Terry Gilliam, the director of Time Bandits, is born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail, an influential British comedy film featuring Terry Gilliam's animation, is released, contributing to the comedic style seen in Time Bandits.
The British fantasy film Time Bandits, directed by Terry Gilliam, is released in the United Kingdom.
Time Bandits is released in the United States, gaining cult status and critical acclaim.
The group of six dwarfs come together with a map that shows holes in time, allowing them to travel to different historical periods.
Kevin, a young boy, encounters the Time Bandits in his bedroom and joins them on their time-traveling adventures.
The group travels to the Napoleonic Wars and narrowly escapes pursuit by Napoleon's soldiers.
The Time Bandits visit the ancient kingdom of King Agamemnon, encountering the king and queen and their high council.
The evil genius, who plans to steal the map and conquer time, captures some of the Time Bandits but Kevin and the remaining members fight back.
The group follows the evil genius to his lair where the final confrontation takes place.
After the defeat of the evil genius, Kevin uses the map to fix the disturbances in the time continuum and returns to his normal life.
