#the hamster factor

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The Hamster Factor Keith Fulton, Louis Pepe UK/USA, 1996

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The Hamster Factor

The Hamster Factor

A documentary following Terry Gilliam through the creation of Twelve Monkeys.

No sugar-coated PR making-of, this is a real look behind the scenes. Budget constraints, editing choices, test screenings, marketing decisions.

In hindsight it's easy to talk, but I can understand that it's a challenge to decide how to promote a movie like this.

And the doc is as much about the movie as it is about Gilliam. He wants to realise his artistic vision with a Hollywood movie budget. But at times it becomes clear that his vision continues to evolve during filming and that he's full of doubt. Which is interesting to see, but understandably also something producers are wary of. It's a brave decision by Gilliam to give the doc crew this much access.

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Terry Gilliam's "12 Monkeys" Background

"The Hamster Factor and Other Tales of Twelve Monkeys" (1996)

"La Jetée" (1982)

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i'm disappointed that i can't actually achieve what i can imagine.

terry gilliam, the hamster factor