The Life Of Brian
...oe Follower/Nisus Wettus Terence Bayler .... Gregory Carol Cleveland .... Mrs. Gregory Kenneth Colley .... Jesus Neil Innes .... A weedy Samaritan Charles McKeown .... False Prophet/Blind Man/Giggling Guard/Stig John Young .... Matthias, Son of Deuteronomy of Gath Gwen Taylor .... Mrs. Big Nose Sue Jones-Davies .... Judith Peter Brett (more) Also Known As: Brian of Nazareth (1979) (UK) (working title) Gospel According to St. Brian, The (1979) (UK) (working title) Jesus Christ: Lust for Glory (1979) (UK) (working title) Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979) (UK) (complete title) Runtime: 94 min Country: UK Language: English Color: Color (Eastmancolor) Sound Mix: Dolby Certification: Ireland:(Banned) (1979-1987) / Ireland:15 (re-rating) / Norway:11 (re-rating) (2004) / UK:15 (video rating) (1988) / UK:AA (original rating) / USA:R / Canada:R (Ontario) Trivia: Six cast members played 40 various characters (more) LIFE OF BRIAN Also available: Auctions Memorabilia Books All Products -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- User Comments: Grann-Bach (Grann-Bach@jubiimail.dk) Denmark Date: 29 June 2004 Summary: Still funny, after 25 years When a film is still funny 25 years after it's made, and doesn't feel particularly aged, even a quarter of a century later, then you know that you've struck gold. The famous Monty Python crew once again take a well-known subject and make a lot of fun of it. This time, the subject is religion, or, more specifically, Christianity. Everyone who knows at least a little about Christianity, which is pretty much anyone from the western world, will probably be able to laugh at something in this movie. Unless, of course, you are very Christian yourself, in that case you will probably feel that the film is blasphemous(I don't personally think so, since it makes fun of the followers and the general stupidity of people and organizations back in 30-something A.D., rather than Jesus and his teachings). The plot is about as incoherent as the usual Monty Python team film, though it should be noted that, like Monty Python and the Holy Grail, it is an actual film, and not a series of sketches, like, for example, the Meaning of Life. It's about as paced as they usually are, most of the scenes contain a lot of jokes, and then they move on to the next scene, after about five minutes of jokes and sight gags. This is, unfortunately, the problem with their ...