Monty Python Members Reunite For Chapman Film 55
gregg writes "Monty Python members have reunited to voice a 3D animated film based on the memoirs of the late Graham Chapman. A Liar's Autobiography will feature recordings that Chapman made of his book before his death in 1989. From the article: '[Terry] Jones joked he had "no idea" until recently that Chapman was dead and "thought he was just being lazy". "However, I am now delighted to find myself working with him again on this exciting project," he added.'"
Like Mrs. Premise's cat (Score:3)
Not quite dead yet ...
Re:Like Mrs. Premise's cat (Score:5, Funny)
Stop that, stop that... (Score:5, Funny)
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"And now, for something completely different"
Re:Stop that, stop that... (Score:3)
You mention something completely different.
I was introduced to Monty Python by a friend and did not initially understand how passionate he was about them. I came to understand it fairly quickly. It was different, quite different in fact, than American humor at the time. At least to me.
I loved the parts of the shows that I did get to watch, and then of course... the Movie. "It's just a flesh wound", "Holy Hand Grenade", and the difference between an African and European Swallow.
That being said, I think that Chapman was one of the best parts of Yellow Beard and how I remember him the most. Yellow Beard was pretty unusual considering it's cast for such a goofball movie. Madeline Kahn was already well established as an actress with Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder for such silliness, as well as Cleese and Idle, but it also had Peter Boyle (Everybody loves Raymond, Crazy Joe and Young Frankestein), and of course Marty Feldman came along for the ride.
Stranger still it had James Mason and Peter Cook.
Last, but certainly not least..... it had Cheech and Chong in it.
You could not come up with a better movie with an all star cast in it if you tried and with a wonderful topping of Cheech and Chong added to it.
THAT is my best memory of Chapman. I watch that movie at least once a year and still laugh my ass off.
Re:Stop that, stop that... (Score:1)
"Yellowbeard" is definitely a neglected masterpiece!
"Is that strictly true, sir?"
"That, my boy, is what we in the Royal Navy call... a Lie."
Re:Stop that, stop that... (Score:2)
John Cleese did it best/a> [youtube.com]
Re:Stop that, stop that... (Score:0)
Confess! Confess!
Re:Like Mrs. Premise's cat (Score:2)
"If I had not burred him 6 feet underground, he would still be telling jokes to this day! Look, how about an exchange? I'll take back the dead Graham Chapman, and give you a living breathing Steve Martin. He fucked up the Pink Panther and shat all over Peter Sellers but I'm sure he wont do that again. Well, not so soon at least.
Re:Like Mrs. Premise's cat (Score:2)
Peter Sellers hated the pink panther movies.
If Steve Martin was cast as the new Chancy Gardner then he would be shitting all over Sellers.
Re:Like Mrs. Premise's cat (Score:2)
Peter Sellers had more than a couple of mental issues. I think his opinion of the Pink Panther movies is irrelevant - they were brilliant within their genre, and that fact is only accentuated by how poor the non-Sellers sequel was back in the day, and how abysmally awful the Steve Martin remake turned out to be.
Re:Like Mrs. Premise's cat (Score:2)
The GGPs comment to which I was responding: 'He fucked up the Pink Panther and shat all over Peter Sellers'
Peter Sellers thought the pink panther movies were shit. It's not a question of if the movies were shit or not but if you can shit all over someone by messing with work they 'phoned in'.
Would you feel shit on if someone did an even worse job on some project you phoned in, but hated.
Re:Like Mrs. Premise's cat (Score:2)
If he phoned it in, then on his worst day, his most half-assed effort was still 300% better than the remakes and sequels without him.
Re:Like Mrs. Premise's cat (Score:0)
He's dead... STONE FUCKING DEAD! Move along... nothing to see here...
Re:Like Mrs. Premise's cat (Score:0)
Well, I'd better replace it, then.
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Sorry squire, I've had a look 'round the back of the shop, and uh... we're right out of Pythons.
But I've got a couple of Germans.
Listen, tell you what. I'll stick them in women's clothing, teach zem zee properr prronunciation of zee inglisch, and give them a barrel of booze... There you are, a lovely peasant theatre.
Re:Like Mrs. Premise's cat (Score:2)
No, he's definitely deceased! He's passed on! He's expired and gone to meet his maker! He's run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible! This is an ex-Python!
Nonsense, it's just a flesh wound.
Re:Like Mrs. Premise's cat (Score:2)
I feel happy! I want to go for a walk!
