Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)

  • R
  • 03/31/1983 (US)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 47m

It took God six days to create the heavens and the earth...and Monty Python ninety minutes to screw it up.

Overview

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.

Terry Jones

Director, Screenplay

John Cleese

Screenplay

Eric Idle

Screenplay

Graham Chapman

Screenplay

Michael Palin

Screenplay

Terry Gilliam

Screenplay

Cast

Terry Gilliam's headshot

Terry Gilliam

Various Roles
Graham Chapman's headshot

Graham Chapman

Various Roles
John Cleese's headshot

John Cleese

Various Roles
Eric Idle's headshot

Eric Idle

Various Roles
Terry Jones's headshot

Terry Jones

Various Roles
Michael Palin's headshot

Michael Palin

Various Roles
Carol Cleveland's headshot

Carol Cleveland

Various Roles
Simon Jones's headshot

Simon Jones

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