Monty Python's the Life of Brian deleted scenes

Deleted scenes from the movie. Hilarious. I do not own this, just felt like sharing it.

[@evinchester7820]

"Is it AD yet? Quarter past..." Great line.

[@kalyanamitra2048]

That should have made the cut!

[@oneblach]

4:06

[@WylderWatkins]

Can you explain what it means? AD meaning after death, but wasn't this implying jesus was just born? Is it some other meaning that I'm totally not getting?

[@timothymartin3672]

@@WylderWatkins AD doesnt mean after death, google it

[@johnorr8812]

I was in 8th grade at a Catholic School when Life Of Brian was released. The school and church were so upset about this film we were all called into an assembly where we were told that by no means we were to see this offensive film. Before this assembly I had never heard of the film, and as it was rated "R" would likely never have seen it at age 13 anyway. - That friday we were released from school early and usually we would take in a film a the local movie theater. We all purchased our tickets for "Breaking Away" a PG film about a bicycle rider- and immediately snuck into the the other theater showing Life Of Brian! So glad we did. My first ever Rated R film and it was a classic. BIG thanks to Sister Margaret and Father Mayer!

[@KeldorDAntrell]

"You will NOT watch this nasty film - ever!" "Oo no! Not us! Absolutely not."

[@mikesmovingimages]

"Arrrre there any STUDENTS here today?" (Actually, Breaking Away was a fine flick, too).

[@pavels5070]

I love it when the church does the job. :)

[@theotherwalt]

Eric Idol has said that the catholic church was the best promotional and marking team they had. They spent no money promoting the film in the United State, the church promoted the film for them.

[@silentotto5099]

@@JossWainwright Yeah... That's what I was also reminded of, the 5th grade anti-drug lecture from a cop. It was almost a "how to" for drug use. This you smoke... This you snort... This you shoot... I came out well primed for my later foray into getting stoned.

[@cremilar]

"Is it AD yet?" "Quarter past" I'm dying!

[@youbigtubership]

That was a very good line.

[@waynemarvin5661]

@@youbigtubership Not if it caused cremilar's death.

[@johnbongjoey5200]

Wait 'till Biggus Dickus hears about this

[@noahjenney6041]

Already have

[@MrRjhyt]

He's got a wife, you know.

[@P5YcHoKiLLa]

@@MrRjhyt Incontinentia.....Incontinentia Buttocks

[@mhammadalloush5104]

Bwaahahahahahaaa

[@kelvinmeneely3116]

Is it AD yet? I love this shit

[@will9113utube]

Holy shit, they predicted internet cat videos. MOTHER OF GOD

[@SuperLadiesman619]

they predicted SJWs too!

[@TerminalPassage]

What is with all the twitter links... As if I am going to click on one for a full movie... There is this thing called google not to mention this movie is up on youtube it seems xD

[@rnburton57]

Gonna need a cat license for that one.

[@UncensoredScion]

okay that first one should've been kept in, it fits perfectly with the joke of Life of Brian. You initially THINK it's the shepherds and then that sight in the background tells you "nah, just some regular guys watching sheep at night"

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

And it's even funnier when they reveal that they're fully aware of what's going on at the end of the scene. It literally makes no sense that they cut it.

[@rchuso]

One of the best movies ever made. Thanks, George!

[@ClayDress]

Harrison, right?

[@PerDahlberg]

- Is it AD yet? - A quarter past.

[@IETCHX69]

I yelled , * " OH FUCK!!!!!" "

[@bradwilliams1691]

This is one movie that should have a directors cut. RIP TJ & GC.

[@5eA5]

Hell yea. Hail Otto^^!

[@masterfarr8265]

@@5eA5they reworked the suicide squad into the Judean People’s Front

[@sum12see]

Monty Python is the funniest comedy troop ever ,God bless them and all who appreciate their skills!!!

[@ROOKTABULA]

The irony of you saying _"god bless_" about a group of men who were obviously enlightened enough not to believe in fictitious Invisible Sky Friends! Lmao

[@robjohnson165]

@@ROOKTABULA one can believe in god(s) and still find the bible stories to be absurd.

