The Movie: Oh, dear… It was primed as Terry’s return to stress-free indie movie making, with a low budget, lowered expectations and zero studio meddling.

But for all Tideland’s commitment to its creepy tone, it meanders and gets lost in the weird world, never finding its way back to watchability.

Terry’s Trials: Though the result didn’t exactly set the world alight, Gilliam clearly enjoyed making it.

“We were away from the world. It was a great crew. And we just did it. There weren’t any problems. The whole thing was so easy, luckily. It’s proved to be difficult selling the film; it was difficult getting the money. But the making was a breeze.”

“The thing that got the adrenaline going was that we were up against a schedule, weather, and all those things. But as far as fights about the content or who was in it, any of that? Nothing. And that was a joy!”

Wish it had been for the rest of us…