movie. Cult classic, for sure.

The song is called “Dream Away” by George Harrison. Harrison is the film’s producer. Terry Gilliam directed this film.

2:13 Momentary glimpse of Jim Broadbent, who’s in a million things but most Americans would probably only recognize him as Horace Slughorn in the Harry Potter series. 23:15 Sir Ralph Richardson plays God. (Sounds like a completely different British comedy.) Actually, it says something when an actor can have both this and Doctor Zhivago on his list of credits. 25:34 End credits song is by George Harrison.

Your, "Dennis Moore, stealing from the Rich" reference was spot-on. Very well done. Them's marryin' words to true nerds!

This was one of my favorite as a kid... and I think this is the first time I've seen a reaction to it!

Terry Gilliam is one of the most underrated of the Pythons.

This film is the definition of visceral. So many things in it are just grotesque but you can’t stop watching. I’ve loved it since I first saw it as a child lol

This was one of my favs as a kid, before I knew what the heck Monty Python was Lol! I remember drawing my own little maps and kept jumping off our sofa Lol🤣. I'm not sure who played whom(else), but I think Michael was more behind the scene? 🤔🤣

Fun Fact: One of the Time Bandits also played R2-D2 in Star Wars.

From Mr. Gilliam: “We got to the end of the film, we really didn’t have a good ending,” Gilliam recalls. “Then I remembered my first conversation with Sean and he said wouldn’t it be great if he played the fireman. He happened to be in London, he was a tax exile then, he had one day to see his accountant. I said, ‘Could you stop be the studio?’ So he stopped by the studio and I put him in a fireman’s outfit and did two shots- one where he puts the boy down and winks and then he climbs in the cab, shuts the door, winks. That was it! I didn’t write the scene until a month later. We shot with doubles the whole end sequence and it works.” So, basically No Real Ending + Kevin's Parents Not All That Great to Begin With + Agamemnon = Typical Bizarre Gilliam Ending

_Time Bandits_ is one of my all-time favorites. That, and _The Treasure of the Sierra Madre._ Yes, I'm weird.

Sea Creature movies are, "Pacific Rim", "Leviathan", "Jaws", "Creature from the Black Lagoon. Time Bandits was one of the first movies by Terry Gillium directed and who also co-directed and acted in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail". Glad you got to watch a movie rarely ever reacted to.

I'm glad you "got" this one not everyone does. Have you watched "A fish called Wanda". It is also a classic comedy from 1988 with John Cleese, Cynthia Cleese, Michael Palin, Kevin Kline, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Georgeson and Maria Aitken.

Totally underrated movie! Is it all in his imagination? Look really closely at everything in his room. You will all the set pieces in the final scene, including giant lego, are on his floor. All the evidence supports this being h is imagination, but then his parents die and he has his polaroids, hinting otherwise. RIP David Warner "He created slugs! They can't hear. They can't speak. They can't operate machinery." lol

One of the greatest of sea monster movies, “In the Heart of the Sea” (2015) This is actually based on a true story. It’s an epic, breathtaking film!

Watched this as a kid when it came out and love it to this day. It's so many things at once - an adventure movie for kids with jokes for grownups and scary shit for everybody... David Warner is brilliant as the evil one. And hats off to the little gentlemen - the Timebandit characters are great. Mischievous, silly, nasty little gits with a heart of gold. This is a little gem. No pun intended.

The boat that the ogre and his wife was on used to be kept at Big Bear Lake, CA. They retrofitted it into a pirate ship and used it to give tours around the lake. Unfortunately it burned down a few years ago.

Terry Gilliam is a very visual and creative person all his movies are the stuff of dreams, (fever dreams)

Wow! Didn't think I'd see anyone do this movie. Was one of my childhood favs

“I am people, mostly.” Lol! Made my day!

I’m so happy that you watched this movie! 🎉 It’s a lost gem from the Monty Python universe and you’re the first reactor I’ve ever seen who has watched it! Good onya! 👍🏻

Soooo nice to hear you talk. Was disappointed about the lack of pythonese players in this film. But they were just supporting cast to Kevin and the bandits. And we did get the George Harrison ending so it wasn't bad. The Robin hood scene and you doing the Dennis Moore song reminded me of my favorite Robin hood tv show. "Robin hood, Robin hood, riding through the Glen. Robin hood, Robin hood, with his band of men. Feared by the bad, loved by the good. Robin hood, Robin hood, Robin hood." Ralph Richardson, the Supreme being, played a sorcerer in a Disney movie that was a great influencer for Dragons yet to come. "Dragonslayer". Sean Connery was the voice of a dragon, "dragonheart". Evil genius guy, David Warner, gets to be time traveling "jack the ripper" pursued by HG Wells in "time after time". Great job Dawn. I've been wanting to get my copy out for some time now. You with your tinted glasses wanted more Michael and willed him into Sean's skin. Brilliant! Gotta go love.

