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15 April 1977 (USA) moreTagline:
Jabberwocky: the monster so horrible that people caught the plague to avoid it morePlot:
After the death of his father the young cooper 'Dennis Cooper' goes to town where he has to pass several adventures... more | add synopsisNewsDesk:
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My...God! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Michael Palin | ... | Dennis Cooper | |
| Harry H. Corbett | ... | Squire (Ethel) | |
| John Le Mesurier | ... | Passelewe | |
| Warren Mitchell | ... | Mr. Fishfinger | |
| Max Wall | ... | King Bruno the Questionable | |
| Rodney Bewes | ... | Other Squire | |
| John Bird | ... | First herald | |
| Bernard Bresslaw | ... | Landlord | |
| Antony Carrick | ... | Third merchant (as Anthony Carrick) | |
| Peter Cellier | ... | First merchant | |
| Deborah Fallender | ... | Princess | |
| Derek Francis | ... | Bishop | |
| Terry Gilliam | ... | Man with Rock | |
| Neil Innes | ... | Second herald | |
| Terry Jones | ... | Poacher |
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105 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Iceland:12 | Sweden:15 | UK:A (1977) (cut) | UK:PG (1993) | Finland:K-16 (1989) | Australia:PG | USA:PG | West Germany:16 | Australia:M (re-rating)Fun Stuff
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King Bruno, the Questionable's herald, refers to his king as "conqueror of Freedonia," a reference to the mythical country Groucho Marx ruled as Rufus T. Firefly in the film Duck Soup (1933). moreGoofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When the fanatics parade through the village, rolling a huge wooden wheel before them, a stack of camera equipment, partially covered with a blanket, can be seen in the background. moreSoundtrack:
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Jabberwocky has more gore and mayhem than a mace fight, and that is its theme, purely and simply. It's an ode to carnivorous, vicious, rampaging monsters, exploding people, dismemberment, impalement, et cetera. The climax is met after what seems like endless rising action, loaded to the brim with blood and guts. That is its charm.
The cinematography is grainy and bad, almost on purpose, but it's definitely not charming. What Terry Gilliam gives this film that works so well is a great intensity in its pace. It begins fairly slowly, but it sneaks up on you and accosts you.
Its sense of humor is one of the most morbid I've ever experienced, and it's very funny, I must say. All of the things I said this film is an ode to are at some point played for laughs at least a handful of times in Jabberwocky.
I suppose the verdict on Jabberwocky is that it's not a great film and it's not one that I care to see again, b ut during the time I was watching it, I was laughing and I was successfully bashed by its intense outpour of action, violence, and excitement, all in wonderfully bad taste.