Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail (1996) (VG)

User Rating:

8.7/10   

Directors:

Terry Gilliam
Terry Jones

Writers:

Graham Chapman (screenplay)
John Cleese (screenplay)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical

Plot Keywords:

Depiction Of God | Surrealism | Knight | Plague | Witchcraft

Cast

Graham Chapman	...	King Arthur / God / Middle Head (archive footage) (voice)
John Cleese	...	Second Swallow-Savvy Guard / Large man with dead body / The Black Knight / Peasant 3 / Sir Lancelot, the Brave / Taunting French Guard / Tim the Enchanter (also archive footage)
Terry Gilliam	...	Patsy / Green Knight / Bridgekeeper / Sir Bors (also archive footage)
Eric Idle	...	Historyteller / Dead Collector / Peasant 1 / Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Launcelot / Concorde / Roger the Shrubber / Brother Maynard / Advisor of King Brian / Herald (also archive footage)
Terry Jones	...	Game Announcer / Dennis' Mother / Sir Bedevere / Left Head / Cartoon Scribe / Prince Herbert / King Brian the Wild (also archive footage) (voice)
Michael Palin	...	First Game announcer / Swallow-Savvy Guard / Dennis / Peasant 2 / Right Head / Sir Galahad the Pure / King of Swamp Castle / Brother Maynard's Brother / Leader of The Knights who say NI! (also archive footage)
Carol Cleveland	...	Zoot / Dingo (archive footage)
Neil Innes	...	First Monk / Singing Minstrel / Page Crushed by the Rabbit / Peasant #4 (archive footage)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Janet Anderson	...	Virgin
Laura Calava	...	Virgin
Susan Denaker	...	Virgin
Jon M. Greenwood	...	Virgin
Marleen Greenwood	...	Virgin
Hal Harris	...	Spanking man / E-mail (voice)
Scott Jackson	...	Virgin
Sherri Jackson	...	Virgin
Amy Lund	...	Virgin
Andi Witt	...	Virgin

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Screen Wars: The Search for the Holy Copperwing (#2.13)" (2007)

I still can't get the hang of using the Holy Hand Grenade

Like the MEANING OF LIFE videogame, this one combines graphics and actual scenes from the film with a video game that is diabolically resistant to purposeful action.

I mean that as a complement.

To many games let players barrel through them like bulls stuffed with Jolt. And of course cheat codes make the game even more compliant.

Well, if you're looking of that kind of game, FORGET IT. PUSH OFF! This is a game where the designers have decided to play with your mind. Sit back and enjoy it. And don't think so much. Remember, if your brain hurts, then you must see a brain surgeon and get it removed.

But I still keep blowing myself up with the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch.

But I shouldn't complain; getting killed let me discover the closing credits and that incredibly wonderful full orchestra, full length version of the THEME FROM MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL! I'm trying to figure out how to move it over to my music files so I can play it more readily. If you have any hints, let me know!