The read
A Balasaur Score of 76 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 86%, Metacritic 72/100. Scores higher than 91% of the 1,048 1980s comedy movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor. The world's most voracious glutton brings the art of vomiting to new heights before his spectacular demise.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Metacritic72/100
2,175 audience votes
Key crew
- Graham ChapmanScreenplay
- John CleeseScreenplay
- Terry GilliamScreenplay
- Eric IdleScreenplay
- Terry JonesScreenplay
- Michael PalinScreenplay
- Terry JonesDirector
- John Du PrezOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Terry GilliamVarious Roles
- Graham ChapmanVarious Roles
- John CleeseVarious Roles
- Eric IdleVarious Roles
- Terry JonesVarious Roles
- Michael PalinVarious Roles
- Carol ClevelandVarious Roles
- Simon JonesCedric
- Patricia QuinnMrs. Williams
- Judy LoeNurse #1
- Andrew Bicknell(Segment "The Crimson Permanent Assurance")
- Andrew MacLachlanGroom
Stills
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Themes
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The Best Movies of 1983
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life is #20 of 60
