Monty Python's The Meaning of Life(1983)
“It took God six days to create the heavens and the earth...and Monty Python ninety minutes to screw it up.”
Overview
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.
Director
Terry Jones
Studio
Celandine Films
Budget
$9M
Revenue
$43M
Cast
Terry Gilliam
as Various Roles
Graham Chapman
as Various Roles
John Cleese
as Various Roles
Eric Idle
as Various Roles
Terry Jones
as Various Roles
Michael Palin
as Various Roles
Carol Cleveland
as Various Roles
Simon Jones
as Cedric
Patricia Quinn
as Mrs. Williams
Judy Loe
as Nurse #1
Andrew Bicknell
as (Segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
Andrew MacLachlan
as Groom
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Movie Facts
Release Year
1983
Runtime
1h 47m
Language
English
Rating
7.3 / 10
Budget
$9M
Box Office
$43M
Production Companies
Celandine Films • The Monty Python Partnership
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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.
Who directed Monty Python's The Meaning of Life?▼
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life was directed by Terry Jones and released in 1983. It is a comedy film.
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Monty Python's The Meaning of Life has a runtime of 1 hours and 47 minutes (107 minutes total).
Who stars in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life?▼
The cast of Monty Python's The Meaning of Life includes Terry Gilliam as Various Roles, Graham Chapman as Various Roles, John Cleese as Various Roles, Eric Idle as Various Roles, Terry Jones as Various Roles and more.
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