2002, UK/USA
Documentary
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With good intentions, directors Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe attempted to capture the creative process of brilliantly imaginative director Terry Gilliam, as they had done with their documentary of Gilliam's film Twelve Monkeys. Instead, they captured the dismal deterioration of a movie set in which everything that could fall apart does. As Gilliam attempts to assemble a ten year dream epic, he discovers the curse of the many before him who tried to film the story of Don Quixote. In this director's tragedy, the title character falls ill, F-16s fly overhead during shoots, and a monsoon destroys much of their equipment. The amount of bad luck combined with Gilliam's determination is incredible. This documentary is not a warning to film makers, but merely encouragement that just when you think things are going badly, it could not possibly go this badly.
Included on the die-hard film lover's bonus DVD are deleted scenes, production stills, biographies, an IFC featurette, interviews concerning the documentary and the director, and a delicious interview between Gilliam and Salman Rushdie concerning everything.