Biography: Eric Idle |
The "matinee idol" of the motley Monty Python crew, Eric Idle attended Cambridge University, where he served as president of the Footlights Revue. Idle's fellow college troupers included future Pythonites John Cleese and Graham Chapman. After getting... more
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The Rutles: All You Need is Cash (1978)
Cast: John Belushi Paul Simon Bill Murray
Tags: Comedy Rock Musical Parody/Spoof Mockumentary
Length: 70min
A mockumentary of a Beatles-like singing group called the Rutles, The Rutles is a collaboration between Monty Python alumnus Eric Idle and Saturday Night Live filmmaker Gary Weis. The members of the "pre-Fab Four" are Nasty, Barry, Stig, and Dirk....
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1974)
Cast: Eric Idle John Cleese Monty Python Graham Chapman Michael Palin
Tags: Comedy Slapstick Parody/Spoof Absurd Comedy
Length: 89min
From its opening multi-language titles (that sure looks like Swedish) to the closing arrest of the entire Dark Ages cast by modern-day bobbies, Monty Python and the Holy Grail helped to define "irreverence" and became an instant cult classic. This...
And Now for Something Completely Different (1971)
Cast: Terry Jones Terry Gilliam Connie Booth
Tags: Satire Farce Sketch Comedy Absurd Comedy Comedy
Length: 88min
Monty Python's And Now For Something Completely Different was first released in the US in 1973, but didn't really take off as a midnight-movie fixture until after the Monty Python's Flying Circus TV series began making the PBS rounds. Graham Chapman,...
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