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The Life of Brian Screenplay
Monty Python

"Bad taste of this order is rare but not yet dead ... It is the foulest-spoken biblical epic ever made, as well as the best-humored: a non-stop orgy of assaults, not on anyone's virtue, but on the funnybone" (New York Times)

When The Life of Brian was first released in 1979 it was hailed by most as Monty Python's finest parody and denounced by a few as the most blasphemous film of all time. But, with its unforgettable song, 'Always Look on the Bright Side of Life', and its infinitely quotable script it has gone on to become an enduring cult classic.

"I have never come across such a foul, disgusting, blasphemous film before ... I'd be overjoyed to see this film sent back to where it was produced ... hell" - Rabbi Abraham Hecht

"Much more fun than reading the Bible" - James Behan, Cricklewood


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About Monty Python

The Monty Python team consisted of the comedians/writers Graham Chapman (now deceased), John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and the animator Terry Gilliam, all of whom have continued celebrity in other fields of writing, performing and film-making.

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