Directed by:
Terry GilliamScreenplay:
Terry GilliamCinematography:
Terry BedfordCast:
Michael Palin, John Le Mesurier, Peter Cellier, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Kenneth Colley, Gorden Kaye, David Prowse, Roger Pratt, Neil Innes, Tony Aitken (more)Plots(1)
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 town’s only possible saviour but Dennis Cooper, an endearingly witless bumpkin who stumbles onto the scene and is flung into the role of brave knight. The first outing as a solo director by Terry Gilliam - inspired by Lewis Carroll’s poem "Jabberwocky" and made on the heels of 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. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
Bryan Pringle
UK
Best movies:
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Prime Suspect (1991) (TV movie)
Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1998) (TV movie)
Mollie Maureen
Ireland
Best movies:
Twisted Nerve (1968)
Kill Me Tomorrow (1957)
Little Dorrit (1987)
Simon Williams
UK
Best movies:
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) (series)
Dalziel and Pascoe (1996) (series)
The Gathering Storm (2002) (TV movie)
Gordon Rollings
UK
Best movies:
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
A Hard Day's Night (1964)
The Sign of Four (1983) (TV movie)
Frank Williams
UK
Best movies:
The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978) (TV movie)
The One That Got Away (1957)
A Stitch in Time (1963)
Christopher Logue
UK
Best movies:
Jabberwocky (1977)
The Devils (1971)
Moonlighting (1982)
John Sharp
UK
Best movies:
Three Bites of the Apple (1967)
Watch Out, We're Mad (1974)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Max Wall
Best movies:
Jabberwocky (1977)