The comedy team takes a look at life in all its stages in their own uniquely silly way.
Directors: Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam
Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin.
Arlene Phillips ... choreographer
Heather Seymour ... assistant choreographer
9 songs in the Soundtracks, including 1 by Bach and 1 by Sousa, which were not musical numbers. My favorites are Every Sperm Is Sacred and Christmas in Heaven.
Rated 9 on 2006-01-02. Cannot disagree today, although I wasn't really in the mood for it. I felt more affection than amusement.
The sketches (per Wikipedia; next watch verify this is complete):
- The Crimson Permanent Assurance
- The Miracle of Birth
- Growth and Learning
- Fighting Each Other
- The Middle of the Film/Find the Fish
- Middle Age
- Live Organ Transplants
- The Autumn Years
- Death
- The End of the Film (epilogue)
I should have watched the director's cut, " which adds deleted scenes into the film, making it 116 minutes. The first is The Adventures of Martin Luther, inserted after the scene with the Protestant couple talking about condoms. The second is a promotional video about the British army, which comes between the marching around the square scene and the Zulu army scene. The third and last is an extension of the American characters performed by Idle and Palin; they are shown their room and talk about tampons." (from Wikipedia.)
Universal & more, dir. Jones, Gilliam; 9