Re:Like Mrs. Premise's cat (Score:0)
Or Mary, Queen of Scots. Which is now playing on Radio 4, just behind Radio 2.
Re:Like Mrs. Premise's cat (Score:2)
he's just playing in the hide and seek olympic final
and winning
Re:Like Mrs. Premise's cat (Score:1)
what's more impressive is that is above Waldo who is in second and Carmen who is in third.
Of course Dick chenney is in Fourth but we don't talk about him anymore.
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I don't want to go on the cart. I feel happy! I feel happy!
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For those interested, check out a brief clip from Graham Chapman's funeral [youtube.com]. John Cleese delivers the eulogy, and there's a song at the end (bonus points if you guess what it is without looking).
Re:Like Mrs. Premise's cat (Score:2)
My guess is: The Lumberjack Song.
[goes off and watches video]http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/06/29/1845223/Monty-Python-Members-Reunite-For-Chapman-Film#
Oh, bugger.
Well, Always Look On The Bright Side of Life was actually my first guess, but then I thought The Lumberjack Song would be more fun.
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Re:Like Mrs. Premise's cat (Score:2)
Ding ding ding ding ding, you win!
Eric Idle (Score:3)
Re:Eric Idle (Score:2)
How precisely?
Re:Eric Idle (Score:0)
He's the guy that put together the "Spamalot" musical stage show.
Re:Eric Idle (Score:2)
Has he had some kind of spat or parting with the others?
Does he not walk sufficiently silly these days?
Re:Eric Idle (Score:2)
Yeah..article said he wasn't involved..wonder why?
Has he had some kind of spat or parting with the others?
Does he not walk sufficiently silly these days?
I was wondering about that too. Based on comments from some of the other Pythons (especially Jones, and to a lesser extent Gilliam) regarding Spamalot it sounds like they are not very impressed with what he did with the Python material. I also got the feeling from the documentary [wikipedia.org] on Monty Python that came out a couple of years ago that he had pretty firmly gone his own way (though they all have to a great extent); he sounded a little pissed off and even on the edge of being unhinged during some of the interviews. I generally liked his work in the past, but his manner in those interviews really left a bad taste in my mouth. Makes me think that there must have been something of a split, though I haven't seen any kind of confirmation of it (well, aside from the fact that he isn't appearing in this film).
Re:Eric Idle (Score:2)
(well, aside from the fact that he isn't appearing in this film).
The aptly titled, Sir Not Appearing in this Film???
Re:Eric Idle (Score:2)
There's a dick in every group.
Re:Eric Idle (Score:2)
and a pussy and an asshole.
Sorry, wrong movie.
Re:Eric Idle (Score:1)
They say news travels slow here on /. in this case they may be right! At least this news is part of the MP entry on Wikipedia :)
In said entry, The editor(s) claims; The filmmakers are "working on" him.
It would be nice if this thing featured the "full Monty".
Re:Eric Idle (Score:4, Informative)
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Say no more, say no more.
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How precisely?
Very, very precisely.
Snakes Galore (Score:0)
How precisely?
Very, very precisely.
Is that a bit of Black Adder in your Python?
Re:Eric Idle (Score:3)
Yes, this story should be tagged "!idle" despite being in the idle section.
No Eric? (Score:1)
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Re:No Eric? (Score:0)
That's a lot of words to say he's Idle.
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He's pining for the fjords (Score:2)
Here's your money back and a couple of holiday vouchers.
Graham Chapman
Completed.
Re:He's pining for the fjords (Score:2)
I'm afraid I don't understand your banter.
Could you say it slower?
Re:He's pining for the fjords (Score:2)
One of Only two... (Score:0)
...books that have made me physically fall off my chair with laughing. (when they go on the trip to Champagne country.)
Interestingly they already made a film of the other book, never been brave enough to watch it...
Milking this one (Score:0)
just a bit [youtube.com], eh?
Olga (Score:0)
Joy (Score:1)
There are going to be many sarcastic, witty and plain silly responses to this post. As there should be! I am sure to laugh at many of them. (The Slashdot community can be unimaginative and get-off-my-lawn obtuse at times, but it's always witty and enjoyable.)
But I'd like to be the one that says that this upcoming get-together of the Pythons, in honor of one of them, warms my heart to no end. They were and will be the ideal geeks: smart, non-conformist, funny, and thus happy.
Chapman holds a dear place for being so very gay, so very out, and having such an insightful perspective on British (and global) culture. I salute him with all my hands, and look forward to this salute from his fellow Pythons!