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MASTER SCORE 84.8 / 100
1983·Comedy / Musical·1h 47m

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.”

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.

Above the Line
Terry Jones·DirectorJohn Cleese·ScreenplayEric Idle·ScreenplayPeter Hannan·Director of PhotographyJohn Du Prez·Original Music ComposerJulian Doyle·Editor
Cast
Terry Gilliam·Various RolesGraham Chapman·Various RolesJohn Cleese·Various RolesEric Idle·Various RolesTerry Jones·Various RolesMichael Palin·Various RolesCarol Cleveland·Various RolesSimon Jones·CedricPatricia Quinn·Mrs. WilliamsJudy Loe·Nurse #1
Full Crew
(12 credits)
Directing· 1
Terry Jones·Director
Writing· 6
John Cleese·ScreenplayEric Idle·ScreenplayGraham Chapman·ScreenplayMichael Palin·ScreenplayTerry Gilliam·ScreenplayTerry Jones·Screenplay
Camera· 2
Peter Hannan·Director of PhotographyRoger Pratt·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Julian Doyle·Editor
Sound & Music· 1
John Du Prez·Original Music Composer
Production· 1
John Goldstone·Producer
By the Numbers
84.8
OF 100
Master Score
7.5
OF 10
IMDb
86%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$43M
ROI 37500%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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