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Monty Python and the Holy Grail

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This classic Monty Python comedy, directed by Pythons Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones, is a hilarious send-up of the grim circumstances of... Read More
This classic Monty Python comedy, directed by Pythons Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones, is a hilarious send-up of the grim circumstances of the Middle Ages as told through the story of King Arthur and framed by a modern-day murder investigation. When the mythical king of the Britons leads his knights on a quest for the Holy Grail, they face a wide array of horrors, including a persistent Black Knight, a three-headed giant, a cadre of shrubbery-challenged knights, the perilous Castle Anthrax, a killer rabbit, a house of virgins, and a handful of rude Frenchmen. <br> <br> In addition to the set pieces, the film also includes the same kind of surreal animation that Gilliam contributed to the television series. Throughout the irreverent adventures, the Python crew eschews realism in favor of anachronistic social satire, a recipe it later returned to in the 1979 biblical farce MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN. Melding the ridiculous with the sublime, the film quickly inspired a cult following, generated a host of ... Minimize
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Key Information
Directors Terry Gilliam
Stars Monty Python Cast
Actors Terry Gilliam
Genre Comedies
Subgenre Recommended • Spoof • On-The-Road • British • Satire • Animals • Medieval • Classic Fight Scenes • Legends • Witches And Wizards • Poverty • Essential Cinema • Comedy • Theatrical Release
MPAA Rating PG (MPAA)
Available Formats Laserdisc
UPC 043396768369
Release Date 1975
Running Time 1hr 30min
Languages
Original Language English
DVD Editions
  Format: DVD: 2-Disc Special Edition , 1hr 29min
Release Company: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (October 23, 2001)
UPC: 043396052765
VHS Editions
  Format: VHS , 1hr 30min
Release Company: Movies Unlimited
Credits
Screenwriter Terry Jones
Professional Reviews
  (04/28/1975, p.34, Vincent Canby): "...A marvelously particular kind of lunatic endeavor....The gags are nonstop..."
Quotes from the Movie
  "It's just a flesh wound."--The Black Knight (John Cleese) to King Arthur (Graham Chapman), after Arthur has cut off his arms

"I don't wanna talk to you no more, you empty-headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!"--French Guard (John Cleese) to Arthur

"Sir Launcelot had saved Sir Galahad from almost certain temptation."--Narrator (Michael Palin), upon Sir Galahad (Michael Palin) having been "rescued" from the castle of virgins

"We are the Knights Who Say...'Ni'!" --Head Knight (Michael Palin) to Arthur

"One day, lad, all this will be yours!"--Father (Michael Palin)
"What, the curtains?"--Prince Herbert (Terry Jones)

"We are now...no longer the Knights Who Say 'Ni.'"--Head Knight
"Ni! Shh!"--Knights of Ni
"Shh! We are now the Knights Who Say 'Ecky-ecky-ecky-ecky-pikang-zoop-boing-goodem-zoo-owli-zhiv.'"--Head Knight

"Look, that rabbit's got a vicious streak a mile wide! It's a killer!"--Tim the Enchanter (John Cleese)

"And the Lord spake, saying, 'First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then, shalt thou count to three. No more. No less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, nor either count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then, lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it.'"--Second Brother (Michael Palin)
Review Summary
192 Reviews from Epinions.com
Overall Rating: 5/5 stars
Action Factor: 3
Special Effects: 2
Suspense: 2
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By: drdevience
Nov 16, 2002

Monty Python and the Holy Grail - Ni!

Author's Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: gut busting humor

Cons: nada

Bottom Line:
This movie defines the word 'comedy'. Read More


By: Grouch
Feb 10, 2001

Monty Python Turned Me Into a Newt...But I Got Better

Author's Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: You either get it...

Cons: ...or you don't.

Bottom Line:
If for no other reason, rent it for these lines: "Bring out your dead!" "What, the curtains?" "Help! Help! I'm being repressed!" "It's just a flesh wound." Read More


By: scott29
Oct 23, 2001

Comedy classic becomes a digital masterpiece. (Ni!)

Author's Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: Hmmm, how about everything?

Cons: Cons? Gimme a break. I love everything about this DVD.

Bottom Line:
Drop-dead brilliant comedy classic masterpiece. A DVD set sent straight from above. Python fans, rejoice. Read More


By: Donnie013
Feb 7, 2001

"WHAT? THE CURTAINS?"

Author's Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: lots of belly laughs

Cons: none unless you don't understand British humor

Bottom Line:
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ... HILARITY AT ITS BEST. MONTY PYTHON DOES IT AGAIN! Read More


By: bilbopooh
Jun 9, 2000

Absolutely Bizarre...but Rent it Anyway

Author's Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: lots of hilarious one-liners

Cons: really stupid ending, some humor not appropriate for younger or especially sensitive viewers


By: shegrizz
Aug 22, 2008

BRING OUT YOUR DEAD!!!!!! ding

Author's Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: Insanely funny, great sight gags

Cons: people with no sense of humor will think stupid

Bottom Line:
Hysterical, stupid and a great total waste of your time!! Waste the time to see this. Read More


By: phungus
Jan 31, 2000

The end of all Arthur movies

Author's Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: Very funny, a classic!

Cons: Silly


By: cripper
Nov 12, 2001

RUN AWAY, RUN AWAY!

Author's Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: British comedy at its best!

Cons: American viewers might not understand some of the British humor

Bottom Line:
Watch this movie. I repeat, watch this movie. I repeat again, watch this movie. Read More


By: metalluk
Sep 20, 2005

"All right, we'll call it a draw."

Author's Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: Monty Python's unique brand of humor; witty dialog; physical humor; great sets and costumes

Cons: Some viewers take offense or just don't "get" this style of humor

Bottom Line:
One of the great comedy classics from any country or decade. Read More


By: jeff_wilder78
Apr 11, 2002

"I fart this unladen review in your general direction!"

Author's Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: Still hilarious after all these years.

Cons: Production values aren't the best.

Bottom Line:
Monty Python And The Holy Grail is pure and simply one of the funniest movies of all time. Read More


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