Sea monsters? The original (and best) King Kong from 1933 has one! Great movie! And "20,000 Leagues Under The Sea" has a spectacular giant squid, total sea monster material. / The fact that you were bopping around to the song at the end makes me feel good because that's a rare George Harrison song, lol. LOVE this reaction. Hope you do Terry Gilliam's next two movies, the fantastic "Brazil" (his best movie) and "The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen" (which is a little like this movie).

George Harrison Dream Away is the outro song when god closes up the map.

25:15 There was a story written for a sequel starring the original cast aside from David Rappaport & Tiny Ross who had already died. Jack Purvis had also been in an accident and was paralysed and then he sadly died too so it was decided the heart had gone from the idea so it was shelved.

So happy you watched this as I have fond memories of this movie from when I was a kid.

When the giant has the boat on his head, you can see the weird troll thing from "The Middle of the Film" from Meaning of Life. But Terry Gilliam movies are always a great mixture of strange, surreal and wonderful. You should watch Brazil - it's probably as close as you'll get to Monty Python does 1984

Dream Away by George Harrison. Love that song. Such a great film for young ones.

I cannot believe someone has done a full movie reaction for this amazing, funny movie. I've loved it since it first came out and it never gets old. THANK YOU! 😃

Always liked the George Harrison song at the end... Jim Broadbent (Indiana Jones 4 & Harry Potter 6 & 7) was the game show host

Ralph Richardson one of my favourite actors ever. Born to play God.

A Fish Called Wanda - John Cleese, Michael Palin Yellowbeard - Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle Erik The Viking - Terry Jones, Sea Monster

25:31 It's none other than George Harrison ! The production company he created, Handmade Films, that saved 'Life of Brian' when the original money men pulled out also made Time Bandits. The very least they could let him do is write the closing music.

Oh boy! I loved this film as a kid and you're the first reactor I've seen watch it. Thanks for sharing. 😃👍

Ahahahahaha! _Time Bandits!_ I saw this when it came out in the theater and loved every second of it. I even went home and drew my own time map.

Agreed....its baltic on the west coast here. Was introduced to Time Bandits when i was like 6 or 7 and still regard it as a true classic. Such a great film

One of my favourite films. The cast is great but the Time Bandits themselves are exceptional. Sadly the actor who played Randall, David Rappaport, suffered from depression and ended up taking his own life in 1990. Little dude but a big loss. 😞

So glad you liked it. It's personal fave of mine, probably one of the earliest films I ever saw. It's one of three films by Terry Gilliam is of life. Time Bandits represents the Childhood. Brazil represents adult hood. And the Baron Munchausen represents old age. Highly recommend you watch the following two, especially the Baron Munchausen

Sea monsters: (no spoilers).: Abyss, leviathan, clash of the Titians(70’s version), Fawlty Towers (Sybil, or so “he” says). This was so awesome to see you react.

"Are there any good movies about sea monsters?" Godzilla. The 1954 original. After that you can check out the new one or watch them in order or find a best-of list online, but there's a reason he is cinema's most enduring sea monster and it's amazing to see what they were capable of 70 years ago. From the same year "20,000 Leagues under the Sea" and the 1961 sequel "The Mysterious Island" Not exactly "monsters" but an intense science fiction thriller underwater involving an encounter with ... something, is James Cameron's "The Abyss" (1989)

Dawn Marie Little man with a colander on his head is late iconic actor, Kenny Baker. Kenny was the operator of R2-D2 in 6 Star Wars movies even though there were remote controlled version of R2-D2. In Force Awakens, Kenny was going to operate R2-D2, but another actor, Jimmy Vee taken over the job. Kenny served as a consultant.

"..., good question" I don't think any line has ever made me laugh so hard, so often.

It hasn't got sea monsters, but Erik the Viking", also by Terry Gilliam. A sea monster briefly in "the Adventures of Baron Munchausen " of the same sort of whacky humor.

I went to see this movie because Michael Palin and John Cleese were in it. I was in my early 20's. It's brilliant! I loved your reaction too. Thanks for the memories.

Such a fun film, puts a smile on my face every time! Glad you enjoyed it Dawn...Can't wait for you to get to Brazil and Twelve Monkeys, you'll see Gilliam's atypical, outlandish (python-esque?) style in those too!

I was a kid when I first saw this in the theater and it was my first introdution to John Cleese, Sean Connery, and Michael Palin.

Loved this growing up an absolute mind blowing experience.

A cult classic!!! Love it! ❤❤❤

I'm so so glad you watched this! I saw it in the theaters when I was ten, and it inspired me to write my first fan fiction (A crossover between the Time Bandits (and Kevin) and Wonder Woman.) I think it's what convinced me I could, in fact, write. Decades later and I've got three novels out and I'm working on number four, but I always think back to this movie, and how its wonderful fantasy set me on my way!

Such a great film, went to see it at the cinema when it first came out.

The downer ending - the boy standing in his bathrobe in front of a demolished house, is very much like the beginning of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (a man in a bathrobe standing in front of a house about to be demolished). Not sure if intentional or accidental by Gilliam.

