The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

Gilliam’s next film, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), was plagued by so many budget problems and production setbacks that it inspired talk of a “Gilliam curse.” Nevertheless, it emerged as one of his most visually stunning works.

…Hall as a high-school quarterback; The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, a fantasy film directed by Terry Gilliam in which Thurman played the love goddess Venus; and Dangerous Liaisons, in which she held her own as the naive, convent-raised Cécile de Volanges in scenes with established stars John Malkovich, Glenn Close,…