Plot Outside a London pub, an elderly bearded sage named Doctor Parnassus runs a nearly bankrupt travelling theatre troupe, which includes his teenage daughter Valentina, a sleight-of-hand expert and barker Anton, and a dwarf assistant Percy. Musician Tom Waits has a key role in the new film from director Terry Gilliam. Waits plays the devil incarnate in The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus. The movie also stars Christopher.
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus 2009 PG-13 2h 3m IMDb RATING 6.8 /10 153K YOUR RATING Rate POPULARITY 3,398 314 Play trailer 1:45 12 Videos 99+ Photos Adventure Comedy Fantasy Having made a deal with the Devil himself for immortality many millennia ago, the now decrepit mystic Doctor Parnassus fights for the freedom of his only daughter's soul. The film stars Christopher Plummer as the Doctor of the film's title as well as one of Rock Daily's favorite actors/musicians, Tom Waits, who has been cast as the Devil. Judging by the trailer,. Tom Waits: Mr Nick Showing all 15 items Jump to: Photos (9) Quotes (6) Photos Quotes Mr. Nick : Damn. I won. Mr. Nick : [Tony has stopped the Devil from taking another soul] Shit. Dr. Parnassus : You can't stop a story being told. Mr. Nick : That's a weak hypothesis. Dr. Parnassus : I'll kill you you son of a bitch. At 59, Tom Waits has finally landed the role he was born to play: the devil. He reveals how his part in Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus was informed by a lifetime's.
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15 "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus" US Premier Announced (pic Michael O'Brien) The US premier of Terry Gilliam'smuch anticipated cinematic hallucination "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus," featuring Tom Waitsas the devil, will materialize on November 2nd in Los Angeles at the AFI Festival. Enter a dazzling world of fantasy in The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus,Director Terry Gilliam's magical adventure tale starring Heath Ledger in his last film role along with Christopher Plummer, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell and Jude Law.. (Tom Waits, whom Gilliam considers "America's greatest musical poet") centuries before and must supply. Dr. Parnassus (Christopher Plummer), the leader of a traveling show, has a dark secret. Thousands of years ago he traded the soul of his daughter, Valentina, to the devil.. Tom Waits. Mr. Nick That wagon is the domain of Dr. Parnassus (a letter-perfect Christopher Plummer), an ancient, far-seeing shaman who runs this traveling show with the help of young assistant Anton (Andrew Garfield), a sarcastic dwarf named Percy (Verne Troyer) and the doctor's beautiful daughter, Valentina (Lily Cole).
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Tom Waits was recently in London for the " The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus " movie premiere which took place on Tuesday at the Empire Leicester Square. There's a great new interview with the film's brilliant director Terry Gilliam (Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Brazil) and Tom in the Times UK here. by the rain blogs http://guerrillaradio.iobloggo.com/ ☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ Rain dogs are on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com.
Dr Parnassus has a bet with the devil, played by Tom Waits, that he can rescue five souls for imaginative wonderment before the Evil One can condemn five to boredom and banality. He made a pact with the Devil, Mr Nick (Tom Waits in bowler hat and sporting a hairline moustache), which guarantees him immortality, but at a terrible price. Clearly we're invited to identify.
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About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features NFL Sunday Ticket Press Copyright. Dr Parnassus however has a very dark secret; he once made a bet with Mr Nick the Devil (Tom Waits), in which he won immortality. Centuries later, he decided to trade his immortality with youth when he met his one true love, on the condition that his daughter Valentina (Lily Cole) belongs to Mr Nick when she reaches 16.
