Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
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.

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Cast

Terry Gilliam Terry Gilliam As: Various Roles
Graham Chapman Graham Chapman As: Various Roles
John Cleese John Cleese As: Various Roles
Eric Idle Eric Idle As: Various Roles
Terry Jones Terry Jones As: Various Roles
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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.


Tagline: It took God six days to create the heavens and the earth...and Monty Python ninety minutes to screw it up.
Certification: R

Details

Genres: Comedy

Language: English

Release Date: 31 March 1983

Country: GB

Runtime: 107m

Company Credits

Company: Celandine Films, The Monty Python Partnership, Universal Pictures

Budget: $9,000,000

Revenue: $15,000,000

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Cast

Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam

Various Roles

Graham Chapman

Graham Chapman

Various Roles

John Cleese

John Cleese

Various Roles

Eric Idle

Eric Idle

Various Roles

Terry Jones

Terry Jones

Various Roles

Michael Palin

Michael Palin

Various Roles

Carol Cleveland

Carol Cleveland

Various Roles

Simon Jones

Simon Jones

Cedric

Patricia Quinn

Patricia Quinn

Mrs. Williams

Judy Loe

Judy Loe

Nurse #1

Andrew Bicknell

Andrew Bicknell

(Segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")

Andrew MacLachlan

Andrew MacLachlan

Groom

Mark Holmes

Mark Holmes

Severed head

Valerie Whittington

Valerie Whittington

Mrs. Moore

Jennifer Franks

Jennifer Franks

Bride

Imogen Bickford-Smith

Imogen Bickford-Smith

Nurse #2

Angela Mann

Angela Mann

Second guest's wife

Sydney Arnold

Sydney Arnold

Pirate Captain (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")

Guy Bertrand

Guy Bertrand

Chief Executive (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")

Matt Frewer

Matt Frewer

Cornered Executive who Jumps (segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")

Michael Caine

Michael Caine

British Soldier (uncredited) (segment "Fighting Each Other")

Barrie Holland

Barrie Holland

Teacher At Rugby Match (uncredited)

Jane Leeves

Jane Leeves

Dancer (uncredited)

Directed By

Terry Jones

Terry Jones

Director

Writing Credits

Graham Chapman

Graham Chapman

Screenplay

Terry Gilliam

Terry Gilliam

Screenplay

Michael Palin

Michael Palin

Screenplay

Terry Jones

Terry Jones

Screenplay

Eric Idle

Eric Idle

Screenplay

John Cleese

John Cleese

Screenplay

Production Crew

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

James Acheson

James Acheson

Costume Design

Mary Hillman

Mary Hillman

Makeup Department Head

Sound

John Du Prez

John Du Prez

Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Peter Hannan

Peter Hannan

Director of Photography

Roger Pratt

Roger Pratt

Director of Photography

David Appleby

David Appleby

Still Photographer

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Harry Lange

Harry Lange

Production Design

Sharon Cartwright

Sharon Cartwright

Set Decoration

Richard Dawking

Richard Dawking

Art Direction

John Beard

John Beard

Art Direction

Simon Wakefield

Simon Wakefield

Set Decoration

Other Crew

Arlene Phillips

Arlene Phillips

Choreographer

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