A biting religious satire and absurdist comedy that skewers blind faith and political dogmatism. Through the tragicomic life of a reluctant messiah, it blends gritty historical realism with surreal humor, culminating in a defiant, musical acceptance of inevitable death.
Life of Brian
"He's not the messiah...he's just a naughty boy."
Director:
Terry Jones
Cast:
Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones
Comedy
Budget:
$4,000,000
Box Office:
$20,833,252
Life of Brian - Easter Eggs & Hidden Details
Easter Eggs
George Harrison's Cameo
The film's financier, George Harrison, appears briefly in a crowd scene as Mr. Papadopoulos, the owner of the Mount. He wears a red turban and says one line (dubbed later), a nod to his crucial role in saving the production.
Shepherd's Dialogue
In the opening scene, the shepherds speak in a thick dialect that is actually just standard English spoken with very heavy, exaggerated accents, mocking the trope of 'rustic' characters in biblical epics.
The Alien Abduction
The sudden shift to a sci-fi chase sequence is a meta-joke about the film medium itself, deliberately breaking the genre rules of a biblical epic for a moment of pure randomness.