The Meaning Of Life

Comedy, Fantasy, Musical

Graham Chapman	First Fish / Harry Blackitt / Tony Bennett / Various Characters
John Cleese	Second Fish / Dr. Spenser / Grim Reaper / Various Characters
Carol Cleveland	Headmaster's wife
Terry Gilliam	Private Walters / Various Characters
Eric Idle	Fourth Fish
Simon Jones	Jeremy Chadwick
Terry Jones	Biggs / Mrs. Brown
Michael Palin	Father
Patricia Quinn	Mrs. Williams
Mark Holmes	Severed Head
Andrew Maclachlan	Groom

Director	Terry Gilliam; Terry Jones
Producer	John Goldstone
Writer	Terry Gilliam; Terry Jones
Cinematography	Peter Hannan
Musician	John Du Prez

From the birthing of so many children that they are living in drawers, under chairs, and in every nook and cranny in the house to the middle age gluttony of a man that can't resist just one last bite of dinner causing him to explode, these stories are woven together to show us the different stages of life as seen through the comical wit of Monty Python. Ever wondered what would happen when Death crashes your dinner party? Could organ donations truly be so disgusting? Is there really a machine in the hospital that goes BING and must it be at all operations, births, deaths and other proceedures simply to pad the bill? The Monty Python troupe leaves no part of the human timeline of life to chance.