Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor. The world's most voracious glutton brings the art of vomiting to new heights before his spectacular demise.
Directed by Terry Jones
sense of life
comedian
satire
sketch
breaking the fourth wall
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duringcreditsstinger
vignette
the meaning of life
anarchic comedy
Rank
#21 in 1983·#2515 overall
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.8 / 5
Where to Watch
Cast
Terry Gilliam
Various Roles
Graham Chapman
Various Roles
John Cleese
Various Roles
Eric Idle
Various Roles
Terry Jones
Various Roles
Michael Palin
Various Roles
Carol Cleveland
Various Roles
Simon Jones
Cedric
Patricia Quinn
Mrs. Williams
Judy Loe
Nurse #1
Andrew Bicknell
(Segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Andrew MacLachlan
Groom
Crew
Terry Jones
Director
Graham Chapman
Screenplay
John Cleese
Screenplay
Terry Gilliam
Screenplay
Eric Idle
Screenplay
Terry Jones
Screenplay
Michael Palin
Screenplay
John Du Prez
Original Music Composer
Julian Doyle
Editor
Roger Pratt
Director of Photography
Debbie McWilliams
Casting
James Acheson
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
390 reviews
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7.0★ · 03/25/16
oh, and, jenkins, apparently your mother died this morning.
oh, and, jenkins, apparently your mother died this morning.
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Kian Roberts
Monty Python at it again with by far their most underrated work. This felt a lot more like the original show than the other two films and the songs were completely sublime. I vividly remember watching the clip of the fat fella blowing up over and over completely stone faced and I had no idea it was in this film. Tremendous.
"Every sperm is sacred, every sperm is great, if a sperm is wasted, God gets quite irate..."
Monty Python at it again with by far their most underrated work. This felt a lot more like the original show than the other two films and the songs were completely sublime. I vividly remember watching the clip of the fat fella blowing up over and over completely stone faced and I had no idea it was in this film. Tremendous.
"Every sperm is sacred, every sperm is great, if a sperm is wasted, God gets quite irate..."
Farley Flavors II
5.0★ · 05/02/26
I feel no shame in admitting I watched this just to see another movie with Patricia Quinn.
I feel no shame in admitting I watched this just to see another movie with Patricia Quinn.
Irene
10.0★ · 05/02/26
Is it a boy or a girl?
I think it's a bit to early to start imposing roles on it, don't you?
Is it a boy or a girl?
I think it's a bit to early to start imposing roles on it, don't you?
