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Tideland Details

2005

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Starring	Janet McTeer, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Tilly, Jodelle Ferland
Director	Terry Gilliam
Genres	Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Tideland

Based on the novel by Mitch Cullin, TIDELAND follows the story of young Jeliza-Rose (Jodelle Ferland), the daughter of junkie parents Noah (Jeff Bridges), an aging rock-and-roller, and Queen Gunhilda (Jennifer Tilly), a mean-spirited chocoholic. After her mother overdoses, Jeliza-Rose and Noah move to his mother's derelict home in the middle of nowhere. As Noah gets lost on one of his 'vacations'--a euphemism for his drug trips--Jeliza-Rose becomes friends with the emotionally and physically challenged Dickens (Brendan Fletcher), despite being terrified of his sister, the witch-like Dell (Janet McTeer). Meanwhile, Jeliza-Rose slips deeper into her own fantasy world, particularly with her doll heads Mustique, Sateen Lips, Glitter Gal, and Baby Blonde--one of which falls down a dark and narrow rabbit hole--and a mysterious talking squirrel that is trying to tell her something important. Aesthetically, Gilliam's film is reminiscent of the famous Andrew Wyeth painting 'Christina's World', with its bizarre and macabre set pieces. The eclectic soundtrack features such original songs as 'Wash Me In The Blood Of Jesus' and 'Van Gogh in Hollywood' (the latter performed by Bridges as the leader of a heavy metal band). TIDELAND is a challenging film from start to finish; as disturbing as PSYCHO and as fantastical as ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND.

Starring	Janet McTeer, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Tilly, Jodelle Ferland, Brendan Fletcher
Director	Terry Gilliam
Studio	REVOLVER ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 58 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 55 mins
Certificate	DVD LOVEFiLM Instant
Genres	Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Language	DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English
Released	Production year: 2005 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 12 Nov 2011 To Rent: DVD: 29 Jan 2007
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- Terry Gilliam has had a tough run of luck in recent years, with the sad demise of his long-gestating Don Quixote... read more on Time Out
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  Alice in Wonderland meets Psycho
  
  Described by Gilliam as “Alice in Wonderland meets Psycho” – this poetically faithful, low budget adaptation of Mitch Cullin’s novel, is ... read more »
  
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  PURE JUNK!
  
  Disgusting film.What clown has a kid runing around with her fathers works! Jeff Bridges is one of my top actors,I grew up watching him.How he got involved in ... read more »
  
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  Good movie, Get's off to a great start. Jeff Bridges stars as the slightly quirky straight man whose drug fuelled rock star lifestyle begins to wear him ... read more »
  
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  A lack of subtitles ruins this film!! THUMBS DOWN!!
  
  I would almost say this film has the potential of becoming a cult classic. However, there was one MAJOR problem which is that we could hardly understand ... read more »
  
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  Based on the novel by Mitch Cullin, TIDELAND follows the story of young Jeliza-Rose (Jodelle Ferland), the daughter of junkie parents Noah (Jeff Bridges), an aging rock-and-roller, and Queen Gunhilda (Jennifer Tilly), a mean-spirited chocoholic. After her mother overdoses, Jeliza-Rose and Noah move ...