Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)
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Cast & Crew.
Terry Gilliam
Various Roles / Screenplay
Graham Chapman
Various Roles / Screenplay
John Cleese
Various Roles / Screenplay
Eric Idle
Various Roles / Screenplay
Terry Jones
Various Roles / Director / Screenplay
Michael Palin
Various Roles / Screenplay
Carol Cleveland
Various Roles
Simon Jones
Cedric
Patricia Quinn
Mrs. Williams
Judy Loe
Nurse #1
Andrew Bicknell
(Segment 'The Crimson Permanent Assurance')
Andrew MacLachlan
Groom
Mark Holmes
Severed head
Valerie Whittington
Mrs. Moore
Jennifer Franks
Bride
Imogen Bickford-Smith
Nurse #2
Angela Mann
Second guest's wife
Sydney Arnold
Pirate Captain (segment 'The Crimson Permanent Assurance')
Guy Bertrand
Chief Executive (segment 'The Crimson Permanent Assurance')
Matt Frewer
Cornered Executive who Jumps (segment 'The Crimson Permanent Assurance')
Michael Caine
British Soldier (uncredited) (segment 'Fighting Each Other')
Barrie Holland
Teacher At Rugby Match (uncredited)
Jane Leeves
Dancer (uncredited)
Harry Lange
Production Design
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Details.
Release DateMarch 31, 1983
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 47m
Content RatingR
Budget$9,000,000
Box Office$15,000,000
Filming LocationsHertfordshire · London, United Kingdom
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Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, also known simply as The Meaning of Life, is a 1983 British musical sketch comedy film written and performed by the Monty Python troupe, directed by Terry Jones. The Meaning of Life was the last feature film to star all six Python members before the death of Graham Chapman in 1989.
Unlike Holy Grail and Life of Brian, the film's two predecessors, which each told a single, more-or-less coherent story, The Meaning of Life returned to the sketch format of the troupe's original television series and their first film from twelve years earlier, And Now for Something Completely Different, loosely structured as a series of comic sketches about the various stages of life. It was accompanied by the short film The Crimson Permanent Assurance.
Released on 23 June 1983 in the United Kingdom, The Meaning of Life was not as acclaimed as its predecessors, but was still well received critically and was a minor box office success; the film grossed almost $43 million against a $9 million budget. It was screened at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix. The film appears in a 2010 list of the top 20 cult films published by The Boston Globe.