And Now for Something Completely Different 1971  PG, 89 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Ian MacNaughton
Cast: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Carol Cleveland, Connie Booth
The British comedy troupe, Monty Python, is featured in this series of sketches taken from their popular BBC TV show.
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Annie: A Royal Adventure! 1995  G, 92 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Ian Toynton
Cast: Ashley Johnson, Joan Collins, George Hearn, Crispin Bonham-Carter, Perry Benson, Ian McDiarmid, Emily Ann Lloyd, Camilla Belle, Antony Zaki, David Tse, Jayne Ashbourne, Carol Cleveland
In this made-for-TV film, orphan Annie (Ashley Johnson) visits London where Daddy Warbucks (George Hearn) is to be knighted and, in the process, foils an attempt by the evil Lady Edwina Hogbottom (Joan Collins) to destroy Buckingham Palace.
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Life of Brian 1979 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Monty Python's Life of Brian
Director: Terry Jones
Cast: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Carol Cleveland, Charles McKeown, Neil Innes, George Harrison, Terence Baylor, Kenneth Colley, John Young, Gwen Taylor, Sue Jones-Davies
Brian (Graham Chapman) was born the same time as Jesus Christ, and it is his misfortune that three wise men mistake him for the Savior. Although Brian does try, but fails, to convince the Romans that he is not the Messiah, he finds himself being chased either by the adoring believers or government officials and spends most of his time running from them. The Monty Python gang (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, and Terry Gilliam) take on multiple roles in this comedy.
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1975  PG, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Adventure
Director: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Cast: John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Neil Innes, Connie Booth, Carol Cleveland, Bee Duffell, John Young, Rita Davies, Avril Stewart, Sally Kinghorn, Mark Zycon
Camelot will never be the same after Monty Python's Flying Circus reworks the story of King Arthur's quest for the Holy Grail. Among other threats, King Arthur (Graham Chapman) and his Knights of the Round Table must deal with a Black Knight (John Cleese), a three-headed giant, and a killer rabbit while searching for Camelot. The Monty Python group (Chapman, Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, and Terry Gilliam) take on multiple roles in this comedy that is filled with satire.
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Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl 1982 R, 77 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Terry Hughes, Ian MacNaughton
Cast: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Carol Cleveland, Neil Innes
This film, composed of skits performed live at the Hollywood Bowl, is a must for fans of the British comedy group.
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Monty Python's The Meaning of Life 1983 R, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical / Fantasy
aka: The Meaning of Life
Director: Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam
Cast: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Carol Cleveland, Simon Jones, Patricia Quinn, Judy Loe, Andrew MacLachlan, Mark Holmes, Valerie Whittington, Jennifer Franks, Imogen Bickfor-Smith
Monty Python's Flying Circus dishes out a series of satires on facets of life. The film opens with the episode "Every Sperm is Sacred" that sets the tone for the film, and the following skits range from such subjects as birth, death, sex, and war in their own unique and hilarious way.
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| 1. And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
2. Annie: A Royal Adventure! (1995)
3. Life of Brian (1979)
aka: Monty Python's Life of Brian
4. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
5. Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)
6. Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
aka: The Meaning of Life
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