Stretching the Imagination:
The Films of Terry Gilliam

Resources at the SJRCC Libraries

PAL = Palatka Campus | OPC = Orange Park Campus | SAC = St. Augustine Campus

= Book | = DVD | = VHS

Resources compiled by Eric Biggs, 5/09

Do Not Adjust Your Set - Summary: "Featuring animations by Terry Gilliam and music interludes by Neil Innes' Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, the program brought together some of the great writers and performers who would go on to create Monty Python."

Call number: PAL - PN1995.9.C55 D626 2005 DVD

Monty Python's Flying Circus

Call number: PAL - PN1992.8.S64 M66 1999 VHS

Monty Python and the Holy Grail - Summary: "King Arthur goes questing on a pretend horse, followed by his lackey clacking coconut shells."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 MontyPyH DVD

Monty Python's Life of Brian - Summary: "Mistaken for the Messiah, Brian rocks Rome leading the Judean People's Front. Directed by Terry Jones."

Call number: OPC - PN1997 .M651.1 2007 DVD

Call number: SAC - PN1997 LifeBrian DVD

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life - Summary: "The British troupe's sketches include gluttony, birth control and total insignificance. Directed by Terry Jones."

Call number: OPC - PN1997 .M652 2003 DVD

Time Bandits - Summary: "Cosmic dwarfs take a boy on an odyssey featuring Robin Hood, Napoleon, King Agamemnon. Directed by Terry Gilliam."

Call number: PAL: PN1997 Time B36 1981 VHS

Brazil - Summary: "A megalopolis bureaucrat notes a fatal error over a man named Tuttle and a man named Buttle. Directed by Terry Gilliam."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 Brazil DVD

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen - Summary: "The tall tales of the Baron Munchausen are put to film form in this odd film from director Terry Gilliam."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 ADVENT DVD

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Adve B37 1989 VHS

The Fisher King - Summary: "An unhinged Manhattan talk-radio host meets a mad knight of the streets seeking his own Holy Grail. Directed by Terry Gilliam. Oscar for supporting actress Mercedes Ruehl."

Call number: SAC - PN1997 FisherK DVD

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Fishe 1991 VHS

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Summary: "When a business trip to Las Vegas becomes more trip than business, renegade journalist Raoul Duke (Depp) and Dr. Gonzo (Del Toro) are forced to do the unthinkable, be normal."

Call number: OPC - PN1997 .F421 2003 DVD

Call number: SAC - PN1997 FearAndL DVD

The Brothers Grimm - Summary: "Brothers Jake and Will Grimm, renowned collectors of folklore, have made a career out of traveling from village to village pretending to rid them of enchanted creatures. Their bluff is called, however, when they are forced by Napoleon's French government to investigate a haunted forest where girls have been disappearing mysteriously. What they discover leads to a series of adventures involving an actual evil (and immortal) sorceress that mirrors that of mythology and the fables that the Brothers Grimm would eventually become famous for."

Call number: OPC - PN1997 .B761 2005 DVD

Call number: PAL - PN1997 Brot G75 2005 DVD