Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy

20102010
PGPG
1h 32min

Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin in Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy (2010)

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A comic oratorio inspired by Life of Brian (1979) filmed at its only European performance at the Royal Albert Hall in October 2009 to celebrate forty years of Monty Python.A comic oratorio inspired by Life of Brian (1979) filmed at its only European performance at the Royal Albert Hall in October 2009 to celebrate forty years of Monty Python.A comic oratorio inspired by Life of Brian (1979) filmed at its only European performance at the Royal Albert Hall in October 2009 to celebrate forty years of Monty Python.

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Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy (2010)

Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy (2010)

Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy (2010)

This movie is a comic oratorio based on Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979), which retells the tragic tale of Mandy, impregnated by a Roman soldier, giving birth to Brian, a reluctant revolutionary of the People's Front of Judea who falls in love with Judith, gets mistaken for a Messiah and is arrested by the Romans and sentenced to be crucified. It ranges in reference from Handel, through a naughty Mozart duet, to the Festival of Nine Carols, Bob Dylan, and the classic finale "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life".

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Taglines
- Like Handel only funnier.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated PG for suggestive material and language
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Trivia
Filmed at its only European performance at the Royal Albert Hall on October 23, 2009.

Connections
Referenced in Special Collector's Edition: Hook (2010)

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9/10

Aching Nostalgia

This is a very nostalgic performance with all manner of subtle references to Monty Python sketches and the movie Life Of Brian.

The music is extremely varied all over the map from Handel to Mexican Mariachi band to doo wap. It is very tuneful. So often musical jokes hurt you ears. I burst out laughing over and over. They use real talented opera singers, and a large formal chorus, which made it all the funnier when they had to sing silly lines. They had the entire BBC orchestra as "the band". A lot of work went into the orchestration and the filming. The big surprise what how well Eric Idle could sing the operatic parts.

I actually cried when it was over. It was the nostalgia of Monty Python over my life, and seeing the performers now in old age, and realising this would be the big finale. Unfortunately, John Cleese did not make an appearance. That created a big emotional hole.

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Release date
- March 25, 2010 (United Kingdom)
Country of origin
- United Kingdom
Language
- English
Also known as
- No es el Mesías (Es un Sinvergüenza)
Filming locations
- Royal Albert Hall, South Kensington, London, England, UK
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Runtime
- 1h 32min
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1

Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin in Not the Messiah: He's a Very Naughty Boy (2010)

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