[@robjohnson165]

*troupe j/s

[@WylderWatkins]

@@robjohnson165 i think those types are even worse

[@CellocasterPaul]

Thanks for posting this! "Is it A.D. yet?" Classic Python!

[@isaackim7675]

Paul Kuhn about half a quarter

[@AlbertGuilmont]

"- Is it AD yet?" ... LOL! "- Quarter past" ___ *I died...

[@ThisGuyRides]

And you came back to life?! You are The Messiah!

[@147258GS]

Absolute gem that line. Pure Gold

[@kelvinmeneely3116]

It's hilarious....

[@krito5832]

I was always confused about those troops at the end of the movie but now it makes more sense (at least a bit).

[@AllanMogensen]

"Is it AD yet? - A quarter past" LOL

[@tomfield4062]

Man, I am in that scene with the deadly dirks, also the haggle scene in the market. I was about eighteen when I got to travel to Tunisia (mother was friends w Cleese and Connie Booth), and hang out on the set Of LOB, and I got to be an extra in a few scenes.

[@wokeeye6441]

Which scenes???

[@verasreckovic4443]

You lucky, lucky bastard!

[@Reitz86]

Why You lucky bastard, lol

[@mace8873]

Must admit I expected, that when Otto asked "Is there not even one dead?", someone would've answered "Well, I'm a little dead, sir".:-D

[@marvinkitfox3386]

That WHOLE sheep scene was only 4min21sec in length? Good grief, it felt like 30 minutes. No wonder it was deleted!!

[@eova]

I guess you missed its endless between the lines comedy. Too bad.

[@robjohnson165]

Marvin, for real. i had to skip ahead., an no EOVA, that scene wasnt endless comedy. there were a few good parts ruined by the sheer length.

[@oldcremona]

7:30 A little bit of the silly walk there.

[@CIMAmotor]

"is it AD yet?" should have been left in.

[@tek4]

Now otto at the end of the movie makes so much sense. Thats why the suicide squad comes in at the end...

[@HarryNoorda]

Monty Python was very much ahead of their time predicting social media. " The only other animals that i would remotely be interested in watching will be Cats". 2.52 . #caturday

[@Yeyito50]

they also predicted minecraft in the holy grail

[@louiso.4325]

they did? when?

[@HarryNoorda]

Barney Os. The killer bunny in MInecraft was inspired by the scene in Monty Python. minecraft.gamepedia.com/Rabbit

[@Xegethra]

It's not really a prediction though. Minecraft was just making a reference.

[@terrypussypower]

Rubbish. You could buy cat videos back then!

[@primeva1]

erm... I'm beginning to think that shrewd editing contributed a great deal to how superb the finished film is...!!

[@theawecabinet]

One of the last films to be edited by shrews. It was outlawed the following year.

[@sophiabeatty3270]

Costumes not by Edith Head.

[@Lillian2167]

The Otto scene shouldn't have been cut, its gold! Makes their appearance at the end make more sense too.

[@ArcturusOTE]

Not to mention they probably didn't even die on the scene, heck they were still moving by the time Bright Side of Life was being sung

[@personalcheeses8073]

Lillian2167 Nobody expects the thoroughly trained suicide squad

[@MaxxMcGeePrivate]

@@ArcturusOTE Right! That explains it!

[@PHANTASMICproduction]

I can totally understand why they cut all these scenes... but that last one was friggin' hilarious.

[@cinemaipswich4636]

We are blessed by the silly constructs that her, or his, majesty provides. No outside scrutiny is needed, for the clueless fools are our sheep.

[@therugburnz]

Deleted late in production, the orchestra music or place holder examples were already done. Thanx for this.

[@hyacinthdibley2420]

First scene.....they just missed the angel, didn't they...with all that talking they did.

[@StopAddingDumbSh.tToYoutube]

Good to see that someone with eyes can type a comment.

[@LimerickValiant]

Yeh, the whole point of Christendom 😂 missed the whole point!

[@TheonlyaviableID]

Great to see them, but good most of them where cut. Liked the Shepherds and the signalling-dance and the shot of the incurable.

[@ClipontheEar]

The 'shepherds' scene is in the Monty Python 'Life of Brian' script/book, in the form of a strip cartoon. Never knew they'd actually filmed it at the time! Thank you.

