| Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Graham Chapman |
First Fish, Tony
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| John Cleese |
Second Fish, Grim
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| Terry Gilliam |
Third Fish / Private Walters / Max / Donor / Howard
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| Eric Idle |
Fourth Fish
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| Terry Jones |
/ Mrs. / Fifth Fish, Mr
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| Michael Palin |
Father / Carter / Chaplain / Spadger / Sixth Fish, Lady
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| Carol Cleveland |
Headmaster's wife
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| Simon Jones |
Chadwick, Jeremy
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| Patricia Quinn |
Mrs. Williams
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| Mark Holmes |
A Severed Head,
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| Sydney Arnold |
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| Imogen Bickford-Smith |
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| Jennifer Franks |
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| Plot |
| The Meaning of Life is without a doubt the most tasteless of the Monty Python feature films; it also happens to be one of the funniest. Life's questions are "answered" in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a pre-credits sequence at a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. One of our favorite bits involve the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor, pointing out that there's nothing in his contract preventing this. And of course, there's the scene with the world's most voracious glutton, who brings the art of vomiting to new heights before his spectacular demise. Be warned: though hilarious, this may be the grossest bit of comedy filmmaking ever conceived (there aren't enough words in the world to describe it in detail!). Loyal Pythonites Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin star in The Meaning of Life and share writing responsibilities, while Jones is in the director's chair this time out. — Hal Erickson |
| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Comedy |
| Director |
Terry Gilliam; Terry Jones |
| Producer |
John Goldstone |
| Writer |
Graham Chapman; John Cleese; Eric Idle; Michael Palin |
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| Studio |
Universal Pictures |
| Country |
USA
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R |
| Running Time |
107 mins |
| Movie Release Date |
3/31/1983 |
| Color |
Color |
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| Personal Details |
| Format |
DVD |
| Seen It |
No |
| Index |
353 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Purchase Date |
11/1/2004 |
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| Product Details |
| Region |
 Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
 Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
025192122125 |
| Release Date |
9/2/2003 |
| Subtitles |
French; Spanish |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Audio Tracks |
 ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
ENGLISH: DTS 5.1 [CC]
 FRENCH: Dolby Digital Mono |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
2 |
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Extra Features
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Eric Idle Introduction
Feature Commentary
Deleted Scenes
The Meaning of Making the Meaning Of Life
The Songs
Snipped Bits
Un Film de John Cleese
Songs Unsung
Education Tips
And More.....!
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