…they didn’t make history, they stole it!
Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are using it to steal treasures from different historical eras. Taking Kevin with them, they variously drop in on Napoleon, Robin Hood and King Agamemnon before the Supreme Being catches up with them.
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Character
Epic, comic, plot-driven and cool.
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
- contemplativerelentless
Who loves it, who doesn't
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Cast
- Craig WarnockKevin
- David RappaportRandall
- Kenny BakerFidgit
- Mike EdmondsOg
- Malcolm DixonStrutter
- Tiny RossVermin
- Jack PurvisWally
- Ian HolmNapoleon
- John CleeseRobin Hood
- Sean ConneryKing Agamemnon / Fireman
Crew
- Terry GilliamDirector
- Michael PalinWriter
- Terry GilliamWriter
- Peter BiziouDirector of Photography
- Mike MoranOriginal Music Composer
- Trevor JonesOriginal Music Composer
- Julian DoyleEditor
- Terry GilliamProducer
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
Both epic, comic, cool.
Duck Soup 193370% alikeBoth comic, cool, relentless.
The Brothers Grimm 200569% alikeClose across the board.
O Brother, Where Art Thou? 200069% alikeBoth comic.
The Grand Budapest Hotel 201468% alikeClose across the board.
The Hudsucker Proxy 199466% alikeBoth comic, cool, plot-driven.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit 198866% alikeClose across the board.
Last Action Hero 199366% alikeBoth plot-driven, cool.
Space Dandy 201469% alikeSeries · Both comic, cool, epic.
Game · Both epic, comic, cool.
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