Lisa Kudrow and the cast of Time Bandits
The Big Picture Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement's newest project for Apple TV+, Time Bandits, is a ten-episode series based on the 1981 movie of the same name by Terry Gilliam. Like the film, it follows the adventures of a young history buff named Kevin , who runs into a group of time-hopping thieves called the Time Bandits.
Time Bandits AdventureComedyFantasy A young history enthusiast, Kevin, joins forces with a band of time-traveling thieves on a mission to save his family and the world. As they embark on high-stakes adventures through different eras, they face whimsical and perilous challenges. The series is helmed by Taika Waititi, Jemaine Clement, and Iain Morris, blending humor and fantasy.
This made Time Bandits an outlier when six of them — Kenny Baker, David Rappaport, Malcolm Dixon, Mike Edmonds, Jack Purvis, and Tiny Ross — were cast as the leading characters alongside child actor Craig Warnock as Kevin. According to Gilliam, the decision came from the desire to make the film from a child's point of view and keep the camera at a child's level.
Gilliam's choice worked out in the end, helping to give Time Bandits a unique identity even as more fantasy films were taking off in the 1980s. By allowing the actors to be themselves instead of overpowering them with lots of makeup and crazy costumes, the bandits feel more like real people and less like fantastical creatures. This can best be seen through how genuine the camaraderie between the bandits feels.
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