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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Terry Jones |
| Stars: |
Monty Python Cast |
| Actors: |
Terry Jones |
| Genre: |
Comedies |
| Subgenre: |
British · Satire · Black Comedy · Religion · Ancient World · Comedy |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
013131063639 |
| Release Date: |
1979 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 34min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Immaculate Edition; 2-Disc Set, 1hr 34min
Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (January 29, 2008)
UPC: 043396225923 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 34min
Release Company: Paramount Home Entertainment (August 24, 1994)
UPC: 097361287133 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
John Cleese |
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Professional Reviews
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(07/01/2003, p.137, Daniel Webb): "...Always hilarious..." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"What is myrrh? It sounds like some kind of animal to me. Something with horns..."--Mandy (Terry Jones), Brian's mum
"What was that?--Gregory (Terence Bayler)
"I don't know. I was too busy talking to Bignose."--Cheeky (Eric Idle)
"I think it was 'Blessed are the cheesemakers.'"--crowd member
"Ah, what's so special about the cheesemakers?"--Mrs. Gregory (Carol Cleveland)
"Well, obviously, it's not meant to be taken literally. It refers to any manufacturers of dairy products."--Gregory
"Hear that? 'Blessed are the Greek.'"--Spork
"The Greek?"--Gregory
"If you want to join the People's Front of Judea, you have to really hate the Romans."--Reg (John Cleese) to Brian (Graham Chapman)
"I do!"--Brian
"Oh yeah, how much?"--Reg
"A lot!"--Brian
"Right...you're in."--Reg
"I'm Brian!"--Brian (of course, you silly person)
"He's not the Messiah! He's a very naughty boy!"--Mandy speaking to a crowd about Brian
"You are all individuals!"--Brian to a huge crowd of his followers
"We are all individuals!"--the crowd
"Apart from the sanitation, medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system, and public health...what have the Romans ever done for us?"--Reg (John Cleese) to others in the People's Front of Judea (not to be confused with the Judean People's Front) |
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Monty Python delivers a scathing, anarchic satire of both religion and Hollywood's depiction of all things biblical with their second--and tightest--full-length film. The setting is the Holy Land in 33 A.D., a time of poverty and chaos, with no shortage of messiahs, followers willing to believe in them, and exasperated Romans trying to impose some order. At the center of it all is Brian Cohen (Graham Chapman), a reluctant would-be messiah who rises to prominence as a result of a series of absurd and truly hilarious circumstances that parallel the life of Christ--providing ample opportunity for the entire ensemble (John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Chapman) to shine in multiple roles as they blaspheme and mock everyone and everything from ex-lepers, Pontius Pilate, and the art of haggling to crazy prophets, Roman centurions, and crucifixion. <br> <br> Directed by Python Terry Jones, MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN is an uproarious biblical parody that does to ancient Rom... |
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