Christopher Plummer and Heath Ledger star in this quirky fantasy from director Terry Gilliam. When a deal with the devil comes due, the immortal Doctor Parnassus (Plummer) must renegotiate the pact to save his daughter. Now, with the help of his mystical theater troupe and a mysterious stranger, Parnassus attempts to right the wrongs of his past. The film is Ledger's last, with Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law all completing his role.
Quotes
Tony: Nothing is permanent, not even death.
Tony: Can you put a price on your dreams?
Dr. Parnassus: Percy, what would I do without you?
Percy: Get a midget.
Mr. Nick: I don't suppose you're a... betting man, are ya Doc?
Dr. Parnassus: You can't stop a story being told.
Dr. Parnassus: Your mother and I went away together, grew old, and one day she came to me and told me she was pregnant! Can you believe it, at sixty and pregnant. A miracle.
Valentina: A miracle or a mistake?
Dr. Parnassus: You were the best mistake I ever made.
Tony: If Doctor Parnassus can really control people's mind, why isn't he ruling the world,then? Eh? Why bother with this little... side show?
Anton: 'Side show'? He don't... he don't want to rule the world. He wants the world to rule itself!
In the memory of Heat Ledger
"Everybody wanted the movie to get made for Heath, there's no question - the actors and the director. The actors did it for Terry and did it for Heath."
--William Vince, Producer
theglobeandmail.com
April 19, 2008
"Johnny's a friend, and he loved Heath, and he's always been there when I needed him. So I called Johnny to see if he could do it and he said 'I'm in. Done.'"
-- Terry Gilliam
Empire Magazine
March 2009
"None of us wanted to be there, of course - myself, Jude (Law) and Johnny (Depp) - but it was about getting Heath's last work out. It was about fulfilling something that I think Heath would have wanted: finishing Terry's film. We did it. It was a very strange experience that was at turns both incredibly sad and wonderful. As it happens sometimes when people pass on, they bring together those they leave behind. Heath, in his passing, brought together a bunch of people. What would have been just a purely painful environment was not. There was a kind of celebration of Heath's life. It was extraordinarily bittersweet to be part of it."
--Colin Farrell
showbizandstyle.inquirer.net
October 25, 2008
