Jake's Journey
Jake's Journey was a television pilot created, co-written and starring Monty Python member Graham Chapman in 1988.[1] It was one of the last projects for Chapman and the last for director Hal Ashby.[2][3]
The script is included in the book Ojril: The Complete Incomplete Graham Chapman.[4] ISBN 9781574882704
Plot
[edit]A teenage boy time travels back to the Middle Ages.[4][5] He meets George, a knight and they embark on a quest together.[6]
Cast
[edit]- Chris Young - Jake
- Graham Chapman - Sir George/Queen/Taxi Driver
- Peter Cook - King
- Nancy Lenehan - Jake's Mother
- Lane Smith - Jake's Father
- Gabrielle Anwar -Princess/Fiona Penwarden
- Rik Mayall - Troll
- Alexei Sayle - Head Torturer
- Liz Smith - Witch
- Griff Rhys Jones - Innkeeper
- Richard Strange - Lobster 1
- Tony Slattery - Lobster 2
- Susie Blake - Torturer's Wife
- Daniel Peacock - British Telecom Engineer
References
[edit]- ^ "MONTY PYTHON FOUNDER CHAPMAN DIES". Retrieved 17 August 2018 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ McCall, Douglas (12 November 2013). Monty Python: A Chronology, 1969-2012, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9780786478118. Retrieved 17 August 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Jake's Journey (1988)". bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ a b "10 More Promising TV Pilots That Weren't Picked Up". vulture.com. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ Summers, Claude J. (17 August 2018). The Queer Encyclopedia of Film & Television. Cleis Press. ISBN 9781573442091. Retrieved 17 August 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Jake's Journey (partially found CBS pilot; 1988) - The Lost Media Wiki". lostmediawiki.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.