[@RichLN]

Looks like they cut out the right bits. Quite liked the peeved shepherd who got hit in the face though.

[@bambledaczymbledek]

I'm really glad these scenes were cut- I came close enough to wetting my pants the first time I saw it. I think Cleese as the giant woman would have put me over the edge.

[@felixfaber5716]

Great to watch! Many thanks for uploading!

[@francessimmonds5784]

The Life Of Brian is perfect as it is. I can see why these scenes were cut.

[@pleasureincontempt3645]

Imagine Sputnik travelling across the skies back then. Only a proper laugh when they end up on that ship.

[@paulannable3734]

You’re right… but I do love ‘you’re a disgrace to the profession!’ and J. C.’s the Sign That Is The Sign. Idle’s Jewish Nazis not so much.

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

Honestly, I think the scene with the shepherds should have been kept in.

[@dale5495]

Time

[@hazbutler]

RIP Mr Director. Thank you for the laughs.

[@pyromaniac4944]

cutting the Hitler joke makes no sense since Otto and the suicide squad appear at the end of the movie. That last scene of the suicide squad makes no sense without the first one!

[@brakokarasu99]

Well it is a Monty Python movie, so just a touch of nonsense is expected.

[@pyromaniac4944]

I know why it was cut. I just say it shouldn't have been cut since we see the same suicide squad at the end of the movie.

[@Fangs1978]

I couldn't disagree more. You only need to be aware of the existence of suicide squads in general to get the final joke and since it's Monty Python it doesn't have to make "sense". In fact having it come out of left field made the final joke a lot more effective and having the Otto scene in would have given it away. I'm all for taking the piss out of Zionism, but the Otto scene was a bit drawn out, and "oh look a Jewish Nazi" isn't enough of a joke to justify a scene that long IMO.

[@wavesofwoodenlegs]

Fangs1978 I totally agree with you! I feel that Monty Python were also making fun of the deus ex machina troupe with the suicide squad, which makes it more effective just being shown at the end.

[@JohnSmith-el2nj]

It does go on a bit

[@ADBVoiceActing]

"Is it AD yet?" "Quarter past."

[@bacchantedryad]

Deleted scenes from my fave film of all time ... Absolutely amazing!!!!

[@miriamgreen3973]

I LOVED the smart park ad b/f this even started!!

[@NoirOrchestre]

Can you imagine anybody even considering making up the joke about Jewishs nazis nowadays ?

[@tombranch2261]

Actually they were taking the piss out of the Zionist movement.

[@PolishPolackski]

NoirOrchestre The whole world has been trained to love jewnazis and eat their propaganda shite heartily with a smile of joy.

[@BlackEpyon]

+NoirOrchestre Read the Old Testament, especially when the finally enter the promised land, and see if there's any parallels between the Jews and the Nazis.

[@BlackEpyon]

***** No, I think the Babylonian captivity did them a lot of good.

[@Americangerman2]

+NoirOrchestre Zionists are Jewish extremists. Practically joking about the irony of it. They missed a joke in my opinion by not calling them the Nationally Associated Zionist Initiative.

[@domweaver3488]

first one possibly keep in, but dragged a bit. That last one was probably a bit to close for European eyes and distracted from the subject. V funny and clever all the same. Film was cut so well and bang on to delete these scenes.

[@Andrew-tx9jy]

'Will he endorse fish?' 🤣🤣

[@zirak93]

Just saw this movie on the cinema screen on its 40th year anniversary. Such a good comedy movie which makes the audience laugh even today. That's how a comedian movie should be. I really loved it and I have to watch the others too.

[@Renuars]

Is it AD yet? A quarter past. Hilarious.

[@MarkAtkin]

I wish to congratulate the original film-makers on their editing skills.

[@chrismac2234]

"Nothing creates atheists quicker or more reliably, than reading the dam bible" Penn Gillette

[@sausage27]

I've just finished Eric Idle's latest book and in that he mentions when they wrote the Last Supper scene (dropped) and trying to book the table at a restaurant - what do you mean you all want to sit on one side. Or, I can do you a table for five and another over by the window. Classic!

[@lamrethal695]

The last segment was too good. Eccellent satire.

[@richardevppro3980]

Thank you its brilliant!

