Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
“It took God six days to create the heavens and the earth...and Monty Python ninety minutes to screw it up.”
1983•R•1h 47m•7.3•Released
Comedy
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
Writer
John Cleese, Eric Idle, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Budget
$9M
Revenue
$43M
Languages
English
Studio
Celandine Films
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
Mark Holmes
Severed head
Valerie Whittington
Mrs. Moore
Jennifer Franks
Bride
Production
Company
Celandine Films
Company
The Monty Python Partnership
Producer
John Goldstone
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