Gulliver's Travels
"Gulliver's triumphs on a giant scale." -USA Today
Once you've visited Gulliver's worlds, your own will never be the same. With dazzling special effects by Jim Henson Productions, plus a top cast that includes Ted Danson ("Cheers", Three Men and a Baby), Mary Steenburgen (Parenthood, Back to the Future Part III), Peter O'Toole (Lawrence Of Arabia) and James Fox (The Remains of the Day), one of the world's great stories comes to the screen in an acclaimed production that "accomplishes the astonishing feat of modernizing a classic for every audience" (The Philadelphia Inquirer TV Week).
Danson portrays Gulliver, the 18th century physician who takes eight event-packed years to return home. Steenburgen is the devoted wife who stands by Gulliver when everyone says his story is the tale of a madman -- and what an unforgettable tale it is! Join Gulliver as he towers over tiny Lilliput and its wishy-washy king (Peter O'Toole), as he becomes a pocket-sized fortune-teller in a land of giants ruled by a wise queen (Alfre Woodard), as he soars on a massive flying island piloted by intellectual airheads. See Gulliver match wits with a sorcerer (Omar Sharif) and watch as he proves his mettle in a realm where horses rule and humans are beasts. For thrilling adventure and spectacle, don't miss this "towering achievement" (Los Angeles Daily News).
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Good TV Movie - ladytonia
Good made for TV movie. A bit long for one sitting at 4 hours. I watched over two nights. The effects were good, they fit seemlessly into the movie.
The film made me want to read the book, this is one of the many classics that I have not yet read.An interesting interpretation of Swift - nemesis99
While expectations were not exactly high for a made for TV movie/miniseries or whatever, I have to say I was happily surprised at the quality of the movie. It was good to see a decent remake of the classic satire novel. The production was far better than I had anticipated and as such the film did not come off as cheap or tacky, which would have detracted from the overall tone of the movie. Overall a good family movie that allows for fantasy and imagination as well as some thought provoking social commentary.
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Good TV Movie - ladytonia
Good made for TV movie. A bit long for one sitting at 4 hours. I watched over two nights. The effects were good, they fit seemlessly into the movie.
The film made me want to read the book, this is one of the many classics that I have not yet read.An interesting interpretation of Swift - nemesis99
While expectations were not exactly high for a made for TV movie/miniseries or whatever, I have to say I was happily surprised at the quality of the movie. It was good to see a decent remake of the classic satire novel. The production was far better than ...