#Quotes from the movie 300 movie#
Though the Pythons agreed not to mock Jesus Christ, as they couldn’t find anything to mock him about, the subject of the movie was still problematic to the producers, and they withdrew funding.
The film was a lampoon on the New Testament and pokes fun at insincere religious followers. Their most notable-and most controversial-movie, Life of Brian, was released in 1979. They turned their attention to touring, performing in sold-out shows in New York in 1976 after the success of Holy Grail. In fact, the movie review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a certified “fresh” rating of 97 percent, an impressive grade.Īfter Cleese left the group sometime in 1973, Flying Circus wrapped up the final season in 1974. Today, the film is seen as one of the best comedy films of all time. Chapman played King Arthur, and all six Pythons had several other smaller roles aside from their main role. It was the Pythons’ first original film, and was about the quest of King Arthur to find the Holy Grail. The low-budget film was funded by several rock groups, including Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd. Monty Python and the Holy Grail was released in 1975 to great responses from both America and Britain. Americans loved it, drumming up support for the Pythons’ second movie. In 1974, Flying Circus was shown in the United States. The original goal of the film was to introduce Monty Python to America, but it still received a strong positive response from the British. It was just a collection of sketches from Flying Circus that were re-shot to better suit cinema. Their first movie, And Now for Something Completely Different, was released in 1971.
Monty Python toured around England and Canada in the early 70s. Their recipe for a good Monty Python sketch seemed to be a generous dose of silliness, with a dash of rule-breaking and an ounce of sarcasm. It was radical and was seen as disrespectful by some, but the Pythons continued. According to Cleese, they were the first ones to make fun of the Queen and Prime Minister of Britain.