MONTY PYTHON'S LIFE OF BRIAN * MOVIE REACTION and COMMENTARY | First Time Watching ! (1979)

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Also fun fact: the film was unoficially banned in the Welsh town of Aberystwyth, because of the scene with naked Judith, played by Sue Jones-Davies. In 2007, the new mayor of Aberystwyth lifted the ban. Her name was Sue Jones-Davies.

This is the only reaction I've seen to notice what Spike Milligan does with his hands, the awkward clasping and unclasping when he realises he's all alone. To me it's the funniest scene in the film, and he wasn't even supposed to be there. 😂😂

Fun fact: John Cleese used to teach Latin, so the scene in which he catches Brian writing "romanes eunt domus" is a lot more personal for him. Also, Latin was important in the Roman Empire - it was a requirement to become a citizen that one had to learn Latin.

My recommendation, if you haven't watched it already, would be "A Fish Called Wanda". Apart from Monty Python members John Cleese (who also wrote it) and Michael Palin you have Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Kline in leading roles (Kline even got an Oscar for his performance). Also, it's a very dark humorous heist comedy.

I love the way the Roman soldiers mostly hang around looking bored and watching the shenanigans of the locals with bemusement. 😂😂😂

The level of silliness is so sophisticated by this point that it pushes British comedy to a new level

The old guy clenching his hands was Spike Milligan, an out and out comic genius, he was in a radio comic sketch show in the 50/60s called The Goons! Without which Monty Python would not have existed. Some of their sketches can be found on YouTube.

I was an extra on GOTs and 200+ extras sang ,the bright side of life in a quarry in Ireland, in a thunderstorm/lightning with multicolored umbrellas ..... I'll never forget it ,it was hilarious ! Horrendous days filming but the singing and whistles carried me through! True story!

The "I'm Brian" bit at the end is a bit directly from the 1960 movie Spartacus with Kirk Douglas.

Fun fact: there's a callback to the Latin scene in the film "Canadian Bacon", in which Americans are caught in Canada riding a truck with anti-Canada slogans on the side. They're pulled over by the police (Dan Aykroyd) and not allowed to continue until they ALSO paint those same slogans in French, as Canada is officially bilingual :)

True story - in 1982 during the Falklands war, the HMS Sheffield was hit by a missile and the crew had to abandon ship. Floating in the water, they all sang the "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" song.

My favourite joke in the whole movie is " He's been taken up " " Oh no there he is " it's the realization there is a logical explanation for something supernatural.

"Your father was a Wo-man". A line that seems to pass most people by.

The guy who walked away and didn't follow was a fellow named Spike Milligan, one of the funniest men to have lived. He just happened to be on holiday where they were filming and was talked into performing a cameo role. He's passed since then and his epitaph on his grave (which is not too far from where I live) states 'See, I told you I was I'll'.

Getting the distinct impression Toy can see the dirty jokes coming but poor Tori is far too innocent! I grew up on Monty Python and seeing it discovered again is amazing. 😊😊😂

FYI: in the scene where Brian’s group sneak in to the palace to kidnap the guy’s wife. In an alternate deleted scene, instead of fighting first with the rival group. They all agree to kidnap her, and decide later who has claim to her. But upon entering her room, they discover she’s eight feet tall (it’s a guy playing her) and stronger than the lot of them put together. She then escapes her room with them all chasing her, only for her to run back to her room and lock the door. Inevitably they blame one another, resulting in the fight.

Even though he asked not to be credited, George Harrison from the Beatles funded and produced this movie.

If you want to see Python at it’s best, check out the eulogy John Cleese delivered at Grahm Chapman’s funeral, available on utube. Chapman (both Brian and Bigus Dickus) was the first Python casualty and was forever after referred to as “the dead one”.

Thank you Toy, Tori (and Brian!) The guards pretending to stutter that go back to regular chit-chat with each other as soon as the Roman leaves cracks me up every time! Wonderful!