| | | It took God six days to create the earth, and Monty Python just 90 minutes to screw it up.
Features: DVD, Dolby, Dolby Digital (5.1)
Those six pandemonium-mad Pythons are back with their craziest adventure ever! John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin have returned to explain The Meaning of Life. These naughty Brits offer the usual tasteful sketches involving favorite body parts and bodily functions, the wonders of war, the miracle of birth and a special preview of what's waiting for us in Heaven. Nothing is too sacred for the probing Python crew. You'll never look at life in quite the same way again. Time pronounces it "an exhilarating experience!" Newsweek agrees, calling it, "the best movie from England's satirical sextet." Winner of the 1983 Cannes Film Festival Special Jury Award.
"Some of the troupe's finest moments ever are here." James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
Editor's Note
The Monty Python collective explains it all in this episodic comedy that dares to take on the most "sacred" aspects of life--sex, food, politics and religion--and bring them hilariously down to earth. One of the many highlights is the "Every Sperm is Sacred" episode that opens the film.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1, DTS 5.1 Surround; French Dolby Digital Mono | | Subtitles: French, Spanish | | What Fish Think | | DVD-ROM Features | | Web Links | | UK Radio | | Telepathy | | Virtual Reunion | | TV Spots | | US Promotion | | Rejects | | Song And Dance | | Songs Unsung | | Trailer | | Education Tips | | Un Film De John Cleese | | Remastering A Masterpiece | | Snipped Bits |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 8/26/2008 |
| Running Time: 108 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1983 | | Catalog ID: 21221 | | UPC: 00025192122125 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Cannes (1983) |  | Winner, Jury Prize | | Terry Jones, Winner, Jury Prize |
| Memorable Quotes| "PART ONE: THE THIRD WORLD...| Somewhere in the North of England" ---- First two title cards for opening skit| |
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| | Professional Reviews | New York Times
"...A monumental revue, the BEN HUR of sketch films..." 03/31/1983 p.C13Variety
"...Funny....The seasoned British comedy troupe has this time come up with an expertly biting, off-the-wall satire of life's various passages..." 03/23/1983 Entertainment Weekly
"...A film that makes exhaustive and exhilarating mirth out of every grimness known to man..." 09/12/2003 p.135 USA Today
"...[The film] has riotous moments..." 09/05/2003 p.9E |
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