The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988 · Movie · PG · 126 min · ★ 7.0 · 80% critics
A legendary storyteller interrupts a stage show about his own exploits and launches into a whirlwind of outrageous adventures with a ragtag crew. As a city faces invasion, his tall tales blur with reality, sending the group on impossible journeys that test belief, bravery, and the power of imagination.
Based on Münchhausen, The Fabulous Baron Munchausen, Singular Travels, Campaigns, Voyages, and Sporting Adventures of Baron Munnikhouson, commonly pronounced Munchausen
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Details
- Years
- 1988
- Release date
- 1988-12-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 126 min
- Critic score
- 80/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (1,008 votes)
- Box office
- $8,083,123
- Budget
- $46,630,000
About
If you enjoy surreal, anything-goes fantasy that feels like a theatrical tall tale, this could click, especially if you like The Dark Crystal; Not for you if you need a tight plot or grounded logic.
Pros: wildly imaginative fantasy; playful humor and wonder; memorable oddball moments | Cons: disjointed, hard to follow; overlong and meandering; not for all tastes
Themes
- monster
- moon
- based on novel or book
- surreal
- hot air balloon
- satire
- baron
- steampunk
- european
- roman mythology
- eccentricity
- irreverent
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Makeup and Hairstyling · 1990 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1990 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1990 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 1990 · nominated
Cast & crew
John Neville
as Hieronymus Karl Frederick Baron von Munchausen
Eric Idle
as Desmond / Berthold
Sarah Polley
as Sally Salt
Oliver Reed
as Vulcan
Charles McKeown
as Rupert / Adolphus
- WD
Winston Dennis
as Bill / Albrecht
Jack Purvis
as Jeremy / Gustavus
Valentina Cortese
as Queen Ariadne / Violet
Jonathan Pryce
as The Right Ordinary Horatio Jackson
Bill Paterson
as Henry Salt
Directed by Terry Gilliam