Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Carol Cleveland, Gwen Taylor, Kenneth Colley, Terence Bayler, Charles McKeown

Director: Terry Jones

Summary: A daring satire about a blundering prophet in New Testament times, Brian Cohen, who is mistaken for the Messiah.

Monty Python delivers a scathing, anarchic satire of both religion and Hollywood's depiction of all things biblical with their second--and tightest--full-length film. The setting is the Holy Land in 33 A.D., a time of poverty and chaos, with no shortage of messiahs, followers willing to believe in them, and exasperated Romans trying to impose some order. At the center of it all is Brian Cohen (Graham Chapman), a reluctant would-be messiah who rises to prominence as a result of a series of absurd and truly hilarious circumstances that parallel the life of Christ--providing ample opportunity for the entire ensemble (John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Chapman) to shine in multiple roles as they blaspheme and mock everyone and everything from ex-lepers, Pontius Pilate, and the art of haggling to crazy prophets, Roman centurions, and crucifixion.
Directed by Python Terry Jones, MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN is an uproarious biblical parody that does to ancient Rome what THE HOLY GRAIL did to the Middle Ages. Rome is run by pathetic wimps, liberation fronts fight with each other over acronyms, and gladiators put on bloody children's matinees as the people search desperately for someone to lead them out of their life of misery and poverty. And Brian is that man. Sort of. Well, not really. Chapman excels as Brian, a simple, quiet man suddenly thrust in the role of leading the revolution--while constantly being yelled at by his shrew of a mother.

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Aspect Ratio:	1.85 H D Widescreen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region B
Special Features:	The Story of Brian documentary, A recording by the Pythons of their early screenplay in progress, Commentary by Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle and Terry Jones, Commentary by John Cleese and Michael Palin, Original radio ads, Deleted scenes
Year:	1979
Release Date:	December 3, 2007
Runtime:	89 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	S B R 35385
Keywords:	Comedy, Life, Brian, General, Monty, Python's
Genre:	Comedy