I saw this at the theatre when I was about 6 years old, and I remember being terrified by those cattle-skull skeletal things. They used to visit my nightmares, now and then.

Loved this movie since childhood. Thank you for reacting to it!

George Harrison's film company Handmade Films made this (as well as Life of Brian) His song "Dream Away" from the "Gone Troppo" album plays over the closing credits

Time Bandits, Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen are all part of a thematic trilogy, dealing with childhood, adulthood and elderly. I still haven't had a chance to watch Brazil but The Adventures of Baron Muchausen is excellent and very polished.

one of my favorite movies Ed: Another movie you migt like is 'The Fall' (2006)

It captures this adventurous, fun wonderment, and does it in such a charming, clever way that really stands the test of time.

Footsteps Editor is an outmoded term for a foley effects editor who sources newly-recorded sound effects specific to the action onscreen like footsteps, stabbing (usually accomplished by sticking knives in watermelons) after the dubbing editor has already sourced existing sound effects from the post production studio’s library.

Good movies with sea monsters... Clash of the Titans (1981) Pirates of the Carribean 2 The Abyss Jaws

Terry Gilliam also wrote and directed " Jabberwocky" with Michael Palin and Terry Jones which is a fantasy comedy and many other comedians of the period, definitely worth a watch

You might recognise some of the other cast members: - The Compare who brings Kevin's parents to the evil being is the hilarious Jim Broadbent aka Professor Slugworth from Harry Potter, plus numerous other stuff. - Michael Palin's sweetheart, Pansey, with the huge... is Shelley Duvall who was also in Stephen King's the Shining, played Olive Oil in the Popeye movie and was the lead in Woody Allen's movie 'Annie Hall' - The Ogre is Peter vaughan, aka Grouty from Porridge. - The Evil being, David Warner has been in load of stuff including Titanic and the Hornblower series. - Kevin's dad David Daker is best known for 80s TV series Boon with Michael Elphick. - Evil's stupid henchman is the wonderfully named derek Deadman who is known for playing incredibly thick characters in loads of comedies. He was also Tom the landlord in the Harry Potter films.

"And you're a robber too. How long have you been a robber?" "Four foot one." "Good lord! Jolly good. Four foot one? Well that-that-that is-is- a long time, isn't it?"

Really good reaction....canny remember if you have reacted to Labyrinth but you will love it. Another good Pythonesque epic but with Jim Henson puppets and David Bowie.

The bandit with the colinder on his head is Kenny "R2D2" Baker...for the two people in the universe who didn't know that already🎩

This was my favourite movie when I was a kid... 80’s Family movies were kind of dark.

I love this movie more than life itself. Thanks for the reaction!

I never knew what an invisible barrier looked like until I seen this movie.

You should also consider "Jabberwocky". Michael Palin Stars and Terry Gilliam Directs. Keep up the great reactions!

I would have loved to see an entire tv series based around Sean playing Agamemnon (who has a tragic end of course). If I ever perfect my alternate reality travelling deivce then I will do so! (I'f i'm really lucky, I'll get to an alternate dimension where Sean IS king Agamemnon) 😀

I absolutely love this movie. And you are the perfect reactor to do a reaction to it. So even though I was certain it couldn't get any better you proved me wrong. Thanks.

I love time bandits one of the best movies i watched

Ian Holmes played Napoleon, also the science officer Ash in "Alien", the priest Cornelius in "the 5th Element" (do a reaction to this), and Bilbo Baggins in the LOTR movies.

Sean Connery, Ian Holm and Jim Broadbent all in the same movie. It's a treat. Michael Palin and John Cleese make it so much better by being thrown into the mix as well.

Films with sea monsters? There are some real classics, like 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Adventures of Sinbad or Jason and the Argonauts. Some of these had special effects by Ray Harryhausen, who was *the* pioneer of stop-motion animation. Oh, yes, and there was another big name in Time Bandits : Sir Ian Holm as Napoleon Bonaparte (although this was before he was knighted). He was Bilbo in the Peter Jackson films of The Lord of the Rings.

This was one of my favorites

This is obscure but classic 😁 I like it... You ought to see Heavy Metal (1981) It's definitely worth the watch!!!

I finally now remember the title to this movie, have been wanting to see classic movies and this was one of them that i couldnt remember.

One of the former Beatles, George Harrison, helped finance this movie and rescued it from not being made at all! He was a friend of Terry Giiliams and the Monty Python Gang.

One of my favorite movies when I was a kid.

Deep Star Six is a sea monster movie. Basically Alien on the ocean floor. Deep Rising is also about a sea monster. Deep Blue Sea is about genetically engineered intelligent sharks. I haven't seen Leviathan, but I think it's about a sea monster, too. Then, of course, there's Humanoids From The Deep, Creature From the Black Lagoon, and Horror of Party Beach...

so glad you watched this underrated gem