Monty Python's the Meaning of Life (Original title)The Meaning of Life (Alternative title)
Dates: 1983 (Copyright), 24 June 1983 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Terry Jones
Synopsis: Collection of satirical sketches on life, including: Medicine, The Church, The Military, Big Business, Sex and Sex Education etc.
Genre: Comedy
Subjects: Children, Sex, War, Transplantation, Gluttony, Restaurants, Dinner parties, Death, Heaven
Releases
Date: 1983Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 90 mins Length: 8119 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: October 2018Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 107 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Title: The Top 10: Movie mealsAuthor: BRAUND, Simon Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A listing and brief critique of ten films considered to have memorable scenes involving meals or food.
In: Sight and Sound v14 n7 July 2004 Page: 77
Title: Home movies: reviewsAuthor: LEYLAND, Matthew Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n180 June 2004 Page: 164
Title: RwdAuthor: [IN] Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n171 September 2003 Pages: 106-113
Title: The pythonsAuthor: SELLERS, Robert Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: The Monty Python team: Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin discuss the making of AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL, The LIFE OF BRIAN and The MEANING OF LIFE.
In: StarBurst n267 November 2000 Pages: 87-88
Title: Reviews: DVD fileArticle type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Radio Times v303 n3948 16 Oct 1999 Page: 68
Title: [Radio Times - v303 n3948 16 Oct 1999: no known title]Author: ROSS, Jonathan Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: British National Film and Video Catalogue v22 1984
Title: [British National Film & Video Catalogue - v22 1984: no known title]Language: English
In: Jump Cut n29 February 1984 Pages: 12-13
Title: [Jump Cut - n29 February 1984: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v50 n593 June 1983 Page: 163
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v50 n593 June 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Films v3 n9 August 1983 Page: 38
Title: [Films - v3 n9 August 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 23 Mar 1983 Page: 18
Title: [Variety - 23 Mar 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Product Digest v10 n22 27 Apr 1983 Pages: 86-87
Title: [Motion Picture Product Digest - v10 n22 27 Apr 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinefantastique v13 n5 Jun/Jul 1983 Pages: 57-58
Title: [Cinefantastique - v13 n5 Jun/Jul 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n398 11 Jun 1983 Page: 43
Title: [Screen International - n398 11 Jun 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Écran Fantastique n35 June 1983 Pages: 36-47
Title: [ L'Écran Fantastique - n35 June 1983: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: French
Description: Review, plus interviews with Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, Eric Idle and Terry Gilliam about the production.
In: City Limits n90 24 Jun 1983 Page: 22
Title: [City Limits - n90 24 Jun 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Prevue n52 Jun/Jul 1983 Pages: 62-65,69
Title: [Prevue - n52 Jun/Jul 1983: no known title]Language: English
Description: Production report.
In: Positif n269/270 Jul/Aug 1983 Pages: 101-102
Title: [Positif - n269/270 Jul/Aug 1983: no known title]Language: French
In: The Hollywood Reporter v276 n11 25 Mar 1983 Page: 4,39
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v276 n11 25 Mar 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Continental Film and Video Review v30 n8 June 1983 Pages: 14-15
Title: [Continental Film and Video Review - v30 n8 June 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Stills n7 Jul-Aug 1983 Page: 84
Title: [Stills - n7 Jul-Aug 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Time Out n670 24 Jun 1983 Page: 32,37
Title: [Time Out - n670 24 Jun 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n352 17 Jul 1982 Page: 13
Title: [Screen International - n352 17 Jul 1982: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: Screen International n343 15 May 1982 Page: 2
Title: [Screen International - n343 15 May 1982: no known title]Language: English
In: Time Out n637 5 Nov 1982 Pages: 14-15
Title: [Time Out - n637 5 Nov 1982: no known title]Language: English
Description: Production report.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v271 n35 3 May 1982 Page: 1
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v271 n35 3 May 1982: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note.
In:
Title: [ - : no known title]
Author: CHAPMAN, Graham Pages: 359 p.
Title: Dark knights & holy fools: the art and films of Terry Gilliam
Author: McCABE, Bob Pages: 192p.
Title: Monty Python speaks!
Author: MORGAN, David Pages: vii-xi, 258p.
Title: Monty Python encyclopedia
Author: ROSS, Robert Pages: 272p.
Title: Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Author: CHAPMAN, Graham Pages: [126p.
Dates: 1983 (Copyright), 24 June 1983 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirected by: Terry Jones
Synopsis: Collection of satirical sketches on life, including: Medicine, The Church, The Military, Big Business, Sex and Sex Education etc.
