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MONEY
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Earned back only 5% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
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Tideland
"The squirrels made it seem less lonely"
2005 2h 0m EN
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★6.5TMDB · 651
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Synopsis
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Because of the actions of her irresponsible parents, a young girl is left alone on a decrepit country estate and survives inside her fantastic imagination.
“The squirrels made it seem less lonely”
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Jodelle Ferland
Jeliza-Rose / Voices Sateen Lips, Glitter Gal, Mustique and Baby Blonde
Janet McTeer
Dell
Brendan Fletcher
Dickens
Jennifer Tilly
Queen Gunhilda
Jeff Bridges
Noah
Dylan Taylor
Patrick
Wendy Anderson
Woman / Squirrel's Voice
Sally Crooks
Dell's Mother
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Terry Gilliam
- Writers
- Tony Grisoni, Terry Gilliam
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada, United Kingdom
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ERA
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Released 21 years ago.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Canada, United Kingdom.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Terry Gilliam, shot by Nicola Pecorini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Mychael Danna. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Lesley Walker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Jodelle Ferland and Janet McTeer and Brendan Fletcher carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "The squirrels made it seem less lonely".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Terry Gilliam directs. Nicola Pecorini behind the camera. Mychael Danna scores. Lesley Walker cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in Canada, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Earned back only 5% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
- 2Released 21 years ago.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Canada, United Kingdom.
- 4Directed by Terry Gilliam, shot by Nicola Pecorini. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Mychael Danna. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Lesley Walker shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Jodelle Ferland and Janet McTeer and Brendan Fletcher carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "The squirrels made it seem less lonely".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0410764 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 13 themes, including "isolation", "magic", "addicted", "fear".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Nicola Pecorini
- Original score
- Mychael Danna
- Editing
- Lesley Walker
- Production design
- Jasna Stefanovic
- Costume design
- Delphine White
- Makeup / hair
- Christine A. Hart
- Sound
- Doug Cooper
- Runtime
- 120 min · 2h 0m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $12,000,000
- Box office
- $566,611
- Return
- 5% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- Tideland (2005)
Also by
Terry Gilliam
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Trailers & featurettes
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Community reviews
What people are saying
- db★ 10/10
Much maligned due to its bizarre and difficult content, but I adore it. It has something to say about the resiliency of the human mind, and the elasticity of youth.
Production companies
Who made it
Recorded Picture Company
GB
- CA
Capri Films
CA
Key crew
- Executive ProducerPeter Watson
- ProducerGabriella Martinelli
- Executive ProducerPaul Brett
- NovelMitch Cullin
- ProducerJeremy Thomas
- EditorLesley Walker
- Production DesignJasna Stefanovic
- Costume DesignDelphine White
- Costume DesignMario Davignon
- Art DirectionAnastasia Masaro
- Set DecorationSara McCudden
- Sound Re-Recording MixerDoug Cooper
- Digital Effects ProducerDiane Kingston
- Sound Re-Recording MixerRobert Farr
- Associate ProducerWladyslaw Bartoszewics
- Associate ProducerNick O'Hagan
- Line ProducerRhonda Baker
- CastingDeirdre Bowen
- First Assistant DirectorWilliam Spahic
- Second Assistant DirectorPamela Wintringham
- Key Makeup ArtistChristine A. Hart
- Key Hair StylistRéjean Forget
- Second Unit Director of PhotographyMark Dobrescu
- "A" Camera OperatorMark Dobrescu
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- isolation
- magic
- addicted
- fear
- explosion
- drugs
- doll
- illness
- parents
- macabre
- dark fantasy
- lonely
- hopeless
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2005-10-13R
Also known as
International titles
- ContrapontoBR
- Tierra de pesadillasAR
- Zemlja plimeHR
- Rose in TidelandJP
- Tideland: viaje sin límitesMX
- Kraina trawPL
- Tideland - O Mundo ao ContrárioPT
- Opustošena zemljaTR
- TidelandFR
