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Jabberwocky

  • 1977
  • PG
  • 1h 45m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
17K
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Jabberwocky (1977)
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A young peasant with no interest in adventure or fortune is mistaken for the kingdom's only hope when a horrible monster threatens the countryside.A young peasant with no interest in adventure or fortune is mistaken for the kingdom's only hope when a horrible monster threatens the countryside.A young peasant with no interest in adventure or fortune is mistaken for the kingdom's only hope when a horrible monster threatens the countryside.

  • Director
    • Terry Gilliam
  • Writers
    • Lewis Carroll
    • Charles Alverson
    • Terry Gilliam
  • Stars
    • Michael Palin
    • Harry H. Corbett
    • John Le Mesurier
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.1/10
    17K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Terry Gilliam
    • Writers
      • Lewis Carroll
      • Charles Alverson
      • Terry Gilliam
    • Stars
      • Michael Palin
      • Harry H. Corbett
      • John Le Mesurier
    • 86User reviews
    • 57Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Michael Palin
    Michael Palin
    • Dennis Cooper
    Harry H. Corbett
    Harry H. Corbett
    • The Squire
    John Le Mesurier
    John Le Mesurier
    • The Chamberlain
    Warren Mitchell
    Warren Mitchell
    • Mr. Fishfinger
    Max Wall
    Max Wall
    • King Bruno the Questionable
    Rodney Bewes
    Rodney Bewes
    • The Other Squire
    John Bird
    John Bird
    • 1st Herald
    Bernard Bresslaw
    Bernard Bresslaw
    • The Landlord
    Antony Carrick
    Antony Carrick
    • 3rd Merchant
    • (as Anthony Carrick)
    Peter Cellier
    Peter Cellier
    • 1st Merchant
    Deborah Fallender
    Deborah Fallender
    • The Princess
    Derek Francis
    • Bishop
    Terry Gilliam
    Terry Gilliam
    • Man with Rock
    Neil Innes
    Neil Innes
    • 2nd Herald
    Terry Jones
    Terry Jones
    • Poacher
    Bryan Pringle
    Bryan Pringle
    • Guard at Gate
    Frank Williams
    Frank Williams
    • 2nd Merchant
    Glenn Williams
    • 2nd Guard at Gate
    • Director
      • Terry Gilliam
    • Writers
      • Lewis Carroll
      • Charles Alverson
      • Terry Gilliam
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    User reviews86

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    didi-5

    Gilliam's first solo venture

    A hit-and-miss post-Python affair, directed by Terry Gilliam and featuring former teammates Terry Jones (briefly) and Michael Palin (throughout), alongside a Who's Who of British comedy including Max Wall, Bernard Bresslaw, Harry H Corbett, John Bird, Neil Innes, John Le Mesurier, Warren Mitchell, Graham Crowden, and others.

    Jabberwocky starts off in a promising way, using the Lewis Carroll poem plus gory visuals as the monster claims its first victim. After that it meanders along with the story of Dennis the cooper (a caricature very like Python's Arthur Pewtey) as he goes to the big city in search of fame and fortune. Max Wall is delightfully funny as King Bruno the Questionable, but several of the gags fall flat and are just too silly to be funny.

    All this aside, it was a fine idea, done on a shoe-string budget, and has a lot of good amongst the dross. Remembered with affection.
    sabalo

    medieval buffoonery

    I was flicking through the stations looking for my favourite type of film - low budget comedies and b movies. Lucky me to find Jabberwocky!

    I missed the beginning but soon realised I had strayed upon a gem of a film. Michael Palin in a ridiculous outfit in a filthy wretched medieval city! The scenery is perfect and on one level is quite realistic. Starving people, outside 'toilets' and general squalor - but this is a comedy and the characters are hilarious!!!

    I noticed Warren Mitchel (Alf Garnet) and Bernard Bresslaw (from the Carry On's) in there too making for a very funny film

    There are many memorable scenes and the humour is in a monty python style with plenty of slapstick and toilet humour

    The low budget wasn't really noticable, and I thought overall had a more produced feel than the holy grail which really was low budget film!

    I would definately recommend this film to anyone who likes crazy off beat comedies

    Its not exactly a kids film because its gory in places and the princess at one point seems to lose her clothes, but older kids will probably love it... a bit like how the Goonies was almost too scary to be a kids film

    I give it 5 turnips out of 5
    9cheewawa-1

    It'll turn your teeth, snow white!

