Jabberwocky
Jabberwocky • 1h 46m
Directed by Terry Gilliam • 1977 • United Kingdom
Starring Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Warren Mitchell
Amid the filth and muck of England in the Dark Ages, a fearsome dragon stalks the land, casting a shadow of terror upon the kingdom of Bruno the Questionable. Who should emerge as the only possible savior but Dennis Cooper (Michael Palin), an endearingly witless bumpkin who stumbles onto the scene and is flung into the role of brave knight? Terry Gilliam’s first outing as a solo director—inspired by Lewis Carroll’s poem “Jabberwocky” and made following Gilliam’s success as a member of the iconic comedy troupe Monty Python—showcases his delight in comic nonsense, with a cast chock-full of beloved British character actors. A giddy romp through blood and excrement, JABBERWOCKY remains one of the filmmaker’s most uproarious visions of society gone berserk.
Up Next in Jabberwocky
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JABBERWOCKY Commentary
This commentary, recorded in 2001, features cowriter-director Terry Gilliam and actor Michael Palin.
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JABBERWOCKY: Good Nonsense
This documentary on the making of JABBERWOCKY was produced in 2017 and features interviews with director Terry Gilliam, producer Sanford Lieberson, and actors Michael Palin and Annette Badland.
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Valerie Charlton on JABBERWOCKY
In this short program, produced in 2017, special-effects artist Valerie Charlton discusses the creation of the Jabberwock.
