Screening
Time Bandits
Dir. Terry Gilliam. 1981, 116 mins.
35mm print. With John Cleese, Sean Connery, Shelly Duvall and Katherine Helmond. Young Kevin finds an escape from his materialistic parents by way of a group of rogue time-bending dwarves, who invite him along on their pillage through history, contending with the Evil Genius, Force of Ultimate Darkness, and the impending threat of Armageddon along the way. Co-written with fellow Monty Python trouper Michael Palin, Gilliam created a time-travel adventure loaded with comic intelligence, mind-bending twists, and snappy lines delivered by a by a star-studded cast.
Free with Museum admission.