Genre: Comedy
Subjects: Children, Sex, War, Transplantation, Gluttony, Restaurants, Dinner parties, Death, Heaven
Releases
Date: 1983Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - DolbyRuntime: 90 mins Length: 8119 FeetDialogue (original): English
Date: October 2018Country: United KingdomRelease type: InternetFormat: not specified - Colour - SoundRuntime: 107 mins Dialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: BFIPlayer
Credits
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©: Celandine Films, Made by: The Monty Python Partnership, Produced by: John Goldstone, Production Manager: David Wimbury, Not the Production Accountant: Steve Abbott, Production Accountant: Mike Smith, Location Manager: Peter Kohn, Assistant to Producer: Tim Vaughan-hughes, Barbara Holloway, Production Assistant: Valerie Craig, Production Department: Kieron Phipps, Production Department: Callum McDougall, Paul Taylor, 1st Assistant Director: Ray Corbett, Continuity: Penny Eyles, Casting: Debbie McWilliams, Michelle Guish, Written by: Graham Chapman, Written by: John Cleese, Written by: Terry Gilliam, Written by: Eric Idle, Written by: Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Photographed by: Peter Hannan, Camera Operator: Dewi Humphreys, Focus: Barry Brown, Clapper Loader: Stefan Stankowski, Gaffer: Chuck Finch, Electrical Department: Larry Randall, Electrical Department: Alan McPherson, Electrical Department: Richard Seal, Electrical Department: Stuart Monteith, Fred Ashby, Grip: Ken Atherfold, Stills Photographer: David Appleby, Special Effects Supervisor: George Gibbs, Special Effects: Richard Conway, Special Effects: Bob Hollow, Special Effects: Dave Watson, Ray Hanson, Model Maker: Valerie Charlton, Carole De Yong, Director of Animation and Special Sequence: Terry Gilliam, Animation: Tim Ollive, Animation: Kate Hepburn, Animation: Richard Ollive, Animation: Mike Stuart, Jill Brooks, Edited by: Julian Doyle, Editing Department: Keith Lowes, Editing Department: Dianne Ryder, Editing Department: Simon Milton, Editing Department: Roy Baker, Margarita Doyle, Production Designer: Harry Lange, Art Director: Richard Dawking, Set Decorator: Simon Wakefield, Sharon Cartwright, Properties: Brian Payne, Properties: Dave Newton, Properties: John Cole, Brian Humphrey, Art Department: Steve Cooper, Art Department: Roger Cain, Art Department: Andrew Ackland-Snow, Art Department: Richard Hornsby, Art Department: Dennis Griffin, Bob Walker, Construction Manager: Vic Simpson, Construction Department: Mick Law, Construction Department: Alan Chesters, Construction Department: Peter Browne, Construction Department: John Skinner, Construction Department: Colin Lovering, Construction Department: Reg Keywood, Construction Department: Peter Cull, Construction Department: Dick Savery, Construction Department: Bill Sansom, Construction Department: Ken Powell, Construction Department: Melvin Coleman, Tommy Kavanagh, Costume Designer: Jim Acheson, Costume Assistant: T. Stephen Miles, Gilly Hebden, Wardrobe Department: Janet Lucas, Wardrobe Department: James Wakely, Wardrobe Department: David Murch, Linda Eke, Costume Maker: Ray Scott, Costume Maker: Vin Burnham, Costume Maker: Shirley Denny, Costume Maker: Jill Thraves, Costume Maker: William Baboo, Lizzie Willey, Make-up and Hair Design: Maggie Weston, Make-up Supervisor: Mary Hillman, Make-up and Hairdressing: Hilary Steinberg, Make-up and Hairdressing: Mike Jones, Pamela Rayson, Mr Creosote's Make-up by: Chris Tucker, Wigs: Wig Specialities, Optical Effects: Kent Houston, Optical Effects: Roy Field, Optical Effects: Paul Whitbread, Optical Effects: Nick Dunlop, Tim Spence, Music Recorded at: Britannia Row, Music Recorded at: Redwood Studios, CTS, Choreography: Arlene Phillips, Assistant Choreographer: Heather Seymour, Sound Mixer: Garth Marshall, Boom Operator: Bob Doyle, Sound Maintenance: Phil Chubb, Sound Re-recorded at: Roger Cherrill Ltd., Dubbing Mixer: Paul Carr, Brian Paxton, Dubbing Editor: Rodney Glenn, Python Manager: Anne James, Director of Python U.S. Relations: Nancy Lewis, Camera Equipment: Lee Electric, Made at: EMI Elstree Studios
Cast
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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 Bickford-Smith, Angela Mann, Peter Lovstrom, George Silver, Chris Grant, Luke Baxter, Bonnie Bryg, Charlotte Corbett, Geoff Davids, Donna Fielding, Roy Gayle, Donnette Goddard, Laura James, Kim Leeson, Maddie Loftin, Paul Madden, Kerri Murphy, Jane Newman, Gary Noakes, Trudy Pack, Lorraine Meacher, Caroline Meacher, Timothy Ward, Emma-Kate Davies, Michelle Welch, Peter Salmon, Steve St. Klonis, Voyd, Gess Whitfield, Dominque Wood, Wanda Rockiki, Sandra Easby, Helen Mason, Sue Menhenick, Lorraine Whitmarsh, Alison Herlihy, Heavon Grant, Floyd Pearce, Stephen Beagley, Lizie Saunderson, Tammy Needham, Dawn Gerrard, Natasha Gilbrook, Paul Bourke, Michelle Mackie, Victoria Plum, Anne Rosenfeld, Sean Maguire (child in large family)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(27)
In: Empire n224 February 2008 Pages: 152-153Title: The Top 10: Movie mealsAuthor: BRAUND, Simon Article type: ArticleLanguage: English
Description: A listing and brief critique of ten films considered to have memorable scenes involving meals or food.
