Editing Time Bandits (section)

==Home media==
The film was originally released in December 1982 on [[Betamax]], [[VHS]], [[Video 2000]] and [[CED Videodisc]] in the UK and on VHS in the US the same year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Time Bandits (Betamax, VHS, Video 2000) |url=http://www.pre-cert.co.uk/display.php?vId=UK08214 |website=Pre-Certification Video}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Time Bandits (CED) |url=http://www.pre-cert.co.uk/display.php?vId=UK11593 |website=Pre-Certification Video}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Time Bandits (US VHS) |url=https://vhscollector.com/movie/time-bandits |website=vhscollector.com}}</ref>

In 1997, it was released on [[LaserDisc]] by [[The Criterion Collection]] and includes commentary by Gilliam and Palin, Cleese, Warner and Warnock. It also includes a ''Time Bandits'' Scrapbook.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Factory |first1=LaserDisc |title=Time Bandits – Criterion LaserDisc |url=https://dadons.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2128 |website=DaDon's |language=en}}</ref>

In 1999, a [[DVD]] was released by Criterion with the original 1997 LaserDisc features and the theatrical trailer. The same year [[Anchor Bay Entertainment]] released a version with no extras or special features.<ref name="CB">{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Margaret |title=Time Bandits |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/dvds/Time-Bandits-1073.html |website=cinemablend.com |language=en |date=27 May 2016}}</ref> In 2004, Anchor Bay released the DVD as a Divimax edition on two discs with special features but no commentary. The features include the [[American Film Institute|AFI]]'s 'The Films of Terry Gilliam' documentary; an interview with Gilliam and Palin; theatrical trailers; Gilliam's bio; and a [[DVD-ROM]] with the original screenplay and a fold-out Map of the Universe.<ref name="CB"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Time Bandits: Divimax Edition (1981) |url=http://www.dvdmg.com/timebanditsdivimax.shtml |website=dvdmg.com}}</ref>

In 2010, a [[Blu-ray]] version was released by Anchor Bay and included an interview with Gilliam and a theatrical trailer.<ref>{{cite web |title=Time Bandits [Blu-Ray] (1981) |url=http://www.dvdmg.com/timebanditsbr.shtml |website=www.dvdmg.com}}</ref> In 2013, a Blu-ray version was released by [[Arrow Films]] in the UK. The original [[35 mm movie film|35mm]] negative was scanned at [[2K resolution]] and the restoration was approved by Gilliam.<ref>{{cite web |title=Time Bandits Blu-ray (United Kingdom) |url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Time-Bandits-Blu-ray/71710/ |website=www.blu-ray.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Time Bandits |url=https://www.arrowfilms.com/blu-ray/time-bandits/10802567.html |website=Arrow Films UK |language=en-gb}}</ref> In 2014, a Blu-ray was released by Criterion as a new 2K digital restoration and includes the original commentary from the 1997 LaserDisc by Gilliam and Palin, Cleese, Warner and Warnock; a feature with production designer Milly Burns and costume designer James Acheson; a 1998 conversation between Gilliam and film scholar Peter von Bagh; a 1981 appearance by Shelley Duvall on [[Tom Snyder]]'s ''[[The Tomorrow Show]]''; a photo gallery; the theatrical trailer; and an insert that has a reproduction of the Map of the Universe on one side and an essay by David Sterritt on the other.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dellamorte |first=Andre |title=Tootsie Criterion Blu-ray Review, Plus Reviews for Time Bandits and The Night Porter |url=https://collider.com/tootise-criterion-blu-ray-review-time-bandits/ |website=Collider |date=17 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Time Bandits: Criterion Collection [Blu-Ray] (1981) |url=http://www.dvdmg.com/timebanditscriterionbr.shtml |website=www.dvdmg.com}}</ref><ref name="criterion">{{cite web |title=Time Bandits |url=https://www.criterion.com/films/232-time-bandits |website=The Criterion Collection |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, a [[Ultra HD Blu-ray|4K UHD]] version was released by Arrow Films and Criterion, again with the transfer supervised by Gilliam, including the same special features as the earlier 2K version.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cole |first1=Jake |title='Time Bandits' 4K UHD Blu-ray Review: The Criterion Collection |url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/dvd/time-bandits-4k-uhd-blu-ray-review-terry-gilliam/ |work=Slant Magazine |date=16 June 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Time Bandits Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD |url=https://www.arrowfilms.com/4k/time-bandits-limited-edition-4k-ultra-hd/14837762.html |website=Arrow Films UK |language=en-gb}}</ref><ref name="criterion" />