The Life of Brian with Graham Chapman: DVD Cover
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The Life of Brian Director: Terry Jones Cast: Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, John Cleese

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  • DVD Release Date: 11/16/1999
  • Original Release: 1979
  • Rating: Rated R
  • Sales Rank: 699

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Widescreen digital transfer, approved by director Terry Jones and enhanced for widescreen televisions; Exclusive audio commentaries by Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, John Cleese, and Michael Palin; Original theatrical trailer; Five rarely seen deleted scenes with audio commentary by the Pythons; Four original British radio ads; Documentary film "The Pythons" shot on location during the making of "Life of Brian"; English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired; Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition

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Menu Group #1 with 19 chapter(s) covering 01:33:45
1. Logos/Three Wise Men. [:12]
2. Opening titles animation. [4:08]
3. Judea AD 33. [2:34]
4. "Alms for an ex-leper." [7:22]
5. "You're one of them." [2:05]
6. The People's Front of Judea. [1:51]
7. "Romans go home." [5:39]
8. Raid on Pilate's palace. [7:09]
9. Pilate. [7:18]
10. Crash landing. [4:17]
11. Haggling. [3:39]
12. The shoe and the gourd. [6:11]
13. Hail Messiah. [5:19]
14. "A very naughty boy." [2:35]
15. "One cross each." [2:33]
16. Pilate's Passover address. [8:36]
17. The Jewish section. [2:42]
18. The rescue committee. [8:17]
19. "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life." [2:39]
Chapters
1. Prologue: Graham Chapmer Rests [3:33]
2. The Phenomenon [1:41]
3. Hail, The Pythons [12:29]
4. Py.thon.esque/pi-tne-nesk/ [2:37]
5. Insomniacs, Intellectuals, And Burglars [4:26]
6. Nth-rate Philosophers With Attitude [7:12]
7. Judea Ad 33 [3:53]
8. Tunisian Tummy [1:19]
9. Transplants, Teeth, And Tax Evasion [3:16]
10. Python On Python [6:29]
11. Fellow Travelers [2:15]
12. Epilogue: An Orgy With Cherryade [:35]

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On a midnight clear 2,000 years ago, three wise men enter a manger where a babe is wrapped in swaddling clothes. It is an infant called Brian...and the three wise men are in the wrong manger. For the rest of his life, Brian (Graham Chapman) finds himself regarded as something of a messiah -- yet he's always in the shadow of this other guy from Galilee. Brian is witness to the Sermon of the Mount, but his seat is in such a bad location that he can't hear any of it ("Blessed are the cheesemakers?"). Ultimately, he is brought before Pontius Pilate and sentenced to crucifixion, which takes place at that crowded, nonexclusive execution site a few blocks shy of Calvary. Rather than utter the Last Six Words, Brian leads his fellow crucifixees in a spirited rendition of a British music-hall cheer-up song "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life." The whole Monty Python gang (Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, and Terry Gilliam) are on hand in multiple roles, playing such sacred characters as Stan Called Loretta, Biggus Dickus, Deadly Dirk, Casts the First Stone, and Intensely Dull Youth; also showing up are Goon Show veteran Spike Milligan and a Liverpool musician named George Harrison. Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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Political vs Religiousby Anonymous

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December 20, 2006: It is amusing how many people totally miss the multiple layers of satire employed by the Python's in Brian. The fact is that the overt parody of Jesus the person is actually quite mild. The real TARGET is the political, social and religious society of the late 20th century. It is a still VERY relevant today. My favorite part remains the bit when the zealots are ranting about Roman oppression ( What have the Romans ever done for us...) yet concede they could not do without all the real benefits the Romans gave their society ( roads, safety, peace). Favorite line... I say he is the Savior and I should know... I have a followed a few! The Python's force us to laugh at ourselves, my bet is that the Big Guy upstairs got the joke too.

Dear Pinky and the Brainby Anonymous

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November 21, 2005: It's a good thing YOUR not stupid. I'm glad you shared YOU'RE enlightened opinion with us all. If you think about the spaceship joke you might realize that it was really playing on narrative unity and expectations, and so it wasn't just an immature prank. The Life of Brian remains one of the greatest comedies of cinema history.

This review was written about the DVD Wide Screen edition.


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