Monty Python
Category: Comedy
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How To Irritate People(1968)
SKU: D22334
John Cleese is a master at irritating people, and in this "Monty Python" precursor, he offers a hilarious how-to that shows you the fine art of causing exasperation: in movie theatres and restaurants, at a party, and even on TV. Fellow Pythoners Michael Palin and Graham Chapman join in on this daffy discourse on annoyance. 65 min. ... more
$19.99
SKU: D14692
The madcap Brits (and token American animator) of Monty Python star in a comic collection featuring new versions of the funniest sketches from their "Monty Python's Flying Circus" TV series. Dead parrots, cross-dressing lumberjacks, upper-class twits, and more await. 98 min. Standard and Widescreen; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital ... more
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SKU: D48455
John Cleese stars in this zany slapstick featurette. He's a musician scheduled to perform at a royal wedding. Before long he is skinny dipping in a lake with a princess (Connie Booth), but a sneak thief steals their clothes! 40 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo.
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SKU: D24986
The legend of King Arthur will never be the same once the Pythons get through with it. Klutzy knights, killer rabbits, coconut-laden swallows, taunting Frenchmen and other oddities all add up to one of the funniest, most outrageous comedies ever. Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin star. ... more
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It's more zany humor from across the Atlantic! Monty Python vets John Cleese, Michael Palin, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, and Terry Gilliam team up with Peter Cook, Hugh Laurie, Jonathan Miller, and others in this sequel to "The Secret Policeman's Ball," compiled from 1976-81 live shows performed as benefit events for Amnesty International. ... more
$14.99
SKU: D55742
Spearheaded by Monty Python member John Cleese, these benefit concerts featured stellar line-ups of comedians and musicians teaming up to raise money for Amnesty International. This three-disc set includes "Pleasure at Her Majesty's" (1976), "The Secret Policeman's Ball" (1979), "The Secret Policeman's Other Ball" (1981), "The Secret ... more
$39.99
SKU: D26693
"What's all this, then?" Well, it's a two-disc boxed set filled with more goodies than a Whizzo Chocolate Company sampler. Included are the 1982 "Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl" concert film; 1998's "Monty Python Live at Aspen" reunion; the retrospective documentary "20 Years of Python: Parrot Sketch Not Included," hosted by ... more
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SKU: D48456
When the arch-villain Moriarty launches a plan to gain control of the world, the police turn to the bumbling grandson of Sherlock Holmes to rescue mankind. John Cleese stars as the hapless Holmes in this Sherlockian send-up that also features Arthur Lowe and Connie Booth. 55 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English.
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SKU: D19647
That legendary '60s British rock foursome with the suspiciously familiar history is back! Join Dirk, Barry, Stig and Nasty in Monty Python alumnus Eric Idle's hilarious Beatlemania spoof, with guest stars Michael Palin, Bill Murray, John Belushi, Mick Jagger and George Harrison. Songs include "Cheese and Onions," "Get Up and Go," "Ouch!," ... more
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SKU: D15372
Brian was a poor little schnook born in the manger next to Jesus, whom, throughout his life, people mistook for the Messiah. This epic farce from the Python gang also takes on revolutionaries, Latin grammar, Roman gladiator movies, religious hypocrisy, "Star Wars," and lisping. 90 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby ... more
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$35.99
SKU: D53447
Brian was a poor little schnook born in the manger next to Jesus whom, throughout his life, people mistook for the Messiah. This epic farce from the Python gang also takes on revolutionaries, Latin grammar, Roman gladiator movies, religious hypocrisy, "Star Wars," and lisping. 94 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby ... more
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Not The Messiah(2009)
SKU: D04115
The "Spamalot" scribes direct their attention to "Monty Python's Life of Brian" for this comic oratorio that both adapts the Pythons' movie masterpiece for the live stage and pokes fun at Handel's "Messiah" for good measure. Once more relating the saga of Brian, humanity's unlikely savior, the production features pop, country and western, ... more
$14.99
The Missionary(1982)
SKU: D44030
After 10 years of service in the African jungle, missionary Michael Palin returns to his native England to set up a home for "fallen women," only to find himself with a bevy of tempting charges, an overly amorous sponsoress, and a blissfully ignorant fiancee. Maggie Smith, Denholm Elliott, and Trevor Howard co-star in this ... more
$14.99
SKU: D63358
