Screened in tribute to Terry Jones (1942-2020) and Neil Innes (1944-2020)
Juxtaposing some excellently selected exterior locations with an unending stream of anachronistic one-liners, non-sequiturs, and slapstick set pieces, King Arthur (Graham Chapman) and his Knights of the Round Table (John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin ) set off in search of the Holy Grail (on foot, while their squires follow behind making clippety-cloppity sounds with coconut shells). The result is a film which, while not as sharply satirical or focused as The Life of Brian, is arguably funnier. And the songs (supplied by Neil Innes of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band) were good enough to spawn a hit West End Musical. Quite simply, Monty Python and The Holy Grail is one of the greatest big screen comedies of all time.