And, after a host of directors and actors passed through the gate over the past few years, finally, somebody remembered that Terry Gilliam could direct a movie. They set out in a huge convertible, heading through the desert. This movie is a pure Terry Gilliam fantasy world of camera trickery and visual magic. Hotel Carpet has a life of its own, in more ways than one. Vegas lounge lizards actually become lizards as Duke chats with them.
People morph into bats and sheep.
I am continually astonished that Terry Gilliam is repeatedly granted the license to make these kinds of films. Don't get me wrong. His work is top-drawer, and the films are a blast to watch. I'm thrilled that we have a working director as inventive and daring as Gilliam. I just hope whoever's sneaking 'em away from the security guard doesn't get caught.