Gilliam, Terry

Twelve monkeys ( Visual )
38 editions published between 1995 and 2008 in 5 languages and held by 766 libraries worldwide
It is 2035 and people subsist in a desolate netherworld after the eradication of 99 percent of the earth's population, a holocaust that makes the planet's surface uninhabitable and people's destiny uncertain. A desperate group of scientists secure a reluctant volunteer, James Cole, to embark on a dangerous mission back to 1996 in the hope he can unravel this nightmare before everyone is dead. When he arrives in 1996, he meets Jeffrey Goines, the unstable son of a renowned scientist, and Dr. Kathryn Railly, a psychiatrist and author who eventually believes his prophetic warnings of the world's fate. Questioning his own sanity, Cole and Railly struggle to unravel the mystery with two clues: a haunting childhood memory and a series of puzzling symbols from a group known as The Army of the Twelve Monkeys--Summary taken from Baseline, 3/14/96.

The adventures of Baron Munchausen ( Visual )
34 editions published between 1988 and 2008 in 6 languages and held by 720 libraries worldwide
The amazing journeys of Baron von Munchausen, who sets sail in a hot air balloon in search of his old comrades-at-arms with the object of saving a European city from the superior forces of a Turkish sultan.

Lost in La Mancha ( Visual )
23 editions published between 2001 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 711 libraries worldwide
Tracks maverick filmmaker Terry Gilliam's madcap mission to film "The man who killed Don Quixote". He struggles to complete his masterpiece, all the while beset by obstacles of such epic proportions that not even Hollywood could have concocted them. Capturing the mayhem on camera, filmmakers Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe are granted unlimited, behind-the-scenes access to Gilliam's frantic but inspired creation.

Life of Brian ( Visual )
15 editions published between 1979 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 682 libraries worldwide
The Pythons satirize religion, capital punishment, revolutionary politics, terrorism, graffiti, science fiction, and a host of other topics through the story of Brian, a first-century Judean.

12 monkeys ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2005 in English and held by 680 libraries worldwide
An inmate from a futuristic prison is sent to the past to gather information about the virus that sent the human race to live underground.

Monty Python's flying circus ( Visual )
26 editions published between 1974 and 2011 in English and held by 516 libraries worldwide
Thirteen episodes of comedy sketches from the 1st season of the television series: Monty Python's flying circus.

Monty Python's Life of Brian ( Visual )
8 editions published between 1979 and 2007 in 4 languages and held by 400 libraries worldwide
Monty Python delivers the group's sharpest and smartest satire of both religion and Hollywood's epic films. Set in 33 A.D. Judea where the exasperated Romans try to impose order, it is a time of chaos and change with no shortage of messiahs and followers willing to believe in them. At its center is Brian Cohen, born in Bethlehem in a stable next door, who, by a series of absurd circumstances is caught up in the new religion and reluctantly mistaken for the promised messiah, providing ample opportunity for the entire ensemble to shine in multiple roles as they question everyone and everything from ex-lepers, Pontius Pilate and haggling to revolutionaries, crazy prophets, religious fanaticism, Roman centurions and crucifixion, forever changing our biblical view.

The adventures of Baron Munchausen ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 388 libraries worldwide
The amazing journeys of Baron von Munchausen, who sets sail in a hot air balloon in search of his old comrades-at-arms with the object of saving a European city from the superior forces of a Turkish sultan.

Gilliam on Gilliam by Terry Gilliam ( Book )
6 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 359 libraries worldwide
The author is a famously candid commentator on his own work, and in the interviews specially recorded for this book he reflects on how his Midwestern childhood and early career as a cartoonist and animator prepared him to make powerful, idiosyncratic films that are unlike anything else in contemporary cinema.

The complete Monty Python's flying circus ( Visual )
7 editions published between 2005 and 2008 in English and held by 334 libraries worldwide
Comedy sketches and animation from the influential British comedy show.