The Directors: Terry Gilliam

Profiles Of Today's Most Acclaimed Hollywood Directors

Writer, actor and director Terry Gilliam is a filmmaker who insists on following his own instincts. His movies are not for everyone, nor does he want them to be. He has directed such innovative cult classics as Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Time Bandits, Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The Fisher King, Twelve Monkeys and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Actors and collaborators that reminisce about working with Gilliam include Shelley Duvall, Brad Pitt, Amanda Plummer, Madeleine Stowe and David Warner.