A young peasant with no interest in adventure or fortune is mistaken for the kingdom's only hope when a horrible monster threatens the countryside.A young peasant with no interest in adventure or fortune is mistaken for the kingdom's only hope when a horrible monster threatens the countryside.A young peasant with no interest in adventure or fortune is mistaken for the kingdom's only hope when a horrible monster threatens the countryside.
Antony Carrick
- 3rd Merchant
- (as Anthony Carrick)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe fight between the Jabberwocky and the Black Knight was choreographed differently than what is shown in this movie. When Peter Salmon slipped and fell, writer and director Terry Gilliam decided it looked so natural that he edited the fight sequence to include the fall.
- GoofsPotatoes originated in the Andes, in South America. They were introduced to Europe in the middle of the 16th century, and were a staple food about 100 years later, well after the feudal era.
- Crazy credits"All characters portrayed in this film are entirely fictitious and bare no resemblance to anyone living or dead, except for one."
- Alternate versionsA single instance of the use of the word "buggers" had to be removed in order for the film to receive an 'A' (PG) certificate in the UK. Later releases were uncut.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Pythons (1979)
- SoundtracksNight on a Bald Mountain
by Modest Mussorgsky (as M.Moussorgskij) & Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Featured review
There's been lots said about this film in relation to Python on IMDb already, so I won't bother making comparisons. Jabberwocky is a messy, but extremely entertaining film, full of sly satire and crass scatological slapstick. It's an extremely grotty movie - everything is squalid and grotesque. Even the King's palace is falling to bits, and all the characters are either stupid, violent, or both. The film spends a long time farting about, exploring various daft notions and barely-related events, before getting down to its titular business in the last 20 minutes or so. But there are some sublime jokes in there and it's an interesting Gilliam "period piece". You can see the twinkle that later grew into the likes of Time Bandits, Brazil, Baron Munchausen etc.
Watch out for Terry Jones doing a ludicrous cameo as a poacher, pulling some of the most ridiculous faces ever seen on screen.
Watch out for Terry Jones doing a ludicrous cameo as a poacher, pulling some of the most ridiculous faces ever seen on screen.
- demondrink
- Sep 30, 2004
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- Also known as
- Monty Python's Jabberwocky
- Filming locations
- Chepstow Castle, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK(castle's gate, streets)
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- Budget
- $500,000 (estimated)
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