Rent Jabberwocky (1977)
3.2 of 5 from 110 ratings
1h 41min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- Gadzooks! These be terrible times in the kingdom of Bruno the Questionable! At the darkest hour of the Dark Ages (hey, who turned off the lights?), the dreaded Jabberwock roams the land. His eyes aflame, his talons bared - a bone-crushing horror! Which brave knight shall slay the beast and save the kingdom? Who shall win the hand of the fair princess? Could it be Dennis the Apprentice (Michael Palin), a mere dolt and silly fool who carries a potato and loves the fat Griselda? Shall he save the kingdom? Or will he be smitten with chamberpots and made to eat rats on a stick? Arrrgh!
- Actors:
- Michael Palin, Harry H. Corbett, John Le Mesurier, Warren Mitchell, Max Wall, Rodney Bewes, John Bird, Bernard Bresslaw, Anthony Carrick, Peter Cellier, Deborah Fallender, Derek Francis, Terry Gilliam, Neil Innes, Terry Jones, Bryan Pringle, Frank Williams, Glenn Williams, Simon Williams, Annette Badland
- Directors:
- Terry Gilliam
- Producers:
- Sanford Lieberson
- Voiced By:
- Sydney Bromley
- Writers:
- Lewis Carroll, Charles Alverson, Terry Gilliam
- Studio:
- Columbia Tristar
- Genres:
- Comedy, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
- Collections:
- 10 Films to Watch if You Like: Monty Python's Life of Brian, And Now For Something Completely Similar: Solo Pythons, Children's Books On Screen: Fantasy, Hare We Go! - Bunny Movies For Easter: Part 1, What We Were Watching in 1971
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 20/11/2017
- Run Time:
- 105 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Audio commentary from 2001 featuring Gilliam and actor Michael Palm
- New documentary on the making of the film, featuring Gilliam, Palm, producer Sandy Lieberson, and actor Annette Badland
- New interview with Valerie Charlton, designer of the film's creature, the Jabberwock, featuring her collection of rare behind-the-scenes photographs
- Audio interview with cinematographer Terry Bedford from 1998
- Selection of Gilliam's storyboards and sketches
- Original UK opening sequence
- Trailer
- An essay by critic Scott Tobias
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Reviews (1) of Jabberwocky
A cavalcade of the uncouth and grotesque - Jabberwocky review by NP
I’m sorry to say I've always found Monty Python to be massively unfunny: lots of smug men putting on silly voices don’t really make me laugh. There are shades of that approach in ‘Jabberwocky’, and this has many connections with that team. It is, however, different enough for me to want to see it, and I'm glad I did – the world here has echoes of Mervyn Peake’s ‘Gormenghast’, and that lifts my appreciation greatly.
This is a cavalcade of the uncouth and grotesque, the unrespectable and debauched, with only Michael Palin's Dennis Cooper displaying much in the way of decency. Joining him in this relentless onslaught of the unpleasant and the unwashed is a terrific cast including Max Wall, John le Mesurier, Warren Mitchell, Bernard Bresslaw, Annette Badland and Graham Crowden. It's the bawdiest of romps, a bit full-on but lots of fun, but not something I imagine I'll be watching again for a while. My score is 6 out of 10.
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