And Now for Something Completely Different
“If the Motion Picture Industry dies… Monty Python killed it!”
Synopsis
A collection of Monty Python's Flying Circus skits from the first two seasons of their British TV series.
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And Now for Something Completely Different ≣ 1971 ≣ Trailer
Type: Trailer • Published 2021-10-12
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Graham Chapman
Brother / Policeman / Defence attorney / British pedestrian / Mr. Harrison (Apricot) / The Colonel / 'Hell's Grannies' policeman / Jimmy Blankensop / Sir Edward Ross / Restaurant patron #1 / Letter Writer / Oliver St. John Mollusk / Mountie / Town Guild Lady
John Cleese
Announcer / Hungarian Citizen / self - Defence Teacher / Sir George Head / Policeman / Interviewer / Mr. Praline / Second General / Christopher Columbus / Mungo the Cook / Bank Robber / Accountant #2 (falling past the window) / Vocational Guidance Counselor / Vivian Smith Smythe Smith / Mountie / Town Guild Lady
Terry Gilliam
Self-Defence Nun / Flasher / Uncle Sam / Caterpillar Man / Sign Holder / Conrad Poohs
Eric Idle
Prosecutor / Marriage Counselor / Arthur Nudge / Self-defence student #4 (interested in pointed sticks) / 'Hell's Grannies' analyst / Arthur Wilson / Arthur Wilson Two / Nightclub Emcee / Linkman / First General / Restaurant Manager / Lingerie Shop Owner / Accountant #1 (falling past the window) / Fairy Godmother / Rita Fairbanks / Simon Zinc Trumpet Harris / Mountie / Lady With Cookbook
Terry Jones
Stage Manager / Tobacconist / 2nd Hungarian Man / Squire / Self-defence student #3 / Tenant #1 / Flasher / Mouse Organist Ken Ewing / Fat Soldier / Waiter / Nude Organist / Brian / Nigel Incubator Jones
Michael Palin
Gumby / Man with tape recorder / Phrasebook Author / Arthur Pewtey / Second self - defence student / Second Tenant / Lost His Wallet / Shrill Petrol Announcer / Milkman / Ernest Scribbler / Pet shop employee / Lumberjack / Headwaiter Gilberto / Herbert Anchovy / Blackmail Presenter / Gervais Brookhamster / Town Guild Lady
Carol Cleveland
Dierdre Pewtey / Storyteller / Milkman Collector / Restaurant Patron #2 / Elsbeth
Connie Booth
Best Girl
Lesley Judd
Distraught Mother
Release History & Theatrical Window
August 22, 1972
Wide Cinema Exhibition
December 16, 2004
Physical Home Media
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$100K
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$7K
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
0.07x
-$93K deficit
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Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Ian MacNaughton
- Screenplay & Story
- Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, John Cleese
- Original Score
- Douglas Gamley
- Original Title
- And Now for Something Completely Different
- Country of Origin
- United Kingdom, United States of America
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Production Budget
- $100K
- Worldwide Gross
- $7K
- Production Studios
- Kettledrum Films, Python (Monty) Pictures, Playboy Enterprises
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Ian MacNaughton
Graham Chapman, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, John Cleese
Douglas Gamley
David Muir
Thom Noble
Victor Lownes, Patricia Casey, David Gil
Department Leadership Roster
Douglas Gamley
Original Music Composer
Graham Chapman
Screenplay
Eric Idle
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Michael Palin
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Terry Gilliam
Screenplay
Terry Jones
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John Cleese
Screenplay
Thom Noble
Editor
Ian MacNaughton
Director
Patricia Casey
Producer
David Muir
Director of Photography
Age Classification & Content Advisories
Official viewer rating standards and content warnings across international classification boards.
PG: Parental Guidance Suggested — May contain mild violence or suggestive material.
International Certification Matrix
Parental Guidance — Recommended for mature viewers.
FSK 12 — Restricted to viewers aged 12 and older.
Parental Guidance — Unlikely to upset children 8 and older.
Parental Guidance Suggested — May contain mild violence or suggestive material.
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Frequently Asked Questions About And Now for Something Completely Different
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What is And Now for Something Completely Different about?
A collection of Monty Python's Flying Circus skits from the first two seasons of their British TV series.
Who directed And Now for Something Completely Different?
And Now for Something Completely Different was directed by Ian MacNaughton.
Who stars in And Now for Something Completely Different?
The principal cast of And Now for Something Completely Different includes Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones.
When was And Now for Something Completely Different released and how long is it?
And Now for Something Completely Different was released in 1971 with a total runtime of 1h 28m.
What was the box office and production budget of And Now for Something Completely Different?
And Now for Something Completely Different had a reported production budget of $100K and grossed $7K at the worldwide box office (0.07 return on budget, classified as a underperformed).
Who composed the musical score for And Now for Something Completely Different?
The original motion picture soundtrack for And Now for Something Completely Different was composed by Douglas Gamley.
What is the age rating and content advisory for And Now for Something Completely Different?
And Now for Something Completely Different holds official age classifications: AU: PG (Parental Guidance — Recommended for mature viewers.); DE: 12 (FSK 12 — Restricted to viewers aged 12 and older.); FR: TP; GB: PG (Parental Guidance — Unlikely to upset children 8 and older.); US: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested — May contain mild violence or suggestive material.).