[@Daniel_Huffman]

They say sheep are no trouble. Yeah, wait till Zootopia. As for the killer rabbit..... *Judith:* I mean, it's not like a _bunny_ could go savage? *Tim:* LOOK! *Rabbit of Caerbannog:* EEP! (Leaps at Sir Bors) *Sir Bors:* AAARRRRRRGGGHHH! (Head falls off) *Arthur:* JESUS CHRIST!

[@roys8870]

Only a lonely shepherd can sing "There Will Never Be Another Ewe" with sheer passion.

[@user-jk2zm7uq5s]

"with shear passion" ;)

[@bettytigers]

It would be interesting to see how Month Python 's innovation would combine with the fun makers at Rowan and Martin's laugh -in.

[@thomaselliott573]

the last one is particularly good

[@johnmehaffey9953]

Otto should have been left in , if Mel brooks could make fun of spring time for hitler then what's the problem with this

[@SorendeSelbyBowen]

"Springtime for Hitler" was very funny. Otto, less so. "The problem with this" was it was relatively weak. Life of Brian was very funny pretty much all the way through. Ruthlessly cutting relatively weak parts makes the whole thing stronger.

[@robjohnson165]

@@SorendeSelbyBowen word.

[@robjohnson165]

Mel Brooks is Jewish. Python are not. Besides Brooks portrayed hitler in a ridiculous and absurd manner. While that cut scene literally portrayed Jewish nazis, or nazis pretending to be jews. the image of the stylized star of david merged with swastika is just .. man, no. just, no.

[@owenlewis8006]

I can see why the last one was cut. A Star of David swastika was possibly a bit much even for Python.

[@Manu-pc9bk]

A few of these scenes are in the version uploaded on Netflix, but not all of them. The suicidal army recieving the sign that it's the sign is great

[@ThatWord]

To me the funniest scene here was when they simply couldn't apprehend the wife.

[@markosskace514]

The "angel" at the back... did his thing to Mary, while they are deliberating about sheep... 😀

[@Ian-lx1iz]

Hmmm - I can see WHY they deleted them.

[@sleepsmoker]

That second scene should never have been cut. But I'm so glad I got to see it! Made me laugh so hard xD

[@marybhip]

Down with this sort of thing! Fr.Ted!

[@Ratelzwatel]

Great to see as outtakes. I'm glad they took them out, because I think they would have been boring as part of the movie. The shepherds go on for too long. I don't get the joke of Pilate's wife. Cleese does a great weird dance, but basically he's done that before. (Silly walks.) And the Otto scene would have taken away the suicidal squad surprise in the crucifixion scene.

[@coralarch]

I believe the Otto scene was chopped due to the Jews who own the rights objecting to not only his helmet insignia, but to references of lebensraum in Palestine and ethnic cleansing in Samaria. Personally, I love the shepherds, yapping on about sheep and missing all the angelic action!

[@Marc-ox7fy]

Agreed, mostly these not published scenes, or also songs from bands, were cut out because they were not good enough.

[@davidwright8432]

the shepherds don't go on too long. they're boring people looking after boring animals in a boring place. Wit, you expect, with that? Hah!

[@robjohnson165]

whoever made the editing decision to remove those parts, thank you. they were ... bad. maybe the shepards at begining was kinda funny but way too long. maybe if they started at the wolf part.

[@paulmorphy6187]

Its like some strange alternate universe...

[@d.pallio4379]

The opening bit reminds me of Foggy, Clegg & Compo, for some reason...

[@stephendawe5768]

Boredom.

[@FossilisedFishooks]

I could have happily sat and listened to those 3 shepherds for hours.

[@wellingtonboobs7985]

0:59 | There appears to be a flying saucer top right here. Codec fail? Pixel drag also on left moments later.

[@GaryMcKinnonUFO]

Pure class.

[@pineapplepenumbra]

7.30, the biblical precursor to the Ministry of Silly Walks.

[@JavertRA]

When they did the oratorio "Not the Messiah", there was a song at the beginning called "We Love Sheep." I think that was a reference to this bit.

[@TBrewer64]

There is actually a hymn with the chorus: "We, like sheep...."

