Jabberwocky (1977)

1977 | Action | Comedy

105 mins

A dim-witted peasant seeks his fortune in the city while the land is ravaged by a terrifying monster. Really, really loosely based on a poem by Lewis Carroll, this was Terry Gilliam's first feature film as director and features several other members of the Monty Python collective.



Produced by Sony Pictures Entertainment
Director Terry Gilliam
Writer Terry Gilliam and Charles Alverson
Cast Michael Palin, Deborah Fallender, Max Wall, John Le Mesurier, Annette Badland, Warren Mitchell, Brenda Cowling and Harry H. Corbett


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Jabberwocky (1977)
Jabberwocky (1977)
1977 | Action, Comedy
Little bit Slithy, little bit Frabjous
Oddball comedy-drama that sets the tone for much of Terry Gilliam's career by being visually ravishing but a bit all-over-the-place story-wise. Gilliam's background at the time was in TV comedy, which may explain why so many well-known TV comics turn up in the film - apart from Michael Palin, there's Warren Clarke, Harry H Corbett, John le Mesurier, and so on.

The thing is that this isn't actually very funny - there are the seeds of some good jokes here, but the fact the movie has been filmed and edited in the style of an art-house historical drama kills most of them dead. Still, the medieval period has seldom been brought to the screen with such an authentic sense of filth, squalour, and misery, and the monster suit is pretty good. That said, if you're not into absurd comedy, Dragonslayer (1981) tells a very similar story in a more accessible style.

(And I have to say I'm astounded a film so focused on gore and bodily functions has only got a PG certificate. Caveat emptor.)