Maybe this collection of hilarious sketches from Britain's loony comic troupe doesn't answer the "big question," but along the way you'll learn why "Every Sperm Is Sacred," witness the unfortunate Mr. Creosote's last meal, watch Death join a dinner party, and more. Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, ... more
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A Private Function(1985)
SKU: D44036
A hilarious and satirical romp set in post-WWII Britain, where food rationing is the law of the land and one tiny village is planning a feast with an illegal pig. Michael Palin and Maggie Smith are a couple who decide to kidnap the contraband porker and use it to increase their social status. With Denholm Elliott, Bill Paterson. 92 ... more
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A Fish Called Wanda(1988)
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Writer/co-star John Cleese and director Charles Crichton ("The Lavender Hill Mob") blend their comic styles in a frantically funny farce. Stodgy barrister Cleese gets involved with a gang of inept robbers (femme fatale Jamie Lee Curtis, sublimely stupid sadist Kevin Kline, and stuttering icthyophile Michael Palin) who needs him to recover ... more
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Writer/co-star John Cleese and director Charles Crichton ("The Lavender Hill Mob") blend their comic styles in a frantically funny farce. Stodgy barrister Cleese gets involved with a gang of inept robbers (femme fatale Jamie Lee Curtis, sublimely stupid sadist Kevin Kline, and stuttering icthyophile Michael Palin) who needs him to recover ... more
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$13.49
Nuns On The Run(1990)
SKU: D62626
Eric Idle and Robbie Coltrane star in this high-spirited farce as a pair of bank robbers who, after double-crossing their partners, don habits and hide out in a convent. It's zany British humor at its best; with Janet Suzman, Camille Coduri. 92 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English.
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$8.99
SKU: D74278
He was the Holy Grail-seeking King Arthur, he was reluctant savior Brian, and he was a favorite of the U.S. college tour circuit before his 1989 death. Now former Python Graham Chapman can be seen at his most outrageous in this collection of rare solo performance footage. 76 min. Soundtrack: English; outtakes; interview; music video; ... more
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Splitting Heirs(1993)
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Riotously funny mistaken identity farce stars Eric Idle as a man who realizes he was switched at birth and has been living an impoverished existence with a Pakistani family while he should be recognized as a member of British royalty. He hires a shady lawyer to win back his birthright. Rick Moranis, Barbara Hershey, John Cleese, Catherine ... more
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Fierce Creatures(1997)
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The stars of "A Fish Called Wanda" reunite for a wacky comedy set in and around a London zoo that's acquired by a multinational corporation headed by Australian magnate Kevin Kline. As the mogul's inept son (also played by Kline) and executive Jamie Lee Curtis work on their own plans for the zoo, new manager John Cleese tries to make ... more
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Scorched(2002)
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Three disgruntled bank tellers plan independently to rip off their bank in this hilarious crime caper. Sheila (Alicia Silverstone) plans to get back at her boss for rejecting her by emptying out the ATM; Woods (Woody Harrelson) is a nature-lover who needs the cash to get even with the snooty industrialist (John Cleese) who killed his ... more
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SKU: D02688
The Pythons unite to stare daggers at--that is, reminisce with--young comedy stars, rockers, politicians, and other miscreants who share their memories of "Monty Python's Flying Circus." The six-part series includes fact-dodging insights from John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Graham Chapman. 6 hrs. ... more
$19.99
SKU: D02689
These two documentary programs offer fawning tributes to swell the heads of the rich and famous British comedy troupe just in time to divert attention from the fact it's been 40 years since they formed a laugh factory catering to those easily amused by rude and inappropriate humor. Hank Azaria, Jimmy Fallon, and David Hyde Pierce are ... more
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SKU: D02706
And now for something completely different: Comics, journalists, and critics attempt to provide a coherent overview to the early history of the Pythons and track how they arrived at the kind of success hardly anyone deserves to enjoy. Alexei Sayle, Tom Binns, Ian Stone, and Neil Innes are among those who trace the Pythons' story from ... more
$29.99
SKU: D09485
The life and career of the late Graham Chapman are celebrated by fellow Pythons John Cleese, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Terry Gilliam in this irreverent animated documentary. Based on Chapman's autobiography, the film includes recordings of Chapman reading the book while the other Pythons deliver their customary trenchant commentary ... more
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