Chapter 1: What is the premise of Monty Python's Life of Brian?
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He's watched every movie more than once. He's Stephen Fennec.
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He's watched the latest Disney movies with his kids. But that's about it. He's Trevor Long.
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Chapter 2: How did the creators develop the screenplay for Life of Brian?
Crazy numbers. You're getting up there now. Well, you are going to see, or you have seen for the first time, Life of Brian. And just a warning, there are some F-bombs dropped. There's a little bit explicit in some points. Life of Brian was released in 1979. Created by Monty Python. So we're talking John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman.
Now, this group of people came up with this screenplay. They were in Barbados. They spent two weeks there and come up with a screenplay for this film. Wow. Now, originally, the film was meant to be financed by EMI. And they backed out. They probably released all their comedy albums and things, maybe. Yeah, and their other movies. I think they'd made one, a couple before this one.
But they thought, this is too blasphemous. The edgy religious content is not good. The Pythons sued EMI and settled out of court. Oh. Now, remember at the end of the last show, I told you that one of the Beatles financed the movie, George Harrison, who happened to be a massive Monty Python fan, right? And thought this could be the last chance to ever have another Python movie.
So he created handmade films and these are his words, pawned his home in London and And his office building to raise the four million pounds that was needed. Wow. So when he was asked, they said, wait, why did you do that? His answer, because I want to get to see it. He joked that it was the highest price ever paid for a cinema ticket. Movie ticket.
Chapter 3: What controversies surrounded the release of Life of Brian?
Now, Eric Idle joked that it was the highest movie ticket price ever. Wow. Four million pounds. Wow. Now, the original concept of the movie, they were throwing around a few ideas. The original concept was having Brian be the 13th apostle. You know, there was only 12 apostles. Are you up with that?
Honestly, no.
Yeah, there were 12 apostles. And this is all new to me. Brian was supposed to be the 13th, and he would miss all the critical moments. So he'd miss out on the Last Supper. He'd miss out on everything. So that's a bit of comedy value there. The Michael Palin's Diaries that he released much later, he, Graham Chapman, and Eric Idle were pushing for the title Brian of Nazareth as the movie title.
They didn't use it because it would be confusion with Jesus of Nazareth, which was shot a couple of years earlier. Oh, another movie, right? Yeah, so there was a movie called Jesus of Nazareth, and they said, no, they're going to think it's the same movie. But what they did... It was shot in Tunisia using all the old sets from Jesus of Nazareth. No. They were still there.
They thought, we're going to use those sets. Wow. That's what they did. Yeah. That's hilarious. You'd heard of this, surely?
Genuinely heard of this.
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Chapter 4: How does Life of Brian satirize organized religion?
I've never seen it. I'm across Monty Python in the sense that I know what they are. And this is going to offend some people. As a D-Gen fan in Australia, I think of Monty Python as a similar kind of group of mates who just love comedy and that's how we get the castle and things like that, right? So I knew what it was. I knew it was religious because I know the song at the end.
I don't know how, but I was singing along to parts of that.
So you, because I remember thinking, I was thinking to myself, how the hell is Trevor going to, he's going to think, what the hell am I watching here? Yeah. And remember I sent you, I said, look, just think of this as being someone mistaken as the Messiah. Like born on the same day as Jesus. Yes. Being mistaken for the Messiah.
Which was interesting, but it didn't make sense until later in the movie. Right, okay. Because it really only happens later in the movie. I just want to give you that sort of the religious positioning of it. Yeah. So yeah, no, I'm aware of the movie. And I'm aware of how just culturally significant it is. Like so many people love and quote this movie and how quotable it is.
It's so quotable.
One of the ones that people would have seen so much in recent years is that scene of them sitting there in the Coliseum and they're talking about sexuality and men wanting to be women and stuff. And when you think about this was made in 1979 and you go ā Wow. Women's lib, that's it.
That whole idea of a man becoming a woman and having children, that is why that spreads like wildfire now as a viral clip because it's just so still relevant today.
It was ahead of its time, absolutely, yeah. Well, there was some solid reaction and buzz to this movie. Norway banned the movie for one year for blasphemy.
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Chapter 5: What themes of mistaken identity are present in the film?
They gave it an 18 rating and including a warning from the censors at the beginning saying, that, you know, obviously to warn them about the contents of the movie. It had been marketed in Sweden as a film. Sweden's sort of having a crack at Norway, right? So in Sweden they said, the film is so funny that it was banned in Norway.
So that helped.
Ireland banned the movie for blasphemy until 1987. Wow. Yeah, so Torbay Council Devon refused to show the movie until September 2008. Wales lifted its local ban in 2009 after cast member Sue Jones Davies was elected mayor. She goes, I'm here now. Lift the man. Wow. Yeah. That's amazing. The movie played continuously for 75 weeks in London's West End. I think George got his money back. Yeah.
So it opened in 8th of November 1979 and was playing till the 15th of April 1981. Yeah. It was voted the funniest comedy ever in Channel 4, the UK Channel 4's 50 greatest comedy films. It beat American Pie, Groundhog Day, Austin Powers and The Full Monty. Wow. To be the funniest of all.
That's remarkable.
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Chapter 6: How does the film address mob mentality and blind faith?
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Okay, you have now seen properly Life of Bright and appreciated it for what it is. Just give us your first impressions. Was it what you expected?
It's pretty much exactly what I expected. Like you can see the kind of skit comedy.
concept because lots of little bits yeah you're right it wasn't really a story it was all little yeah and you can you can imagine i can imagine them as as comedic creators changing so much of this on the fly like oh no no do that again and let's conclude that that kind of stuff you can imagine being on set for this would have been wild in terms yeah I don't know that it's my type of comedy.
I don't know that enough of it landed with me. And maybe that's a religious thing. Maybe I need to be more religious to get some of it.
You went to a public school, didn't you? I'm raised Catholic, went to a Catholic high school, Catholic schools. So you can enjoy laughing at that part of it. I could appreciate it, I think, a little bit more than you.
Yes.
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Chapter 7: What are some iconic scenes and quotes from Life of Brian?
So I feel like that is an issue for me, but it doesn't take away my appreciation for their work here and just how much effort they put into this. And what is your social media post here? The Life of Brian is a pure comedy, perhaps dated in some ways but timeless in others. The Monty Python's team take on religion, the Bible, and, well, all things related.
Always look on the bright side of life, folks.
Nicely played. I saw this at the movies with my friends. This would be a great movie with your mates. From a Catholic school. Yeah, and I got in trouble for it.
oh from your parents for going to see it and they sort of realised the dramas around it and also too that there was like some solid nudity in it at one point you know there's a woman that's sort of around walking around naked and I said look I was only like 13 at the time not even that and yeah had to do had some explaining to do wow so Stephen got in trouble so every time I watch it I think of my mum and dad having a go at me wow
That's hilarious.
Yeah. Well, as far as the casting call goes, we know they're all from Monty Python. John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Graham Chapman. Graham Chapman plays Brian.
Right. The only ones I recognize, like if there was a quiz show to name Monty Python, I'd be like John Cleese. John Cleese. Michael Palin and Eric Idle.
That's one of your questions for later. Okay. but basically six cast members played 40 characters. Yeah, it's crazy. So they chopped and changed, which I think adds to it. No, 100%. It does add to the whole thing. Rightio, before we get to the top scenes, let's have a chat about Hisense, and they've just released their brand new RGB mini LED TV. So if you are in the market for a new telly,
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Chapter 8: What is the lasting impact of Life of Brian on comedy and culture?
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They mistakenly praise a cranky baby, Brian, and his mother, Mandy, before realising the true Messiah is actually in the stable next door. So you're astrologers, are you? Well, what is he then? What star sign is he? Capricorn. Capricorn, eh? What are they like? He is the son of God, our Messiah, king of the Jews. That's Capricorn, is it? No, no, no, that's just him.
Oh, I was going to say, otherwise there'd be a lot of them. By what name are you calling him? O'Brien. We worship you, O'Brien, who are Lord over us all. Praise unto you, O'Brien, and to the Lord our Father. Amen. Do you do a lot of this then? What? It's praising. No, no, no, no. Well, if you're dropping by again, do pop in. And thanks a lot for the gold and frankincense.
But don't worry too much about the myrrh next time, all right? Thank you. So they leave and see the real Jesus and then come back. I'm a bloody mind, but still. They just push her in the face, push her to the ground.
It's funny because my initial, having not seen it, I'm sitting there going, well, this will be interesting to see where she takes this gold and frankly, like how you, how Brian's life is going to be as a rich man.
Yeah.
But no, no.
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