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Brazil

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.

Director

Terry Gilliam

Year

Genre

comedy, science fiction

Box Office

$9,929,135

Production

Embassy International Pictures

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 8 wins & 5 nominations total

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Sam Lowry

Harry Tuttle

Mrs. Ida Lowry

Katherine Helmond

Mr. Kurtzmann

Spoor

Jack Lint

Mr. Warrenn

Mr. Helpmann

Jill Layton

Dr. Jaffe

Mrs. Terrain

Lime

Charles McKeown

Dowser

Derrick O'Connor

Shirley

Spiro

Mrs. Buttle

T.V. Interviewer

Technician

Mr. Buttle

Boy Buttle

Girl Buttle

Prudence Oliver

Arrest Official

Bill - Dept. of Works

Charlie - Dept. of Works

T.V Commercial Presenter

M.O.I. Lobby Porter

Neighbour in Clerk's Pool

Bespectacled Lurker

Samurai Warrior

Small Sam Double

Telegram Girl

Dr. Chapman

Alison

Elizabeth Spender

Porter - Information Retrieval

Typist in Jack's Office

Myrtle Devenish

Holly

Basement Guard

John Pierce Jones

Old Lady with Dog

First 'Black Maria' Guard

Second 'Black Maria' Guard

Howard Lew Lewis

Interview Official

Interview Official

Harold Innocent

Interview Official

Interview Official

Interview Official

Interview Official

Cell Guard

Priest

Roger Ashton-Griffiths

Young Gallant at Funeral (as Russell Keith Grant)

Performer: 'Forces Of Darkness'

Performer: 'Forces Of Darkness' (as Lyn Brotchie)

Performer: 'Forces Of Darkness'

Performer: 'Forces Of Darkness'

Performer: 'Forces Of Darkness'

Performer: 'Forces Of Darkness'

Performer: 'Forces Of Darkness'

Performer: 'Forces Of Darkness' (as NoÃ«l Butler)

Performer: The 'Expediters'

Christopher Barr

Performer: The 'Expediters'

Performer: The 'Expediters'

Performer: The 'Expediters'

Performer: The 'Expediters'

Performer: The 'Expediters'

Performer: The 'Expediters'

Performer: The 'Expediters'

Midget Woman

Answering Machine (voice)

Margarita Doyle

Office Boy

Dominic Ffytche

Running Trooper

Terry Forrestal

Smoking Man at Shangri-La Towers

Naughty Little Boy

Stormtrooper

Interview Official

Man in Street

Ida's Boyfriend

Restaurant Patron

Giant Man with Bottle

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Mrs Ida Lowry requests the pleasure of your COMPANYYYY - Brazil

Mrs Ida Lowry requests the pleasure of your COMPANYYYY

Central Services - Brazil

Central Services

Bad sportsmanship - Brazil

Bad sportsmanship

We're fielding all their strokes running all of them out - Brazil

We're fielding all their strokes running all of them...

Beginners' luck - Brazil

Beginners' luck

That is your receipt for your husband Thank you - Brazil

That is your receipt for your husband Thank you

Bloody typical They've gone back to metric without telling us - Brazil

Bloody typical They've gone back to metric without...

Mistake We don't make mistakes - Brazil

Mistake We don't make mistakes

Has anybody seen Sam Lowry - Brazil

Has anybody seen Sam Lowry

Give my best to Alison and the twins - Brazil

Give my best to Alison and the twins

Mr Lowry please wait in the reception You're giving her wrinkles - Brazil

Mr Lowry please wait in the reception You're giving her...

Salt Not yet - Brazil

Sam can't you do something about these terrorists - Brazil

Sam can't you do something about these terrorists

That's a plate of a different color - Brazil

That's a plate of a different color

Bloody paperwork - Brazil

Bloody paperwork

Can you fix it No I can't - Brazil

Can you fix it No I can't

Listen - Brazil

Sorry I'm a bit of a stickler for paperwork - Brazil

Sorry I'm a bit of a stickler for paperwork

My good friends call me Harry - Brazil

My good friends call me Harry

Listen kid We're all in this together - Brazil

Listen kid We're all in this together

It's been confusion from the word go - Brazil

It's been confusion from the word go

You see - Brazil

Well that's awful - Brazil

Well that's awful

I do assure you Mrs Buttle the Ministry is very scrupulous - Brazil

I do assure you Mrs Buttle the Ministry is very scrupulous

What have you done with his body - Brazil

What have you done with his body

I don't know - Brazil

All you got to do is blow your nose and it's fixed isn't it - Brazil

All you got to do is blow your nose and it's fixed...

Where did this come from out of your nostril - Brazil

Where did this come from out of your nostril

In six months she'll look like Grandma Moses - Brazil

In six months she'll look like Grandma Moses

I'm keen to get into Information Retrieval - Brazil

I'm keen to get into Information Retrieval

Can you believe it - Brazil

Can you believe it

Faces are a doddle compared to tits and ass - Brazil

Faces are a doddle compared to tits and ass

What do you think of your mother now - Brazil

What do you think of your mother now

What happened to you There's a little complication - Brazil

What happened to you There's a little complication

It's alright - Brazil

Remember how they used to stick out - Brazil

Remember how they used to stick out

I always used to wonder if she wore falsies - Brazil

I always used to wonder if she wore falsies

My name's Lowry - Brazil

My name's Lowry

Your own number on your very own door - Brazil

Your own number on your very own door

Sod it it's broken - Brazil

Sod it it's broken

Computers are my forte Let me see - Brazil

Computers are my forte Let me see

It wasn't my fault that Buttle's heart condition wasn't on Tuttle's file - Brazil

It wasn't my fault that Buttle's heart condition...

You'll never get anywhere in a suit like that - Brazil

You'll never get anywhere in a suit like that

Put it on big boy I won't look at your willy - Brazil

Put it on big boy I won't look at your willy

This is Information Retrieval not Information Dispersal - Brazil

This is Information Retrieval not Information Dispersal

I only know you got the wrong man - Brazil

I only know you got the wrong man

But they'll be lying in wait - Brazil

But they'll be lying in wait

What would you like for Christmas - Brazil

What would you like for Christmas

Are you all right - Brazil

Are you all right

So you don't trust me - Brazil

So you don't trust me

Well you don't deserve to be - Brazil

Well you don't deserve to be

Until this all blows over just stay away from me - Brazil

Until this all blows over just stay away from me

An empty desk is an efficient desk - Brazil

An empty desk is an efficient desk

Excuse me Dawson could you put me through to Mr Helpmann's office - Brazil

Excuse me Dawson could you put me through to Mr...

We're all in it together kid - Brazil

We're all in it together kid

Care for a little necrophilia - Brazil

Care for a little necrophilia

Don't fight it son Confess Quickly - Brazil

Don't fight it son Confess Quickly

Tuttle - Brazil

Sam I think I ought to tell you - Brazil

Sam I think I ought to tell you

The finishing post's in sight - Brazil

The finishing post's in sight

Mrs Terrain has just received that most wonderful of gifts - Brazil

Mrs Terrain has just received that most wonderful of gifts

He's got away from us - Brazil

He's got away from us

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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.

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Director: Terry Gilliam

Writer: Terry Gilliam, Tom Stoppard, Charles McKeown

Production: Embassy International Pictures

Genre: comedy, science fiction

Year: 1985

MetaScore: 84/100

ImdbRating: 7.9

BoxOffice: $9,929,135

Released: 18 Dec 1985

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 8 wins & 5 nominations total

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