Project Detail

Mumbo Jumbo

Name: Mumbo Jumbo
Director: Steve Cookson
Released: 2001
Duration: 84 mins

Synopsis

Mumbo Jumbo is a sumptuously photographed fairy tale of contemporary culture in the classic tradition of Gulliver and Alice in Wonderland.

Meet Thomas Doubting, a total loser. He can't sell his songs. He can't get a job. He's been evicted. His girlfriend dumped him. Even his dog ran away. With nothing left to live for, he decides to end it all, but he can't even do that right. In the process, he meets a mysterious old fellow who gives him a magic amulet, as if that's going to help. But then Thomas notices a headline in a newspaper the guy leaves behind - a large reward is being offered for the return of the beautiful Princess Vanilla to the land of Sinmouth. So it's off to Sinmouth in search of the Princess and his fortune.

Once there he meets a cast of Oz-like characters who believe Thomas is the next 'Mumbo Jumbo', a mythological Sprite from the sixth century who's been summoned to free them from the tyranny of an evil businessman, Mr Bounder. Bounder has kidnapped many of Sinmouth's villagers, ruined the town, and imprisoned the Princess herself. His intent is to build a financial empire on organic, high-yield fertiliser made from the remains of his fellow villagers. Thomas's work is cut out for him as he muddles and stumbles his way through the magic land on his quest to save the Princess and the world - or at least a mythological part of it.

Details

Year: 2001
Type of project: Features
Running time: 84 mins
Format: 35mm Fuji
Director: Steve Cookson
Producer: Margit Bimler
Executive Producer: Margit Bimler
Editor: Julian Doyle
Screenwriter: Richard Mathews
Director of Photography: Nina Kellgren
Sound: David Howman
Composer: Andre Jacquemin
Principal cast: Jamie Walters, Joss Ackland, Richard O’ Brien, Brian Blessed, Melinda Messenger

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Firelight Entertainment / Pigs Pictures

C/O Vine International Pictures

Sales Company

Vine International Pictures

Contact: Marie Vine
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Orpington
Kent BR6 7JA
UK

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