Brazil (1985)

Name: Brazil
Genre: Comedy, Science Fiction
Released: 1985-02-20
Duration: 143 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins

It's only a state of mind.

ComedyScience Fiction

Low-level bureaucrat Sam Lowry escapes the monotony of his day-to-day life through a recurring daydream of himself as a virtuous hero saving a beautiful damsel. Investigating a case that led to the wrongful arrest and eventual death of an innocent man instead of wanted terrorist Harry Tuttle, he meets the woman from his daydream, and in trying to help her gets caught in a web of mistaken identities, mindless bureaucracy and lies.

Release Date: February 20, 1985
Runtime: 2h 23m
Rating: 7.7/10 (3679 votes)

Director: Terry Gilliam

Cast: Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Bob Hoskins, Michael Palin, Ian Richardson, Peter Vaughan

Production: Embassy International Pictures

dreams government bureaucracy police state great britain technology dystopia office dark comedy satire

IMDb

Budget: $15M
Revenue: $10M

Full Cast (42 people)

Jonathan Pryce as Sam Lowry
Robert De Niro as Harry Tuttle
Katherine Helmond as Mrs. Ida Lowry
Ian Holm as Mr. Kurtzmann
Bob Hoskins as Spoor
Michael Palin as Jack Lint
Ian Richardson as Mr. Warrenn
Peter Vaughan as Mr. Helpmann
Kim Greist as Jill Layton
Jim Broadbent as Dr. Jaffe
Barbara Hicks as Mrs. Alma Terrain
Charles McKeown as Lime
Derrick O'Connor as Dowser
Kathryn Pogson as Shirley
Bryan Pringle as Spiro
Sheila Reid as Mrs. Buttle
John Flanagan as T.V. Interviewer / Salesman
Roger Ashton-Griffiths as Priest
John Pierce Jones as Basement Guard
Nigel Planer as Charlie--Dept. of Works
Terence Bayler as T.V. Commercial Presenter
Gorden Kaye as M.O.I. Lobby Porter
Jack Purvis as Dr. Chapman
Howard Lew Lewis as Black Maria Guard
Ray Cooper as Technician
Brian Miller as Mr. Buttle
Simon Jones as Arrest Official
Derek Deadman as Bill - Dept. of Works
Bill Wallis as Bespectacled Lurker
Myrtle Devenish as Typist in Jack's Office

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Reviews

chadrico - 10/10

One of my all time favourite sci fi movies. Set the bench mark for modern sci fi, should be considered a great like Blade Runner. Great acting, story, soundtrack! 5/5

April 22, 2018

Filipe Manuel Neto - 4/10

**A film that was enough for more than one review: dream, nightmare, utopia and reality.** It was in 1939 that composer and singer-songwriter Ary Barroso released the iconic song “Aquarela do Brasil”. This samba became an icon of Brazilian music and was sung and disseminated by such noble voices as Francisco Alves, João Gilberto, Tom Jobim, Caetano Veloso, Tim Maia, Gal Costa, Erasmo Carlos, El...

March 4, 2023