History Film / TheAdventuresOfBaronMunchausen

* HatDamage: The Baron chops half of the Sultan's turban off at the beginning of the final battle.

* FacePalm: Berthold does it when Sally informs Vulcan that the Baron kissed Venus, due to him having spent the whole time dancing to distract the God of Fire and avoid pissing him off, [[AllForNothing which he just did]].
* {{Fanservice}}: Creator/UmaThurman stepping out of a giant clamshell naked, à la Creator/SandroBotticelli's {{painting}}''Art/{{The Birth of Venus|Botticelli}}''.

* CoolOldGuy: Despite being, well, ''THE'' Munchausen, the Baron remains an inspiring and resourceful gentleman who proves his worth with various physics-defying feats, and all of his old companions also still have it, as seen during their BigDamnHeroes moment.

* ClockworkCreature: Sybil, the King of the Moon's three headed bird creature. When her victims go in different directions, she splits up into three parts, revealing clockwork mechanism underneath.

%%* CoolOldGuy: The Baron and all of his friends (with the exception of Sally) at one point or another.

* SceneryPorn: The movie was made with a very high budget, ''and it shows'', displaying everything the visual effects at the time were capable of accomplishing. The results are complex and visually rich sets and some amazing vistas such the hot air balloon above the clouds, the Moon and the cosmos, and the Baron waltzing with Venus looking like Baroque paintings come to life.

* SceneryDissonance: The heroes getting swallowed by a gigantic FiendishFish under a [[SceneryDissonance beautiful late afternoon sky]].

* DaylightHorror: The heroes getting swallowed by a gigantic FiendishFish under a [[SceneryDissonance beautiful late afternoon sky]].
** [[spoiler: The GrimReaper claiming the Baron's life after Jackson has shot him dead]].

* TallPoppySyndrome: Mr. Jackson has [[TheCameo Sting]] executed for excessive heroism, because it's demoralizing to the mediocre people of the town. [[spoiler:He later snipes the Baron while the town is celebrating his victory, both because of this and because ''he'' was about to sign a treaty with the Sultan (with no assurance whatsoever that the Sultan would keep his part of the deal).]]

* SpiritualSuccessor: Part of the "Dreamer Trilogy": ''Film/TimeBandits'' represents childhood, ''Film/{{Brazil}}'' represents adulthood, ''The Adventures of Baron Munchausen'' represents old age.

** PintSizedPowerhouse: Gustavus, a man of short stature who has enhanced hearing and [[SuperBreath powerful lungs]].

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-->'''Sally:''' Your friend's gone funny.\\

* MsFanservice: Venus' first scene has her butt-baked and very barely covered up in her naughty bits, and does not stops from there.

* MeaningfulName: Horatio Jackson does not has a meaningful name, but his rank of "Right Ordinary" definitely fits with his TallPoppySyndrome.

%%* MsFanservice: Venus.

* SlapstickKnowsNoGender: The heroes are all subjected to comical violence, Sally included.

* NakedOnArrival: Venus; in fact, the scene where she appears is a {{homage}} to Botticelli's ''Birth of Venus''.

* {{Fanservice}}: Creator/UmaThurman stepping out of a giant clamshell naked, à la Sandro Botticelli's painting "Birth of Venus".

Creator/TerryGilliam's fourth solo directorial effort, from 1988 (though it didn't get released in the US and UK until a few months later in '89). It's a paean to whimsy and the irrational, and how stories are more important than "what really happened" and rationality.

It is the Age of Reason, and there's a war on. Somewhere Austria-y is at war with The Grand Turk. In a city on the border of this war, a rag-tag theatre company is staging a dramatic retelling of the life of famous TallTale teller Baron Munchausen. The play is interrupted by the ''real'' Baron, who describes what really happened to cause this war -- namely, the Turks are after him. The Baron has come to the city to die, but is convinced by Sally Salt (the head of the theatre company's daughter) to instead save the city from the onslaught of The Grand Turk, as well as the forces of reason and mediocrity. Wackiness ensues.

** [[Spoiler: The GrimReaper claiming the Baron's life after Jackson has shot him dead]].

* TheGrimReaper: The angel of death has it in for the Baron, trying many times to kill him. [[spoiler:He succeeds. But the baron got better.]]

* FiveManBand:
** TheHero: Baron Münchausen.
** TheLancer: Berthold.
** TheBigGuy: Albrecht.
** FriendlySniper: Adolphus.
** PintSizedPowerhouse: Gustavus.
** TagalongKid: Sally.

* NiceHat: The Baron's tricorn.

* TreasureRoom: The Sultan's treasury. Of course, after the Baron collected his winnings from his wager with the Sultan, it wasn't so much of a treasure room as it was just a regular room with one solitary coin lying on the floor, which Albrecht [[NiceToTheWaiter gives to the treasurer as a tip]] before leaving.

* TreasureRoom: The Sultan's treasury. Of course, after the Baron collected his winnings from his wager with the Sultan, it wasn't so much of a treasure room as it was just a regular room with one solitary coin lying on the floor.