Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life
- 1983 film
The Monty Python team present a series of outrageous vignettes in this film which takes an irreverent look at the various stages of human life. Stars Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and more.
Press clippings
Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life at 40: timeless sketch comedy brilliance
The troupe's last feature as a six-person act is a smart and still relevant collection of satire and silliness.
Scott Tobias, The Guardian, 31st March 2023Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life 4K Blu-ray review
Universal's new 4K disc not only corrects some of the digital issues found on previous releases to deliver a much more filmic and natural image, but it even bestows the film with a wholly unnecessary and possibly unneeded new DTS:X soundtrack. At least porting over almost all of the extras from the previous anniversary means the release also adds a raft of supplemental material, even if seen before, which makes the entire release a worthy upgrade for fans, albeit a cautious one at full price.
Mark Costello, AV Forums, 18th September 2022Monty Python get first 4K Blu-ray film release
Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life will be the renowned comedy troupe's first feature film to be released on 4K UHD Blu-ray.
British Comedy Guide, 5th August 2022Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life Blu-ray review
At the final reckoning, Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life is a curate's egg.
Greg Jameson, Entertainment Focus, 24th September 2020Monty Python's 50th anniversary details
A range of new and re-released products have been announced to mark the 50th anniversary of Monty Python's Flying Circus; plus a world record attempt; BFI and BBC Two seasons, an HD-restored box set, and more.
British Comedy Guide, 26th June 2019Movies you might have missed: Python's Meaning of Life
The British musical sketch comedy film might have been a disappointment to the Monty Python troupe, but it still contains some of the funniest scenes ever committed to film.
Darren Richman, The Independent, 6th December 2017How we made Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
Michael Palin and Terry Jones recall the hilarity on the set of their 1983 classic - and reveal what Mr Creosote's vomit was made of.
Chris Michael, The Guardian, 30th September 2013Eric Idle rewrites Galaxy Song with Professor Brian Cox
Monty Python star Eric Idle wrote the original 'The Galaxy Song' for the 1983 Monty Python's The Meaning of Life movie but got the physics in the lyrics totally wrong. He asked Brian to correct them and the new version is premiering during Brian's talks in Melbourne and Sydney.
Music News, 10th November 2012Archive correspondence: John Cleese vs The Sun
John Cleese's reaction to an inaccurate newspaper report in The Sun, in the form of a fruitless chain of correspondence between him and the newspaper's editor, Kenneth Donlan.
Letters of Note, 4th May 2012This is the Pythons' third, and last, film is composed, like their TV show, of a series of sketches. They're arranged in chapters, tracing the stages of life, with titles such as "Part V: Live Organ Transplants". They feature birth, sex, death, vomiting and various other bodily functions.
Sam Richards, The Telegraph, 26th June 2011