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Release Date:
5 October 1969 (UK) morePlot:
The original surreal sketch comedy showcase for the Monty Python troupe. full summaryAwards:
3 wins & 7 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(31 articles)
Movie Reviews: 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 22 May 2009, 2:20 AM, PDT)
Monty Python Stars To Reunite For Documentary Tribute
(From WENN. 30 March 2009, 6:35 PM, PDT)
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Monty Python's and their unique brand of humor moreCast
(Series Cast Summary - 7 of 23)| Graham Chapman | ... | Various / ... (46 episodes, 1969-1974) | |
| Eric Idle | ... | Various / ... (46 episodes, 1969-1974) | |
| Terry Jones | ... | Various / ... (46 episodes, 1969-1974) | |
| Michael Palin | ... | It's Man / ... (46 episodes, 1969-1974) | |
| Terry Gilliam | ... | Various / ... (46 episodes, 1969-1974) | |
| John Cleese | ... | Announcer / ... (40 episodes, 1969-1973) | |
| Carol Cleveland | ... | Various / ... (34 episodes, 1969-1974) |
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Also Known As:
"Gwen Dibley's Flying Circus" (UK) (working title)"Monty Python" (UK) (new title)
"Owl-Stretching Time" (UK) (working title)
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30 min (45 episodes)Country:
UKColor:
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1.33 : 1 moreCertification:
Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | USA:TV-14 | Japan:R | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Singapore:M18 | UK:12 (some epiosodes) | UK:15 (1985-1994) | UK:PG | Finland:K-18 (self applied) (DVD) (2007) | Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PGFun Stuff
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The theme music is the concluding portion of John Philip Sousa's "Liberty Bell March". Reportedly, one of the chief reasons the song was used is that it was in the public domain and no royalties would have to be paid (the opening part of the march makes an appearance in the James Bond film Octopussy (1983)). moreQuotes:
Jacques Montgolfier: Don't forget we have a special guest coming this evening.Joseph Montgolfier: Huh?
Jacques Montgolfier: Don't tell me you have forgotten already. The man who is giving us thousands of francs for our experiments.
Joseph Montgolfier: What man?
Jacques Montgolfier: Louis XIV!
Joseph Montgolfier: Isn't he dead?
Jacques Montgolfier: Evidently not.
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The Liberty Bell moreFAQ
What is the translation of the "World's Deadliest Joke"?Who was in the suit of armor wielding the dead chicken?
What is the origin of the gumby character?
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A gentleman (John Cleese) enters a pet shop and wants to register a complaint that the parrot that he had bought from that very boutique just half an hour ago was in fact a 'dead parrot'. The owner (Michael Palin) tries to convince him that the Parrot, a Norwegian Blue, was not really dead and was just resting. The argument continues and gets sillier and sillier until an army colonel (Graham Chapman) pops out of nowhere and stops the sketch abruptly because it was getting very silly. If this kind of humor doesn't interest you, read no further and plan on watching something else. But if it does and if you have not seen Monty Pythons Flying Circus you haven't seen nothing yet.
Monty pythons pretty much invented and perfected their unique brand of humor which can be categorized as 'surreal'. One can argue that 'the Goon Show' was the archetype for Monty pythons, which is true, but then Monty Pythons took it to territories that had never been explored before. They created a world where you can get a government grant for silly walks or buy an argument in an argument clinic. A world in which a father and son could have the age old "romantic vs. a simple coal miner" argument, just that in this world the son is a regular coal miner whereas it's the father whose head is full of useless novels and poems. Just like the Beatles they took something and created something completely new out of it. The comparison is valid because Monty Pythons at their peak enjoyed the status of any of the rock stars in those days (including groupies) and the Beatles, George Harrison in particular, were their biggest promoters.
Terri Gillian's stream of consciousness art work is pretty bizarre and holds all the sketches together. John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, Eric Idle and Terry Jones play all the characters (including women's) themselves with dead seriousness. This is insane humor at it's brilliant best.