The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
Adventure Comedy Fantasy
December 25, 2009 – In Theaters
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus is a fantasy film directed by Terry Gilliam and written by Gilliam and Charles McKeown. The film follows a travelling theatre troupe whose leader, having made a bet with the Devil, takes audience members through a magical mirror to explore their imaginations and present them with a choice between self-fulfilling enlightenment or gratifying ignorance.
The film stars Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Verne Troyer, Andrew Garfield, Lily Cole, Tom Waits, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law, though Ledger’s death one-third of the way through filming caused production to be temporarily suspended. Ledger’s role was recast with Depp, Law, and Farrell portraying transformations of Ledger’s character as he travels through a dream world; the film marks Ledger’s final film performance, and was dedicated to him and co-producer William Vince.
Director: Terry Gilliam
Writers: Terry Gilliam, Charles McKeown
Stars: Heath Ledger, Christopher Plummer, Verne Troyer, Andrew Garfield, Lily Cole, Tom Waits, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law
►Cast:
| Andrew Garfield | … | Anton |
| Christopher Plummer | … | Doctor Parnassus |
| Richard Riddell | … | Martin |
| Katie Lyons | … | Martin’s Girlfriend |
| Richard Shanks | … | Friend of Martin |
| Lily Cole | … | Valentina |
| Verne Troyer | … | Percy |
| Bruce Crawford | … | Face Changed Martin |
| Johnny Harris | … | Policeman |
| Lorraine Cheshire | … | Mum |
| Mark Benton | … | Dad |
| Lewis Gott | … | Diego |
| Sian Scott | … | Linda |
| Simon Day | … | Uncle Bob |
| Moya Brady | … | Aunty Flo |
| Charles McKeown | … | Fairground’s Inspector |
| Tom Waits | … | Mr Nick |
| Mackenzie Gray | … | First Monk |
| Yurij Kis | … | Second Monk |
| Ian A. Wallace | … | Third Monk |
| Heath Ledger | … | Tony |
| Amanda Walker | … | Shopper |
| Joann Condon | … | Shopper |
| Carolyn Pickles | … | Shopper |
| Paloma Faith | … | Sally |
| Montserrat Lombard | … | Sally’s Friend |
| Craig Fraser | … | Debonair Gent |
| Amy Marston | … | Classy Shopper 1 |
| Gwendoline Christie | … | Classy Shopper 2 |
| Lucy Russell | … | Classy Shopper 3 |
| Maggie Steed | … | LV Woman |
| Ben Cartwright | … | Policeman 1 |
| Gavin Rolph | … | Policeman 2 |
| Bobby Bysouth | … | LV Woman’s Reflection |
| Johnny Depp | … | Imaginarium Tony 1 |
| Vitaly Kravchenko | … | Piotr |
| Ray Cooper | … | Vladimir |
| Emil Hostina | … | Serge |
| Igor Ingelsman | … | Gregor |
| Sarah Groundwater-Law | … | Sales Girl |
| Jude Law | … | Imaginarium Tony 2 |
| Dean Moen | … | Smiling Policeman |
| Fraser Aitcheson | … | Dancing Policeman |
| Michael Bean | … | Dancing Policeman |
| Jason Griffith | … | Dancing Policeman |
| Scott A. McGillivray | … | Dancing Policeman |
| John Stewart | … | Dancing Policeman |
| Chris Cochrane | … | Dancing Policeman |
| Pearce Visser | … | Dancing Policeman |
| Patrick Bahrich | … | Dancing Policeman |
| Georgina Hegedos | … | Baboushka |
| Colin Farrell | … | Imaginarium Tony 3 |
| Cassandra Sawtell | … | Olga |
| Carrie Genzel | … | Female Journalist |
| Mark Oliver | … | Male Journalist |
| Peter Stormare | … | The President |
| Donna Lysell | … | President’s Wife |
| Michael Eklund | … | Tony’s Assistant |
| Charles Singh | … | Security Guard |
| Ryan Grantham | … | Little Anton |
| D. Harlan Cutshall | … | Charity Guest 1 |
| Deni DeLory | … | Charity Guest 2 |
| Lisa Bunting | … | Charity Guest 3 |
| Peter New | … | Paramedic 1 |
| Michael Jonsson | … | Paramedic 2 |
| Emma Karwandy | … | Valentina’s Daughter |
| Quinn Lord | … | Young Boy |
| Bart Anderson | … | Young Boy’s Father |
| Erika Conway | … | Young Boy’s Mother |
| Wendy Carson | … | Nun 1 |
| Christine McMahon | … | Nun 2 |
| Charlie Carter | … | Shopper |
| Waléra Kanischtscheff | … | (uncredited) |
| Daniel Newman | … | Gavin |
| Antonia Putiloff | … | Olga (voice) |
| Genevieve Sibayan | … | Drunken Youth |
| David Smallbone | … | Sally’s Friend #1 |
| Daniel Tyler-Smith | … | Drunk Imaginarium Spectator |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia