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And Now for Something Completely Different

1971 · 88 min

A rapid-fire barrage of surreal sketches that keeps you laughing and guessing, with animation breaks and absurd twists.

Tagline
If the Motion Picture Industry dies… Monty Python killed it!
Overview
A collection of Monty Python's Flying Circus skits from the first two seasons of their British TV series.

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • class
  • identity
  • power
  • art
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • anthology
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour10
Realism2
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Ian MacNaughton
Written by
Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Graham Chapman
Starring
Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Carol Cleveland, Connie Booth
Music
Douglas Gamley
Cinematography
David Muir
Runtime
88 min
Country
United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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