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Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life (1983)
Front Cover Actor Back Cover
Graham Chapman First Fish, Tony
John Cleese Second Fish, Grim
Carol Cleveland Headmaster's wife
Terry Gilliam Third Fish / Private Walters / Max / Donor / Howard
Mark Holmes A Severed Head,
Eric Idle Fourth Fish
Simon Jones Chadwick, Jeremy
Terry Jones / Mrs. / Fifth Fish, Mr
Michael Palin Father / Carter / Chaplain / Spadger / Sixth Fish, Lady
Patricia Quinn Mrs. Williams
Movie Details
Genre Comedy; Fantasy; Musical
Director Terry Jones; Terry Gilliam
Producer John Goldstone
Writer Graham Chapman; John Cleese
Studio Universal Studios
Language English
Audience Rating R (Restricted)
Running Time 107 mins
Country USA
Color Color
IMDb Rating 7.3
Plot
It took God six days to create the earth, and Monty Python just 90 minutes to screw it up.

The Meaning of Life is without a doubt the most tasteless of the Monty Python feature films; it also happens to be one of the funniest. Life's questions are "answered" in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a pre-credits sequence at a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. One of our favorite bits involve the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor, pointing out that there's nothing in his contract preventing this. And of course, there's the scene with the world's most voracious glutton, who brings the art of vomiting to new heights before his spectacular demise. Be warned: though hilarious, this may be the grossest bit of comedy filmmaking ever conceived (there aren't enough words in the world to describe it in detail!). Loyal Pythonites Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin star in The Meaning of Life and share writing responsibilities, while Jones is in the director's chair this time out. — Hal Erickson
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Product Details
Edition (Special Edition)
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.85:1 Color (Anamorphic)
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
UPC (Barcode) 025192122125
Release Date 6/1/2003
Subtitles French; Spanish
Packaging Keep Case
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
ENGLISH: DTS 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Mono
Nr of Disks/Tapes 2
Extra Features
Widescreen Dolby DTS Surround Sound
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