Life of Brian

19791979
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1h 34m

Life of Brian (1979)

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Born on the original Christmas in the stable next door to Jesus Christ, Brian of Nazareth spends his life being mistaken for a messiah.Born on the original Christmas in the stable next door to Jesus Christ, Brian of Nazareth spends his life being mistaken for a messiah.Born on the original Christmas in the stable next door to Jesus Christ, Brian of Nazareth spends his life being mistaken for a messiah.

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Monty Python's Life of Brian

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Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, and Monty Python in Life of Brian (1979)

Graham Chapman, Terence Bayler, and Monty Python in Life of Brian (1979)

Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, and Monty Python in Life of Brian (1979)

Terry Jones in Life of Brian (1979)

Graham Chapman in Life of Brian (1979)

Graham Chapman in Life of Brian (1979)

Eric Idle and Michael Palin in Life of Brian (1979)

Life of Brian (1979)

Life of Brian (1979)

Life of Brian (1979)

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Life of Brian (1979)

The story of Brian of Nazareth (Graham Chapman), born on the same day as Jesus of Nazareth, who takes a different path in life that leads to the same conclusion. Brian joins a political resistance movement aiming to get the Romans out of Judea. Brian scores a victory of sorts when he manages to paint political slogans on an entire wall in the city of Jerusalem. The movement is not very effective but somehow Brian becomes a prophet and gathers his own following. His fate is sealed however and he lives a very short life. —garykmcd

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Taglines
- A motion picture destined to offend nearly two thirds of the civilized world. And severely annoy the other third.
Genre
- Comedy
Certificate
- R
Parents guide

Trivia
Six cast members played forty characters.

Goofs
When the Centurion corrects Brian's slogan, "Romanes Eunt Domus", he says Domum is the locative case, which would be Domi. It's actually the accusative of place, which drops the preposition Ad from Ad Domum. However, the resulting sentence, "Romani Ite Domum", is correct.

Quotes
Spectator I: I think it was "Blessed are the cheesemakers".
Mrs. Gregory: Aha, what's so special about the cheesemakers?
Gregory: Well, obviously it's not meant to be taken literally; it refers to any manufacturers of dairy products.

Crazy credits
At the end of Idle's song "Bright Side Of Life" we can hear him saying "It's the end of the film. Incidently this record's available in the foyer. Some of us have got to live as well you know. Who do you think pays for all this rubbish? They'll never make their money back, you know. I told him, I said to him, Bernie, I said, they'll never make their money back... That should give you enough."

Alternate versions
The Criterion LD/DVD features the following deleted scenes:
A scene with three shepherds in the beginning of the film.
A scene featuring the Peoples Front of Judea breaking into Pilate's wife's bedroom, only to be defeated by her strength.
A scene introducing us and Brian to the suicide squad, led by King Otto (Idle).
A scene showing Judith releasing doves that fly out over Nazareth, and that are spotted by Otto and interpreted as "the sign that is the sign". He sends his troops into town.
A very brief scene showing Judith watching Brian carrying his cross through the streets; she is attacked by a salesman who wants her to haggle, resulting in her leaving.

Connections
Edited into From Spam to Sperm (2000)

Soundtracks
Brian
Music by André Jacquemin and Dave Howman (as David Howman)
Lyrics by Michael Palin
Arranged by Trevor Jones
Sung by Sonia Jones

Top review

10/10

'Do you find it wisible...when I say the name...Biggus...Dickus?'

Famous lines from Michael Palin as Pontius Pilate...and also my favourite lines from this wondrous film. This is not a piece of criticism, just an exhibition of love. For those of you who believe that Holy Grail is better - I'm sorry to inform you that you're wrong. Life of Brian has such good consistent humour that really can't be beaten. The variety and range of characters the Pythons play is sublime. The chemistry they have with each of other is what makes the film work so well. I won't ramble on anymore because most of what I want to say has already been said!

Afterthought: Well, what is myrrh anyway?

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Release date
- August 17, 1979 (United States)
Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Languages
- English
- Latin
Also known as
- Monty Python's Life of Brian
Filming locations
- Amphitheater, Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia
Production companies
- HandMade Films
- Python (Monty) Pictures
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Budget
- $4,000,000 (estimated)
Gross US & Canada
- $20,206,622
Opening weekend US & Canada
- $140,034
- Aug 19, 1979
Gross worldwide
- $20,742,852

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Runtime
1 hour 34 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Stereo
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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