Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)

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Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

ORIGINAL TITLE

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

YEAR

1983

RUNNING TIME

103 min.

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COUNTRY

(New) Visual section

DIRECTOR

Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam

SCREENWRITER

Terry Gilliam, John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin

COMPOSER

Songs: Monthy Python

CINEMATOGRAPHER

Peter Hannan

CAST

John Cleese, Michael Palin, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Carol Cleveland, Simon Jones, Patricia Quinn, Judy Loe

STUDIO/PRODUCER

Universal Pictures

AWARDS

1983: Cannes: Jury Special Prize

GENRE

Comedy. Musical | Anarchic Comedy. Satire. Sketch Comedy. Cult movie

SYNOPSIS/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...

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