Holy Flying Circus
Holy Flying Circus

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In 1979 the Monty Python comedy team return from making their film 'Monty Python's Life of Brian' in Tunisia. Premiered in America the film is pilloried by ultra-right religious groups for its depiction of Christ. In England the Popular Peoples' Church of St Sophia (whose members include a Tourette's sufferer who shouts out swear words) find a copy of the script in a dustbin and lobby the British censor for its suppression, leading to many local councils banning its screening... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Holy Flying Circus:

Stephen Fry
Darren Boyd
Charles Edwards
Rufus Jones
Phil Nichol
Tom Fisher

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In 1979 the Monty Python comedy team return from making their film 'Monty Python's Life of Brian' in Tunisia. Premiered in America the film is pilloried by ultra-right religious groups for its depiction of Christ. In England the Popular Peoples' Church of St Sophia (whose members include a Tourette's sufferer who shouts out swear words) find a copy of the script in a dustbin and lobby the British censor for its suppression, leading to many local councils banning its screening. Death threats follow and Michael Palin - "the nicest man in Britain" - has his effigy burned on his front lawn. Finally crazed TV programmer Alan Dick persuades Palin and co-star John Cleese to defend the picture on a late night chat show against the Bishop of Southwark and religious commentator Malcolm Muggeridge. Thanks to Cleese's reasoning the Pythons are seen to triumph, winning over the Popular Peoples' Church. A later encounter with God will show how the film's controversy paved the way for other artistic endeavours which prompted protest. Brilliant characterisations are vitiated by a satirical 'treatment' including animated sequences and irritating attempts at surreal wit when a documentary style treatment would have sufficed. Several of the Pythons were hostile to the film, summed up in the floor manager's comment. "Another fantasy sequence...lame".

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User Review - 10/10 by Justin RTotal genius. The Monty Python story around the events and time of the release of 'Life of Brian' told in an inventive and, even more cleverly, Python-esque way. Somehow the inimitable characters are captured amazingly. Charles Edwards does such an great job as Michael Palin it is often confusing to remember it's not actually him. Darren Boyd's Cleese is almost as good, given the enormity of the task. Factually acurate with attention to detail where it needs to be and playfully irreverent for the rest. Wonderful.
User Review - 8/10 by Adam S"Holy Flying Circus" is a docudrama focusing on the public outcry at the release of the cult British comedy film, "Monty Python's Life of Brian", and the response by religious group and the Pythons themselves. Starring mainly unknown actors who are all cast brilliantly as the six Pythons (as well as Stephen Fry, whose appearance fulfilled, I assume, some sort of BBC requirement), and special mention is in order for Charles Edwards and Darren Boyd, two actors who perfectly encapsulate Michael Palin and John Cleese respectively. The film remains true to the spirit of the Pythons while similarly finding it's own unique tone. Reference not only to "Life of Brian", but also "Holy Grail", "Fawlty Towers" and "Flying Circus" are plentiful, along with references to other 70's properties "Doctor Who" and "Star Wars". Plenty of sterotypes are played up for laughs (Cleese's contradiction - "You're contradictory" "No, I'm not!"; Idle's hunger for money; Michael Palin's "nicest guy in the world" act; Gilliam's bizarre animations), but like the Pythons themselves, some of the humor can be hit and miss. Still, full credit for trying, and making a memorable TV movie.
User Review - 8/10 by Jon LGreat Movie. Palin is really rather nice.
User Review - 8/10 by Gavin BBrilliant and eerie doppelganger casting of the Pythons.
User Review - 8/10 by Ian RHI-larious mix of doc-drama and python sketches! The dude who played John Cleese was actually quite good!
User Review - 8/10 by Eric BA docudramedy about the controversy surrounding the release of 'Life of Brian', complete with inside jokes, dry one-liners, men in drag, gay clergy, animations, and dead on impersonations of the group. Python fans should definitely check it out.
User Review - 8/10 by Jordi TInteresantisima historia sobre la repercusion del estreno de La vida de Brian, irreverente pero genial pelicula de los Irrepetibles Monthy Phyton donde los haya. Buenas interpretaciones y un parecido increible de los actores con sus personajes originales. Recomendable si se conoce el humor Monthy python, otros abstenerse...
User Review - 2/10 by Stuart MI cannot reccomend this film. A documentary about the world's reaction to "Life of Brian", Python's finest effort, would be a worthy consideration. But instead, we get a scripted recreation of what the filmmakers surmise the troop members might do & say. Actors who do resemble the boys give uneven impersonations of the Pythons which are, for the most part, unconvincing. Here's the deal. There are certain things you don't mess with because you're just not going to do it justice to include The Marx Brothers, The Blues Brothers, Richard Pryor, George Carlin & The Kids In The Hall. In other words, Flying Circus is holy & Holy Flying Circus is no more than a very pale imitation. FYI, there is absolutely no documentary footage whatsoever. Will be extremely disappointing to an authentic fan. Just pull out your " Life Of Brian" bluray & watch it instead.
User Review - 2/10 by Charles Austin MNothing is really LESS funny than people and programs that attempt to imitate the Pythons - even the best impressions of Cleese, Palin, Idle, Chapman, Jones and Gilliam come off (predictably) lame and even embarrassing. I've read and heard the Pythons discussing "Life of Brian" REPEATEDLY for the last 35 years or so, and the DRIEST account by the Pythons themselves is profoundly more entertaining than this "imaginative" and cliché-filled made-for-TV mockumentary. Not one laugh throughout the entire screening.

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