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John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Monty Python : Le Sens de la vie (1983)

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Monty Python : Le Sens de la vie

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Edited into

    • The Meaning of Life (Video Game 1997)

    • From Spam to Sperm (TV Movie 2000)

    • The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life' (Video 2003)

    • John Cleese's the Meaning of Life (Video 2003)

      fake trailer of the movie
    • "Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut" Finally! The Last Episode Ever! (For Now...) (TV Episode 2009)

Featured in

    • The Meaning of Monty Python's Meaning of Life (TV Movie 1983)

      making of document
    • Precious Images (Short 1986)

    • Seriously Funny: An Argument for Comedy (TV Mini Series 1996– )

    • 100 Years of Comedy (Video 1997)

      Clips shown.
    • Monty Python's Flying Circus: Live at Aspen (TV Special 1998)

Features

    • Monty Python's Flying Circus ; Absurde, n'est-il pas? (TV Series 1969–1974)

    • L'assurance Crimson (Short 1983)

Followed by

    • Monty Python's Flying Circus: Live at Aspen (TV Special 1998)

    • Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python (TV Movie 1999)

    • Monty Python Live (Mostly) (2014)

Follows

    • Monty Python's Flying Circus ; Absurde, n'est-il pas? (TV Series 1969–1974)

    • La première folie des Monty Python (1971)

    • Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (TV Mini Series 1972)

    • Monty Python : Sacré Graal ! (1975)

    • Monty Python : La Vie de Brian (1979)

Referenced in

    • "No 73" Spring Cleaning (TV Episode 1983)

      Title mentioned by Arlene Phillips and referenced by John Du Prez of Modern Romance.
    • De weg naar Bresson (1984)

      French poster can be seen.
    • "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" Mariette Hartley/Michael Palin (TV Episode 1985)

      Johnny comments on Michael Palin's recent Monty Python movie
    • "Wogan" Episode #5.74 (TV Episode 1985)

      Terry Wogan briefly refers to Terry Jones having directed "Monty Python movies".
    • What Is Brazil? (TV Movie 1985)

References

    • Rashomon (1950)

      Rashomon is mentioned as a location in the phony Bible verse read by the schoolmaster.
    • Ben-Hur (1959)

      Replicated the rowing sequence from the 1959 film.
    • La Mélodie du bonheur (1965)

      This film is mentioned in the 'Christmas in Heaven' song.
    • Les Dents de la mer (1975)

      This film is mentioned in the 'Christmas in Heaven' song.
    • Les Dents de la mer, 2ᵉ partie (1978)

      This film is mentioned in the 'Christmas in Heaven' song.

Spin-off

    • The Meaning of Life (Video Game 1997)

      Video game adaptation.

Spin-off from

    • Monty Python's Flying Circus ; Absurde, n'est-il pas? (TV Series 1969–1974)

Spoofed in

    • Bonjour les vacances 2 (1985)

      Audrey's dream sequence when her stomach expands is the same as the scene with the exploding fat man in Meaning, even has the same music. It's obviously a direct reference.
    • "Les Griffin" A Fish Out of Water (TV Episode 2001)

      A man from a sketch in this movie can be seen reciting his lines "I wonder where that fish did go, a fish, a fish, a fishy-oh!"
    • "Good Eats" Shell Game (TV Episode 2004)

      As with Mr. Creosote in the movie, a completely stuffed Martin Moonstone is offered a "wafer-thin mint" (with somewhat less dire consequences).
    • Souris City (2006)

      When some of Ritas' siblings jump out of a locker, it's a reference to a scetch in Monty Pythons' The meanng of Life
    • Tonnerre sous les tropiques (2008)

      Snooty waiter with French accent offers obese person more food.

Spoofs

    • Le corsaire rouge (1952)

    • Le Septième Sceau (1957)

    • Ben-Hur (1959)

      galley slaves in the Assurance sketch
    • L'Ange exterminateur (1962)

    • Zoulou (1964)

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