In: Sight and Sound v14 n7 July 2004 Page: 77
Title: Home movies: reviewsAuthor: LEYLAND, Matthew Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n180 June 2004 Page: 164
Title: RwdAuthor: [IN] Article type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Empire n171 September 2003 Pages: 106-113
Title: The pythonsAuthor: SELLERS, Robert Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: The Monty Python team: Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin discuss the making of AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL, The LIFE OF BRIAN and The MEANING OF LIFE.
In: StarBurst n267 November 2000 Pages: 87-88
Title: Reviews: DVD fileArticle type: DVD ReviewLanguage: English
In: Radio Times v303 n3948 16 Oct 1999 Page: 68
Title: [Radio Times - v303 n3948 16 Oct 1999: no known title]Author: ROSS, Jonathan Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: British National Film and Video Catalogue v22 1984
Title: [British National Film & Video Catalogue - v22 1984: no known title]Language: English
In: Jump Cut n29 February 1984 Pages: 12-13
Title: [Jump Cut - n29 February 1984: no known title]Language: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v50 n593 June 1983 Page: 163
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v50 n593 June 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Films v3 n9 August 1983 Page: 38
Title: [Films - v3 n9 August 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 23 Mar 1983 Page: 18
Title: [Variety - 23 Mar 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Motion Picture Product Digest v10 n22 27 Apr 1983 Pages: 86-87
Title: [Motion Picture Product Digest - v10 n22 27 Apr 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Cinefantastique v13 n5 Jun/Jul 1983 Pages: 57-58
Title: [Cinefantastique - v13 n5 Jun/Jul 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n398 11 Jun 1983 Page: 43
Title: [Screen International - n398 11 Jun 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Écran Fantastique n35 June 1983 Pages: 36-47
Title: [ L'Écran Fantastique - n35 June 1983: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: French
Description: Review, plus interviews with Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, Eric Idle and Terry Gilliam about the production.
In: City Limits n90 24 Jun 1983 Page: 22
Title: [City Limits - n90 24 Jun 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Prevue n52 Jun/Jul 1983 Pages: 62-65,69
Title: [Prevue - n52 Jun/Jul 1983: no known title]Language: English
Description: Production report.
In: Positif n269/270 Jul/Aug 1983 Pages: 101-102
Title: [Positif - n269/270 Jul/Aug 1983: no known title]Language: French
In: The Hollywood Reporter v276 n11 25 Mar 1983 Page: 4,39
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v276 n11 25 Mar 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Continental Film and Video Review v30 n8 June 1983 Pages: 14-15
Title: [Continental Film and Video Review - v30 n8 June 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Stills n7 Jul-Aug 1983 Page: 84
Title: [Stills - n7 Jul-Aug 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Time Out n670 24 Jun 1983 Page: 32,37
Title: [Time Out - n670 24 Jun 1983: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n352 17 Jul 1982 Page: 13
Title: [Screen International - n352 17 Jul 1982: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: Screen International n343 15 May 1982 Page: 2
Title: [Screen International - n343 15 May 1982: no known title]Language: English
In: Time Out n637 5 Nov 1982 Pages: 14-15
Title: [Time Out - n637 5 Nov 1982: no known title]Language: English
Description: Production report.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v271 n35 3 May 1982 Page: 1
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v271 n35 3 May 1982: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note.
In:
Title: [ - : no known title]
Books held in BFI Reuben Library
(5)
Title: Pythons autobiography by The PythonsAuthor: CHAPMAN, Graham Pages: 359 p.
Title: Dark knights & holy fools: the art and films of Terry Gilliam
Author: McCABE, Bob Pages: 192p.
Title: Monty Python speaks!
Author: MORGAN, David Pages: vii-xi, 258p.
Title: Monty Python encyclopedia
Author: ROSS, Robert Pages: 272p.
Title: Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Author: CHAPMAN, Graham Pages: [126p.