And Now for Something Completely Different

"If the Motion Picture Industry dies… Monty Python killed it!"

1971 1h 28m EN

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Comedy

Synopsis

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A collection of Monty Python's Flying Circus skits from the first two seasons of their British TV series.

“If the Motion Picture Industry dies… Monty Python killed it!”

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Cast

Graham Chapman
Brother / Policeman / Defence attorney / British pedestrian / Mr. Harrison (Apricot) / The Colonel / 'Hell's Grannies' policeman / Jimmy Blankensop / Sir Edward Ross / Restaurant patron #1 / Letter Writer / Oliver St. John Mollusk / Mountie / Town Guild Lady
John Cleese
Announcer / Hungarian Citizen / self - Defence Teacher / Sir George Head / Policeman / Interviewer / Mr. Praline / Second General / Christopher Columbus / Mungo the Cook / Bank Robber / Accountant #2 (falling past the window) / Vocational Guidance Counselor / Vivian Smith Smythe Smith / Mountie / Town Guild Lady
Terry Gilliam
Self-Defence Nun / Flasher / Uncle Sam / Caterpillar Man / Sign Holder / Conrad Poohs
Eric Idle
Prosecutor / Marriage Counselor / Arthur Nudge / Self-defence student #4 (interested in pointed sticks) / 'Hell's Grannies' analyst / Arthur Wilson / Arthur Wilson Two / Nightclub Emcee / Linkman / First General / Restaurant Manager / Lingerie Shop Owner / Accountant #1 (falling past the window) / Fairy Godmother / Rita Fairbanks / Simon Zinc Trumpet Harris / Mountie / Lady With Cookbook
Terry Jones
Stage Manager / Tobacconist / 2nd Hungarian Man / Squire / Self-defence student #3 / Tenant #1 / Flasher / Mouse Organist Ken Ewing / Fat Soldier / Waiter / Nude Organist / Brian / Nigel Incubator Jones
Michael Palin
Gumby / Man with tape recorder / Phrasebook Author / Arthur Pewtey / Second self - defence student / Second Tenant / Lost His Wallet / Shrill Petrol Announcer / Milkman / Ernest Scribbler / Pet shop employee / Lumberjack / Headwaiter Gilberto / Herbert Anchovy / Blackmail Presenter / Gervais Brookhamster / Town Guild Lady
Carol Cleveland
Dierdre Pewtey / Storyteller / Milkman Collector / Restaurant Patron #2 / Elsbeth
Connie Booth
Best Girl

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ian MacNaughton
Writers: Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Michael Palin
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom, United States of America

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RUNTIME

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88 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 7% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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55 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.

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AWARDS

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ian MacNaughton, shot by David Muir. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Douglas Gamley. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ian MacNaughton directs. David Muir behind the camera. Douglas Gamley scores. Thom Noble cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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188 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Earned back only 7% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
455 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
5International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
6Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
7Directed by Ian MacNaughton, shot by David Muir. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by Douglas Gamley. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Thom Noble shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Graham Chapman and John Cleese and Terry Gilliam carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "If the Motion Picture Industry dies… Monty Python killed it!".
12IMDB entry: tt0066765 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
13Classified under 12 themes, including "blackmail", "stupidity", "spoof", "compilation".
14Released under 15 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: David Muir
Original score: Douglas Gamley
Editing: Thom Noble
Makeup / hair: Jimmy Evans
Runtime: 88 min · 1h 28m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $100,000
Box office: $7,000
Return: 7% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes: 88% 🍅 Fresh
IMDB rating: 7.5/10 · 32,589 votes
MPAA: PG

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drystyx2023-04-03
★ 5/10
I probably expected too much from this. The theater advertised a showing of Holy Grail, so I went in with the usual expectations of rolling in the aisles with laughter, but this showed instead. It was fairly funny, but I don't think they did their best material for the most part, in this movie. Still, it had some laughs.

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