Jabberwocky (film)

This article is about the 1977 Terry Gilliam film. For the 1971 animated short, see Jabberwocky (1971 film).

Jabberwocky
Theatrical re-release poster
Directed byTerry Gilliam
Screenplay byCharles Alverson
Terry Gilliam
Based on"Jabberwocky"
by Lewis Carroll
Produced bySandy Lieberson
StarringMichael Palin
Harry H. Corbett
John Le Mesurier
Warren Mitchell
Max Wall
Rodney Bewes
John Bird
Bernard Bresslaw
Terry Gilliam
Neil Innes
Terry Jones
CinematographyTerry Bedford
Edited byMichael Bradsell
Music byModest Mussorgsky
Hector Berlioz
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Jacques Ibert
Production
companies
Python Films
Umbrella Films
Distributed byColumbia-Warner Distributors
Release dates
  • 28 March 1977 (1977-03-28) (London)
  • 8 April 1977 (1977-04-08) (United Kingdom)
  • 15 April 1977 (1977-04-15) (United States)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Budget£587,668[1]
Box office£479,219[1]

Jabberwocky is a 1977 British fantasy comedy film co-written and directed by Terry Gilliam. Jabberwocky stars Michael Palin as Dennis, a cooper's apprentice, who is forced through clumsy, often slapstick misfortunes to hunt a terrible dragon after the death of his father. The film's title is taken from the nonsense poem "Jabberwocky" from Lewis Carroll's Through the Looking-Glass (1871).[2]

The film is Gilliam's solo directorial debut, after he co-directed Monty Python and the Holy Grail with Terry Jones in 1975. The film received a mixed response from critics and audiences.[3]

  1. ^ a b Chapman, J. (2022). The Money Behind the Screen: A History of British Film Finance, 1945-1985. Edinburgh University Press p 357. Income is distributor's receipts, combined domestic and international, as at 31 Dec 1978.
  2. ^ Shail, Robert (2007). British film directors: a critical guide. Edinburgh University Press. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-7486-2231-3. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  3. ^ New York Media, LLC (1977). "New York Magazine". Newyorkmetro.com. New York Media, LLC: 76. ISSN 0028-7369.