Holy Flying Circus

Holy Flying Circus (DVD) (*)

$31.99

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
89 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Making Of
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2011 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Owen Harris

Written By:
Tony Roche

Actors:
Ben Crispin ..... Jesus
Steve Punt ..... Eric Idle / Disciple / Rabbi / Singing Protester
Charles Edwards ..... Michael Palin
Rufus Jones ..... Terry Jones / Jones the Wife
Tom Fisher ..... Graham Chapman / Tramp
Darren Boyd ..... John Cleese
Phil Nichol ..... Terry Gilliam
Simon Greenall ..... Barry Atkins
Robin Sebastian ..... US News Reporter / BBFC Representative / Montage Man
Belinda Stewart-Wilson ..... Nun / Montage Woman
Micah Balfour ..... Black Panther / Montage Man
Paul Chahidi ..... Harry Balls / News Vendor
Ian Bonar ..... Production Person 1 / Sam Lowry
Selina Griffiths ..... Production Person 2 / Personal Assistant to BBC Head of Rude Words
Jason Thorpe ..... Alan Dick / Desmond Lovely

Synopsis:

In 1979 Monty Python's Life of Brian caused controversy around the world. This is NOT their story... Holy Flying Circus is a fantastical re-imagining of the events leading up to Michael Palin and John Cleese appearing on the BBC's Friday Night Saturday Morning to defend the film against charges of blasphemy. Written by Tony Roche (In the Loop, The Thick of It) directed by Owen Harris (Misfits, Skins) and edited by Billy Sneddon (Four Lions, In the Loop) this is a bold and entertaining homage to one of the world's greatest comedy teams. This programme does not feature the Pythons and is not produced or endorsed by them.

Holy Flying Circus is a "Pythonesque" dramatization of the 1979 television debate on talk show Friday Night, Saturday Morning between John Cleese and Michael Palin, members of British comedy troupe Monty Python, and Malcolm Muggeridge and Mervyn Stockwood, the then Bishop of Southwark. The film looks at the build-up to the debate, the controversy around the film Life of Brian, and dramatizes segments from the televised discussion.

Holy Flying Circus is a 90-minute BBC television comedy film from 2011, about the 1979 television debate about the film Monty Python's Life of Brian. Holy Flying Circus was written by Tony Roche and directed by Owen Harris, and premiered on BBC Four on 19 October 2011.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 22 February, 2012.