10-23-2018, 05:43 PM
The only thing worse than pining for a Gilliam film that may never get made is waiting for a film that has somehow miraculously been made to actually get released so you can see it. When you're a Terry Gilliam fan every step along the way is another windmill for your favorite director and all you can do is cheer him on or sometimes groan in frustration.
While I wait for news of Quixote crossing the Atlantic I thought a distraction might be in order. No one would blame Terry if he never made another movie. After his recent success and advancing age retirement wouldn't be out of the question. But if he did take on one more project, what should it be?
My vote would be for The Defective Detective. It's pure Gilliam, undiluted by other source material or overt influences. Taking place in New York (at least according to the early script I have) the DD would bring Terry back full circle to the United States and his humble beginnings before moving to England. It features an impotent detective named Joe who is forced to enter a child's fantasy world to save a little girl. Between flying beds and a poignant ending of rebirth there is a villain named Mr. Bigg.
"I think I've got to do [it] because it's mine," Gillian remarked in Dark Knights and Holy Fools.
Lately there's been talk of the project being developed into a TV mini-series for a streaming network. I would even be fine with a novelization or graphic novel. Dark Horse might be a good fit. Perhaps his pal Neil Gaiman could do an assist. If Defective Detective did end on a screen, however, who should play the lead?
While I wait for news of Quixote crossing the Atlantic I thought a distraction might be in order. No one would blame Terry if he never made another movie. After his recent success and advancing age retirement wouldn't be out of the question. But if he did take on one more project, what should it be?
My vote would be for The Defective Detective. It's pure Gilliam, undiluted by other source material or overt influences. Taking place in New York (at least according to the early script I have) the DD would bring Terry back full circle to the United States and his humble beginnings before moving to England. It features an impotent detective named Joe who is forced to enter a child's fantasy world to save a little girl. Between flying beds and a poignant ending of rebirth there is a villain named Mr. Bigg.
"I think I've got to do [it] because it's mine," Gillian remarked in Dark Knights and Holy Fools.
Lately there's been talk of the project being developed into a TV mini-series for a streaming network. I would even be fine with a novelization or graphic novel. Dark Horse might be a good fit. Perhaps his pal Neil Gaiman could do an assist. If Defective Detective did end on a screen, however, who should play the lead?