The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 8 April 2008. It includes a new commentary with Gilliam and co-writer/actor McKeown, a three-part documentary on the making of the film, storyboard sequences, and deleted scenes. The Adventures of Baron Munchausen The Adventures of Baron Munchausen is a 1988 adventure fantasy film co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam, starring John Neville, Sarah Polley, Eric Idle, Jonathan Pryce, Oliver Reed, and Uma Thurman. The film is based on the tall tales about the 18th-century German nobleman Baron Munchausen and his wartime exploits against the Ottoman Empire. The film was a box office bomb, grossing just $8 million against its $46
Munchausen (short film) chasing his car. The film closes on a shot of the mother's garden, now withered and dead, with the superhero figure in the center. After making "The Strange Thing About The Johnsons" and "Beau" in 2011, writer-director Aster and producer De Leon were inspired by the films of Disney-Pixar, especially the poignant opening montage of "Up". The duo re-teamed with cinematographer Pawel Pogorzelski to make "Munchausen", and started a successful crowdfunding campaign for the film in 2012, which raised $16,175. The film is named for the phenomenon of Munchausen syndrome by proxy, "a behavior pattern in which a caregiver deliberately