Jabberwocky Details

Jabberwocky

Opening with a quote from Lewis Carroll's classic nonsensical poem, Terry Gilliam's JABBERWOCKY is a darkly comic medieval masterpiece about a monster wreaking havoc on helpless villages. Michael Palin stars as Dennis Cooper, a happy-go-lucky ne'er-do-well stock taker who becomes the unlikely hero in a castle's efforts to defeat the great green beast. The unwitting and pathetic Dennis is in love with Griselda, the furthest thing from a classic princess heroine that film has ever seen. However, she wants nothing to do with Dennis, who is renounced by his father on his deathbed, setting him off on a hysterical adventure that winds up with him facing off against the monster itself. The jousting scenes are particularly funny--and very gruesome, lending the film its seriocomic tone that had the audience somewhat baffled at first, although it's now much loved. The film is a brilliant parody of medieval epics, featuring lavish costumes, a medieval score, and terrific sets. Monty Python regulars Terry Jones and Neil Innes make cameo appearances, as does director Gilliam himself.

Starring	Michael Palin, Harry H. Corbett, John Le Mesurier, Warren Mitchell, Max Wall, Annette Badland, Rodney Bewes, Brenda Cowling, Deborah Fallender
Director	Terry Gilliam
Studio	SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 40 mins
Certificate
Genres	Comedy
Language	DVD: English
Released	DVD: 17 Feb 2003 Production year: 1977