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Jabberwocky 100 minutes, UK (1977), PG
(3.0)
Rating: 3.0 Stars
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Average user rating (4.3 / 3 votes)

Twas brillig and the slithy toves... Terry Gilliam, some other Pythons and assorted British thesps unite to fend off Lewis Carroll's mythical monster in this chaotic tale of medieval mayhem and surreal silliness

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Jabberwocky: Gilliam drags Python team-mates Palin and Jones through the blood-splattered filth of medieval England, which is merrily described in this piece of visual extravagance. Palin plays a dithering apprentice cooper - Dennis Cooper - who reluctantly takes on the Jabberwock of Lewis Carroll's poem to save the kingdom and win the girl. This was Gilliam's first solo effort, and sadly it shows...
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