Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life (1983)
Genre Comedy, Fantasy, Musical
Studio Image
Movie Release Date 1983
Country UK
Language English
Audience Rating 15
Running Time 107 mins
Format DVD
Color Color
IMDb Rating 7.5
Cast
Graham Chapman First Fish / Harry Blackitt / Tony Bennett / Various Characters
John Cleese Second Fish / Dr. Spenser / Grim Reaper / Various Characters
Carol Cleveland Headmaster's wife
Terry Gilliam Private Walters / Various Characters
Eric Idle Fourth Fish
Simon Jones Jeremy Chadwick
Terry Jones Biggs / Mrs. Brown
Michael Palin Father
Patricia Quinn Mrs. Williams
Mark Holmes Severed Head
Crew
Director Terry Jones
Writer Terry Gilliam
Writer Terry Jones
Producer John Goldstone
Composer John Du Prez
Cinematography Peter Hannan
Tagline
What it is, Where it is, and how to avoid treading in it
Plot
Why are we here, what's it all about? The Monty Python-team is trying to sort out the most important question on Earth: what is the meaning of life? They do so by exploring the various stages of life, starting with birth. A doctor seems more interested in his equipment than in delivering the baby or caring for the mother, a Roman Catholic couple have quite a lot of children because 'every sperm is sacred'. In the growing and learning part of life, catholic schoolboys attend a rather strange church service and ditto sex education lesson. Onto war, where an officer's plan to attack is thwarted by his underlings wanting to celebrate his birthday and an officer's leg is bitten off by presumably an African tiger. At middle age a couple orders 'philosophy' at a restaurant, after which the film continues with live organ transplants. The autumn years are played in a restaurant, which, after being treated to the song 'Isn't It Awfully Nice to Have a Penis?' by an entertainer, sees the arrival of an extremely fat man. He can eat a lot, but also throw up quite copiously. The Grim Reaper brings for the final stage of human life, death, a visit to a mansion, where the people are rather interested in him. But life doesn't stop at death. It's onto heaven, where it's always Christmas.
Special Features
Disc 01: Audio Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Disc 02: Deleted Scenes
Featurette(s)
Making of...
Personal Details
Rating
Seen It Yes
Collection Status In Collection
Owner Marit
Links Movie Collector Connect
IMDB
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Edition Details
Distributor Universal Pictures UK
Edition Special Edition
Format DVD
Region Region 2
Release Country UK
TV System PAL
No. of Disks/Tapes 2
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.85:1 (Anamorphic)
Subtitles English
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
ENGLISH: DTS 5.1
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
Release Date 17-05-2004