Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 08/26/05 Home Video 12/20/05 MPAA Rating Rated PG-13 for violence, frightening sequences and brief suggestive material Running Time 1 hour 58 minutes Genre Science Fiction/Fantasy Director Terry Gilliam Cast Matt Damon, Heath Ledger, Peter Stormare, Monica Bellucci, Jonathan Pryce, Lena Headey, Mackenzie Crook, Richard Ridings, Julian Bleach, Bruce McEwan Studio Dimension Films |
THE BROTHERS GRIMM
SYNOPSIS
From acclaimed director Terry Gilliam (The Fisher King,
Twelve Monkeys), comes The Brothers Grimm, the
adventure of legendary fairytale scribes, Will and
Jake Grimm (Matt Damon and Heath Ledger), two
brothers who travel around the Napoleonic country-
side vanquishing monsters and demons in exchange for
quick money. But when the French authorities figure out
their scheme, the con men are forced to contend with a
real magical curse when they enter an enchanted forest
where young maidens keep disappearing under
mysterious circumstances. Many of their renowned
fairytales including Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and
Hansel & Gretel are masterfully woven into the story,
as the Brothers Grimm are forced to confront all that
their imaginations have brought to life in this epic battle
between fantasy and reality.
©Dimension Films
From acclaimed director Terry Gilliam (The Fisher King,
Twelve Monkeys), comes The Brothers Grimm, the
adventure of legendary fairytale scribes, Will and
Jake Grimm (Matt Damon and Heath Ledger), two
brothers who travel around the Napoleonic country-
side vanquishing monsters and demons in exchange for
quick money. But when the French authorities figure out
their scheme, the con men are forced to contend with a
real magical curse when they enter an enchanted forest
where young maidens keep disappearing under
mysterious circumstances. Many of their renowned
fairytales including Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and
Hansel & Gretel are masterfully woven into the story,
as the Brothers Grimm are forced to confront all that
their imaginations have brought to life in this epic battle
between fantasy and reality.
©Dimension Films
BRENDA
Terry Gilliam (Monty Python & the Holy Grail) directed The Brothers Grimm. It is a chopped up
mess but somehow works it magic on the audience. The magic is Matt Damon (The Bourne
Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, and Dogma) and Heath Ledger (Lords of Dogtown, The Patroit,
and The Four Feathers) playing the Grimm Brothers roaming from town to town, staging mock
exorcisms, with the help Mackenzie Crook (The Office). The visual effects are compelling and
interesting. Definitely too scary for children 8 and under. All in all, lovely to look at but a hard
story to follow.
Terry Gilliam (Monty Python & the Holy Grail) directed The Brothers Grimm. It is a chopped up
mess but somehow works it magic on the audience. The magic is Matt Damon (The Bourne
Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, and Dogma) and Heath Ledger (Lords of Dogtown, The Patroit,
and The Four Feathers) playing the Grimm Brothers roaming from town to town, staging mock
exorcisms, with the help Mackenzie Crook (The Office). The visual effects are compelling and
interesting. Definitely too scary for children 8 and under. All in all, lovely to look at but a hard
story to follow.
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DVD Details
Version Details
Description Flags General title
Languages/Sound Fre
Subtitle Languages Spa
Additional Features
Deleted scenes with optional
commentary Feature
commentary Bringing the fairy
take to life The visual magic of
The Brothers Grimm
Chapters Disc #1 -- The
Brothers Grimm
1. The Mill Witch [:00]
2. Little Red [:00]
3. He Can't Hold His Liquor! [:00]
4. The General's Amnesty [:00]
5. Hans And Greta [11:19]
6. Welcome To Marbaden [1:56]
7. The Trapper [4:34]
8. The Tower in the Forest [3:13]
9. Grandmother Toad [2:03]
10. Demon Horse [5:10]
11. The Forest Attacks [2:52]
12. Torture Chamber [5:38]
13. A Real Live Story [3:57]
14. The Gingerbread Man [5:28]
15. 12 Crypts, 11 Girls [5:46]
16. She's Still There [5:34]
17. Burn The Forest [8:47]
18. Angelika is the Twelfth [2:59]
19. Finish the Story [7:55]
20. The Kiss of True Love [1:26]
21. Happily Ever After [2:49]
22. End Credits [4:57]
Version Details
Description Flags General title
Languages/Sound Fre
Subtitle Languages Spa
Additional Features
Deleted scenes with optional
commentary Feature
commentary Bringing the fairy
take to life The visual magic of
The Brothers Grimm
Chapters Disc #1 -- The
Brothers Grimm
1. The Mill Witch [:00]
2. Little Red [:00]
3. He Can't Hold His Liquor! [:00]
4. The General's Amnesty [:00]
5. Hans And Greta [11:19]
6. Welcome To Marbaden [1:56]
7. The Trapper [4:34]
8. The Tower in the Forest [3:13]
9. Grandmother Toad [2:03]
10. Demon Horse [5:10]
11. The Forest Attacks [2:52]
12. Torture Chamber [5:38]
13. A Real Live Story [3:57]
14. The Gingerbread Man [5:28]
15. 12 Crypts, 11 Girls [5:46]
16. She's Still There [5:34]
17. Burn The Forest [8:47]
18. Angelika is the Twelfth [2:59]
19. Finish the Story [7:55]
20. The Kiss of True Love [1:26]
21. Happily Ever After [2:49]
22. End Credits [4:57]