Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky (1977)

  • 58% of critics liked it
    (12 reviews)

  • 47% of users liked it
    (8,309 ratings)

An innocent country farmer experiences a number of improbable misadventures that culminate in a battle against the titular beast in this broadly comic fantasy. The first solo outing of director Terry Gilliam, who served as animator and co-director on Monty Python and the Holy Grail, returns to the… More

PG, 1 hr. 45 min.
Directed By
Terry Gilliam
Written By
Terry Gilliam
Genres
Comedy
On DVD
Oct 23, 2001

Critic Reviews

  • Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

    Medieval pigsty-jamboree

  • Cole Smithey, ColeSmithey.com

    Terry Gilliam's visionary humor and style is on full display here.

  • Shane Burridge, rec.arts.movies.reviews

    The cast looks like it was recruited from a Pasolini movie, the budget-concious framing is claustrophobic, and there's way too much smoke

  • Rob Gonsalves, eFilmCritic.com

    Gilliam wins major points for so thoroughly debunking the Dark Ages.

  • Gerry Shamray, Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

    One of the Python's weakest.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Phil H


    One of Gilliams best for me with a stunning British cast of all stars, the look and feel of the film is so obviously Gilliam mixed with Monty Python which is very familiar and reassuring when you watch...you know just what your gonna get and you know its gonna be dark, grim, dirty,… More

  • AJ V


    A goofy spoof of fantasy movies, from Gilliam of Monty Python, but this movie is horrible next to Holy Grail. It's got some funny jokes, but overall, it's just okay.

  • Tim S


    It does hold that Gilliam style and is funny at times, but like all of his work, it's uneven. I enjoy having it on in the background to occupy my time, but not into it enough to call it a masterpiece.

  • Pierluigi P


    Uneven, but atmospheric and funny portrait of the dark ages.

  • Lafe F


    I was expecting the grandness of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"! But this is a bore.

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