    This film makes me laugh with every viewing. The extreme attention to detail of hygene and costumes is excellent. I have it on DVD and it's the only way to see it. Listen to Terry Gilliam's commentary with Michael Palin and it gives you a whole new outlook to the hardships of making these kinds of movies. And it tells you about some of the short cuts they used and they still are displeased with to this day. Gilliam's "Diamond Man" steals both scenes he's in. This is a forgotten movie. I don't know too many people who remember it, but everyone I've told to rent it, have told me they really liked it. It's not a Python movie, but it's got the Python humour and a couple of Python cameos. Look for them. It's a very funny movie and it's a blast to watch. A real gem from Gilliam and company.
    7digitaria

    Well worth viewing, and viewing again!

    A Python spin-off, owing much to the earlier 'Monty Python and The Holy Grail', Jabberwocky is a fine film in its own right, featuring a tremendous cast of British stalwarts, a regrettably high percentage of whom have since died. Harry H Corbett, John Le Mesurier, Max Wall, Bernard Bresslaw and Brian Glover all feature and none is still with us.

    Disinherited by his father and therefore unable to win the hand of the appalling Griselda Fishfinger, who snacks on raw potatoes, gormless but optimistic Dennis Cooper (Michael Palin) sets off for the city to make his fortune. The city is somewhat under siege by the vicious Jabberwock(y), a beast influenced by Lewis Carrol's doggerel poem of the same name. Dennis, in the time-honoured tradition, is ultimately required to rid the city of the threat and accordingly claim half of King Bruno the Questionable's creaking kingdom and the hand in marriage of his beautiful daughter, notwithstanding the dubious but apparently lingering attractions of 'Greasy' Griselda.

    The riotous succession of eccentric characters encountered along the way is what it's all about, of course, with a memorable string of ridiculous situations and occurrences and liberal spattering of mud and gore to be undergone. This film rewards repeated viewing, when previously unappreciated subtleties emerge. The Fishfinger family's changing attitude to Dennis, according to his perceived fortunes, Dennis narrowly escaping death or serious injury on a regular basis, Gordon Kaye appearing briefly, dressed inexplicably as a nun, the kingdom by degrees collapsing, there's a beggar who attracts charity by means of auto-amputation, street-racing merchants, the King displaying only intermittent episodes of lucidity, characters who step out of line are suddenly and brutally eliminated - it's all great fun.

    Jabberwocky is less well known than the pure Python films, but none the worse for that.
    7RufusT

    This early Terry Gilliam film is better than its reputation.

    This often neglected first solo directing effort of Gilliam's is certainly much better than its maligned reputation would have you believe. While it is though sledding the first time through, it gains appreciably with repeated viewings, but does demand you pay attention. Amongst all the excrement, garbage and filth, Gilliam and his co-writer actually have a little something to say about big business, but mainly JABBERWOCKY is very, very funny. Strong stomachs are required, however.

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    • Trivia
      The fight between the Jabberwocky and the Black Knight was choreographed differently than what is shown in this movie. When Peter Salmon slipped and fell, writer and director Terry Gilliam decided it looked so natural that he edited the fight sequence to include the fall.
    • Goofs
      Potatoes originated in the Andes, in South America. They were introduced to Europe in the middle of the 16th century, and were a staple food about 100 years later, well after the feudal era.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: It is the middle of the Dark Ages. Ages darker than anyone had ever expected.

    • Crazy credits
      "All characters portrayed in this film are entirely fictitious and bare no resemblance to anyone living or dead, except for one."
    • Alternate versions
      A single instance of the use of the word "buggers" had to be removed in order for the film to receive an 'A' (PG) certificate in the UK. Later releases were uncut.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Pythons (1979)
    • Soundtracks
      Night on a Bald Mountain
      by Modest Mussorgsky (as M.Moussorgskij) & Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

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    • Release date
      • April 15, 1977 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Monty Python's Jabberwocky
    • Filming locations
      • Chepstow Castle, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK(castle's gate, streets)
    • Production companies
      • Python Films
      • Umbrella Entertainment Productions
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    • Budget
      • $500,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 45 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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