An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences across late 18th-century Europe with his band of misfits.An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences across late 18th-century Europe with his band of misfits.An account of Baron Munchausen's supposed travels and fantastical experiences across late 18th-century Europe with his band of misfits.
- Nominated for 4 Oscars
- 11 wins & 15 nominations total
Robin Williams
- King of the Moon
- (as Ray D. Tutto)
Andrew MacLachlan
- Colonel
- (as Andrew Maclachlan)
Storyline
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- TriviaThis was Uma Thurman's first acting job, although because of the inordinate production delays for this movie, was not her debut. She also belongs to the very short list of actors who were hired on their very first audition.
- GoofsA crew member is visible in the lower right hand corner during the pull back from the underwear balloon just moments before one of the guards says, "We'd better tell someone about this." He is a man wearing a blue satin jacket, which clearly reads "King Kong Lives (1986)" in red lettering.
- Crazy creditsThe King of The Moon - Ray D. Tutto (homonym of Italian re di tutto=king of all). The actor's real name is Robin Williams.
- Alternate versionsRecent prints, including home video reissues, have included a new card during the end. It has been inserted between the end title and "The End" and reads: "This is a new motion picture. This motion picture is not to be confused with the UFA/Transit/Murnau 1942/43 motion picture bearing the title 'The Adventures of Baron Munchausen'." This refers to the German production of The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1943) that was made during the Nazi era and underwent restoration by the F.W. Murnau Foundation during the 1990s.
- SoundtracksThe Torturer's Apprentice
Music & Lyrics by Michael Kamen & Eric Idle
Used by the permission of K Man Corporation & Kay-Gee-Bee Music Limited
Featured review
Munchausen's tale as he himself would have seen it
This is NOT a movie for everyone. This is not a movie for people who want a fantasy plot... according to the rules of fantasy movies. This is a movie which has one great ambition and has ABSOLUTELY, TOTALLY, UTTERLY, FULLY, UNQUESTIONABLY fulfilled: to present the story of Baron Munchausen as the real one would have seen it. This is a great piece of visualization of the culture of 18th-century Enlightenment (did you notice that the bad guys all wore uniforms from the Napoleonic age - as a sign of when this great period of human cultural achievement finished?). It is a movie in which the sets and costumes are THE ESSENCE - the mechanical giant fish, Venus getting out of the pearl, the small amours with the pink garlands, the pinkish clouds, the two-dimensional buildings on the Moon, the separation of the head from the body, the exoticising of the "Grand Turk" - these are all correct reproductions of both the imagery from, and the topics relevant for, the Baroque period. IT IS success.
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- btodorov
- Nov 10, 2004
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Die Abenteuer des Baron Münchhausen
- Filming locations
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $46,630,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $8,083,123
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $597,400
- Mar 12, 1989
- Gross worldwide
- $8,083,123
- Runtime2 hours 6 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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By what name was The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988) officially released in India in English?
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