# Jabberwocky (1977)

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**Runtime**: 105 min
**Genres**: Fantasy, Comedy
**Directed by**: Terry Gilliam
**Written by**: Terry Gilliam, Charles Alverson
**Starring**: Michael Palin, Harry H. Corbett, John Le Mesurier, Warren Mitchell, Max Wall, Rodney Bewes

> *Jabberwocky: the monster so horrible that people caught the plague to avoid it*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Apparently someone thought fantasy and comedy mixed well. Dennis Cooper faces adventures in a town threatened by a monster. It somehow works as a quirky romp.

**Mood tags**: 3am-cult, playful

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