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 .. Read more
| Starring | Michael Palin, Harry H. Corbett, John Le Mesurier, Warren Mitchell |
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| Director | Terry Gilliam |
| Genres | Comedy |
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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 |
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| Director | Terry Gilliam |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 40 mins |
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| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 17 Feb 2003 Production year: 1977 |
Inspired by the Lewis Carroll poem, Terry Gilliam's debut feature is an uneven mix of medieval tomfoolery and crude Monty Python humour. Fellow Python Michael Palin plays the hero who, to prove his worth and win the hand of a fair maiden, sets out to kill the fearsome manxome foe. The production design is stunning, and the look of the Jabberwock is based on the illustrations that Sir John Tenniel created for Carroll's original book. For all that, Gilliam's grim fantasy only periodically raises itself above the tiresome.
An intellectual Carry On film, with very little more taste and a great deal more unpleasant imagery. Despite much re-editing, the laughs are very intermittent.
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