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Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

R1h 47m1983Terry Jones
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"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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Sense Of LifeComedianSatireSketchBreaking The Fourth WallAftercreditsstingerDuringcreditsstingerVignetteThe Meaning Of LifeAnarchic Comedy

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What is Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983) about?

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.

Who stars in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life?

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life stars Terry Gilliam (Various Roles), Graham Chapman (Various Roles), John Cleese (Various Roles), Eric Idle (Various Roles), Terry Jones (Various Roles). The film was directed by Terry Jones.

How long is Monty Python's The Meaning of Life?

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 1983. It is rated R.

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