Gimme Five! Celebrating Lewis Carroll's birthday

Charles Dodgson (AKA Lewis Carroll) was born January 27, 1832. Here are a few of my favorite film adaptations of his works.

Jabberwocky (1977)

At the darkest hour of the Dark Ages, in the kingdom of Bruno the Questionable, the dreaded Jabberwocky roams the land with his eyes aflame and his talons bared. Which brave knight shall slay the beast, save the kingdom, and win the hand of the fair princess? Starring Monty Python’s Michael Palin; directed by Terry Gilliam.

Alice in Wonderland (2010)

Alice, now 19 years old, returns to the whimsical world she first entered as a child and embarks on a journey to discover her true destiny. Directed by Tim Burton and starring Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter.

Alice in Wonderland (1999)

Lewis Carroll's famous story about a girl who falls asleep in a meadow and dreams of entering a magical world, filled with strange adventures and magical creatures. With an all-star cast including Gene Wilder, Whoopi Goldberg, and Christopher Lloyd.

Alice in Wonderland (1951)

An animated musical version of Lewis Carroll's tale about a girl named Alice. Alice follows a White Rabbit through a very small door and enters Wonderland, where she has many unusual adventures. Voices by Ed Wynn, Sterling Holloway and others.

Dreamchild (1985)

Exploring the somewhat darker and more mysterious side of the Lewis Carroll's classic book, the movie follows Alice Liddell (the book's inspiration) as an old woman who is haunted by the characters she was once so amused by. As she thinks back on it, she starts to see her relationship with the shy author/professor in a new way and realizes the vast change between the young Alice and the old. With Coral Browne and Ian Holm.