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Terry Gilliam

Risk 87

American-born British filmmaker

86 years oldAmerican0 picksBorn January 1, 1940

The mastermind behind Monty Python's gloriously unhinged animations and co-director of Holy Grail, Terry Gilliam has spent decades proving that the weird and wonderful belong on screen. His filmography reads like a fever dream catalog—Brazil, 12 Monkeys, The Fisher King—each one a middle finger to conventional storytelling. At 86, this visionary is still kicking against the pricks of Hollywood conformity, though Father Time remains undefeated.

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About Terry Gilliam

The mastermind behind Monty Python's gloriously unhinged animations and co-director of Holy Grail, Terry Gilliam has spent decades proving that the weird and wonderful belong on screen. His filmography reads like a fever dream catalog—Brazil, 12 Monkeys, The Fisher King—each one a middle finger to conventional storytelling. At 86, this visionary is still kicking against the pricks of Hollywood conformity, though Father Time remains undefeated.

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