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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.”
7.3 / 10• 1983• 1h 47m•R• English
Comedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Terry Gilliam
Various Roles
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Terry Jones's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
