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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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Key Information
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| Genre: |
Comedies |
| Directors: |
Terry Jones |
| Actors: |
Carol Cleveland · Charles McKeown · Eric Idle · Graham Chapman · Gwen Taylor · John Cleese · Kenneth Colley · Michael Palin · Terence Bayler · Terry Jones |
| Stars: |
Monty Python Cast |
| UPC: |
012569200333, 013131063639, 013131067491, 043396225923, 092091156650, 097361287133, 715515010320 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 34min |
| Available Formats: |
DVD, DVD: Criterion Collection, DVD: Immaculate Edition; 2-Disc Set, VHS, VHS: Collector's Edition |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Subgenre: |
Recommended |
| Release Date: |
1979 |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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VHS Editions
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- VHS: Collector's Edition
- 1hr 33min
- Anchor Bay Entertainment
- April 27, 1999
- R (MPAA)
- 013131063639
, - VHS
- 1hr 30min
- Movies Unlimited
- R (MPAA)
, - VHS
- 1hr 33min
- Anchor Bay Entertainment
- September 09, 1997
- R (MPAA)
- 092091156650
, - VHS
- 1hr 34min
- Paramount Home Entertainment
- August 24, 1994
- R (MPAA)
- 097361287133
- Sound Features: HiFi, Surround, Stereo
, - VHS
- 1hr 34min
- Warner Home Video
- R (MPAA)
- 012569200333
- Sound Features: HiFi, Stereo
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones |
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Professional Reviews
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(01/01/2008, p.164, Neil Smith): 5 stars out of 5 -- "[With] a consistently high strike rate that puts this on a par with HOLY GRAIL as the team's best big-screen foray.", (04/01/2008, p.69, David Richardson): 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his saucy, provocative satire on the sometimes ridiculous nature of religion is absolutely brilliant...the effervescent gags never grow tired.", (04/30/2004, p.E13, Kenneth Turan): "[I]ts free-form humor and fearless blasphemy still intact and as potent as ever.", (07/01/2003, p.137, Daniel Webb): "...Always hilarious...", (08/17/1979, p.C15, Vincent Canby): "...Just when you thought that the uproarious English comedy troupe had taken bad taste as far as it could go....Bad taste of this order is rare but not yet dead...", (12/01/2007, p.224, Kat Brown): 5 stars out of 5 -- "[It] might bear similarities to the greatest story ever told, but you'll be laughing too hard to take offense." |
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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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