Benjamin Fernandez, Bernard Bouix, Gabriella Pescucci
A documentary that details and depicts the pre-production and the first six days of production of acclaimed director Terry Gilliam's ill-fated attempt to film "The Man Who Killed Don Quixote" in late ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: June 24, 2003
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Flixster Reviews (609)
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August 27, 2009Interesting in places and educational for those who want to be film makers but ultimately its quite a dull film to watch. I really hope they get to make the real thing!
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February 17, 2009We've all seen Making of-films, some of them are wonderfully detailed, giving you an idea of the amount of work that has been done. This is the Making Of documentary of a film that could not be completed. It feels as if the Gods were against director Terry Gilliam ("Twelve Monkey...( read more)
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May 1, 2008Normally I wouldn't pick up a documentary from the video store, but I had heard some great things about Lost In La Mancha.. oh and of course I have to see every Johnny Depp movie. So knowing that I haven't watched many documentaries, and that the ones I had seen I didn't particul...( read more)
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April 4, 2008Directed by: Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe.
Starring: Terry Gilliam, Johnny Depp, Jean Rochefort, Jeff Bridges, Vanessa Paradis.
<<"The budget of this thing is about $32.1 million dollars...which by European standards without American investment is a...( read more) -
January 5, 2008Absolutely fascinating documentary of Terry Gilliam's doomed Don Quixote film. Anyone even vaguely interested in the film making process will find something to enjoy here. Gilliam has got to be the unluckiest director in history. It's funny, interesting and ultimately quite heart...( read more)
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November 29, 2009Although the ending seems very abrupt it fits with the obvious connections of Quixote to Gilliam. Although Gilliam sees the impending and the directors here do not take every chance they get to mock him instead putting him in the tragic light.
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November 10, 2009If your in the biz you'll totally get this. I'm an actor but I've AD'd before, and didn't have to deal with anything near this bad. Those French producers should be shot as they were extra cooks. And I live 10 miles from a nato range. Jets have ruined more voice recording ses...( read more)
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July 28, 2009It was fun to see a glimpse of how Depp and Gilliam worked behind the scenes. As a fan of Gilliam I hate to say that as his troubles mount he comes off as a bit whiny. I wound up having more sympathy for the supposedly evil financial backers. Here are these people willing to h...( read more)
Critic Reviews
February 24, 2003
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
February 15, 2003
David Edelstein, Slate
A fascinating glimpse at the fragile ecosystem of a movie shoot, but I'm bound to say that I don't share its view of Gilliam. full review
February 14, 2003
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Some films end with a whimper; this one banged into a stone wall. full review
February 14, 2003
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
[Works best] as an entry in the genre of Hollywood schadenfreude pioneered by the 1991 Apocalypse Now documentary Hearts of Darkness. full review
February 7, 2003
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Does exactly what it sets out to do, describing the picture Gilliam was hoping to make and showing just how wrong it went. But it's also an elegy for every doomed picture that was never made. full review
January 31, 2003
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Fulton and Pepe have created an extraordinary document. full review
January 5, 2003
Nick Schager, Filmcritic.com
Alternately entertaining and depressing account of Gilliam's failed attempt to film his Quixote opus. full review
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