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Jabberwocky Details

1977

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Starring	John Le Mesurier, Rodney Bewes, Brenda Cowling, Deborah Fallender
Director	Terry Gilliam
Genres	Action/Adventure, Comedy

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

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  Half Gilliam, half Python
  
  A good cast - Max Wall, John Le Mesurier, Harry H. Corbett, Bernard Bresslaw, Warren Mitchell and, of course, Michael Palin - and the sort of beautifully shot ... read more »
  
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  Couple of stellar moments!
  
  Genius if only for the knights playing hide and seek (truly the greatest moment in the film) and the giant Jabberwock turd!
  
  Fans of Gilliam and Palin... read more »
  
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  - 22 Apr 2010 at 15:40
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  Despite feturing some great comic actors, the film fails to hold your attention. It's meant to be funny but the script is very very bad.
  
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  This film is worth watching if you really want to gain an understanding of real medieval England! Why? Because the characters are grotesquely ugly, rampant and ... read more »
  
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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 ...