Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

19821982
RR
1h 17min

The Monty Python troupe perform a combination of classic sketches and new material at the Hollywood Bowl.The Monty Python troupe perform a combination of classic sketches and new material at the Hollywood Bowl.The Monty Python troupe perform a combination of classic sketches and new material at the Hollywood Bowl.

7.9/10

15K

Directors
- Terry Hughes(concert sequences)
- Ian MacNaughton(filmed sequences)
Writers
Stars

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A1 movie poster - 59 x 84 cm or 23" x 33"

John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin in Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)

Eric Idle in Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)

John Cleese in Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)

Terry Jones in Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)

A collection of skits that made the Monty Python troupe famous, performed live at the Hollywood Bowl. Included are the singing philosophers, lumberjacks, the pope, and a suspiciously-male looking seabird vendor. —Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>

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Taglines
- Never before in the history of human civilization has there been a movie called "Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl"
Genres
Certificate
- R
Parents guide

Trivia
The Pope/Michelangelo sketch was based on a historical incident. The Renaissance artist Paolo Veronese really did paint a "Last Supper" with extraneous contemporary elements. The Inquisition investigated and advised him to remove those elements. Instead, he really did just rename it - to "Feast in the House of Levi".

Goofs
During the Bishop on the Landing Skit, a number of the actors could barely keep a straight face, and also when the church police came onstage and everyone jumped over, Terry Jones's wig flew completely off his head, forcing the other actors to slowly close ranks to allow him to replace his wig without anyone seeing.

Quotes
Michelangelo: Good evening, Your Holiness.
The Pope: Evening, Michelangelo. I want to talk to you about this painting of yours, The Last Supper. I'm not happy about it.
Michelangelo: Oh, dear. It took me hours.
The Pope: Not happy at all.
Michelangelo: Is it the jello you don't like?
The Pope: No.
Michelangelo: It does add a bit of colour, doesn't it. Oh, I know, you don't like the kangaroo.
The Pope: What kangaroo?
Michelangelo: No problem, I'll paint him out.
The Pope: I never saw a kangaroo.
Michelangelo: Uh, he's right at the back. No sweat, I'll make him into a disciple. All right?
The Pope: That's the problem.
Michelangelo: What is?
The Pope: The disciples.
Michelangelo: Are they too Jewish? I made Judas the most Jewish.
The Pope: No, it's just that there are 28 of them.

Crazy credits
At the very end of the film, the giant video screen changes from showing "The End" to "PISS OFF" which flashes repeatedly on the screen.

Alternate versions
Some older VHS versions of the show omit the "Little Red Riding Hood" segment.

Connections
Edited from Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969)

Soundtracks
Sit On My Face
Written by Harry Parr Davies and Eric Idle

Top review

9/10

Laserdisc is disappointing, movie itself good.

Most of the sketches and skits are adapted from ones shown on the TV show; there's little that's new, which is mildly disappointing. Good thing, then, that the MP troupe is so adept; familiarity seems to be the point, and allows fans to sit back and enjoy the film.

A few parts drag- I wasn't too thrilled with the musical numbers, nor with the History of Slapstick.

The most disappointing thing about this movie is a problem only for those who watch it on laserdisc; there are no chapter breaks, and side one ends abruptly -IN THE MIDDLE OF A SCENE-! This is quite disconcerting, and ruins the sketch.

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