[@davidwright8432]

Maybe. Possibly a reference to the Oratorio chorale, We, like sheep' - not, 'We like sheep.' Subtle things, commas. Greatly undervalued these days.

[@Drenov]

I can see why these were cut out

[@JiveDadson]

They don't so much fly as they plummet.

[@matthewsykes4814]

It's the Pythons........ they are still lauded as the best, I aren't going to argue.

[@LennyJohnson5]

"You bastards.... we've been planning this for months"!!

[@ThePrankBrothers98]

" is it AD yet?" got me rolling!

[@mrhombreman]

"is it AD yet?"

[@MarceloKuroi]

Oh my god, "Is it A.D. yet?" That's a clever and intellectual joke!

[@Zett76]

You're surprised? The movie is crammed with them. :-) Brian: Look, you've got it all wrong! You don't need to follow me. You don't need to follow anybody! You've got to think for yourselves! You're all individuals! Crowd: Yes! We're all individuals! Brian: You're all different! Crowd: Yes, we are all different! Man in crowd: I'm not...

[@GAZDAGP]

Very intellectual. What's your idea of 'non-intellectual' jokes, then?

[@kalanredstone9658]

in the monty python soundtrack they have the Otto scene.

[@chrisperrien7055]

well , I can see why the German soldier skit was banned. err deleted.

[@jtthorn7751]

like the scene with the shepherds at the start should have left that bit in the film

[@Salzburgerstiegl]

is it A.D. yet? .... quater past :)))

[@gary5693]

Someone said to me that this film is the funniest film ever made and I thought that it was a very bold statement and I disagreed at first so he said to me " name a film funnier then " after a while thinking I had to agree with him! to me the only films to come anywhere near are the other Monty python films.... coming in a very close 2nd , in my opinion , would be the holy grail

[@ValdemarDeMatos]

I agree with you. But at the time there was another movie that also changed my mind about comedies, and that was The Gods Must Be Crazy. The first movie of the series is hilarious 😂 Well I probably should see it again to check if I still find it funny, but at the time it was not only funny but also something completely different.

[@chaneyphillips8317]

That scene with the Suicide Squad talking to Brian and "killing themselves" should have been kept in I think. It's hilarious satire of Hitler's regime.

[@Muad]

I think it is more an hilarious satire of how radical Jewish looked like Nazis....

[@lauriecook2399]

I think it also gives due context to the end of the film - it isn't very obvious why a load of blokes kill themselves with swords before Brian, but this explains it rather well without being too obvious.

[@philvirco6762]

“Is it AD yet ?”

[@Quetzalcoatlv3]

HAHAHAH Subtitles 1:28 "Bring home madams I'm youthful... roundup." xD

[@markelmer9822]

Good decision; apart from is it AD yet, rest was poor compared to finished film. A classic indeed - probably their best.

[@flinkultur989]

It's very interesting how that scene with Pilate's wife was edited out. Looking at the finished film, you can see how they switch location in the middle of the fight, which of course nobody notices. But I wonder how they did to make the fight start again after "Let's fight our common enemy". I mean, did they shoot new footage or were they able to put it together by using footage they had and just adding some lines of dialogue? ("Right, where were we" etc...) Watch the sequence and say what you think.

[@LTPottenger]

They deleted some 'antisemitic' content when it changed hands.

[@kevinsturges6957]

Clever and funny British humor!

[@MrCGangsta]

"ohhh my cock" never heard that before

[@paroche3]

The scene at 4:34-5:30 w/ the argument between the guys from the Campaign for Free Galilee and the guys from the People's Front of Judea was in LoB when I saw it in the theater when it first came out. And maybe the continuing part (kidnapping attempt) from 5:30-6:34, though that I don't remember distinctly -- but there had to be some kind of follow through to the first part.

[@robjohnson165]

no it wasnt. all of this was cut pre-release.

[@peterroche2727]

@@robjohnson165 I saw it in the theatre back in the 70's. I remember it distinctly.

[@petejones879]

Beats. Me how there is a Welshman there at that time.. Lol wasn't the girl Judith Welsh too? I remember Brian's mom mandy (Terry Jones) referring to her as a Welsh tart

[@robertkarlsson8008]

Their names will live forever... and the little guy, and that one. 😅👍 The funny thing as well is that you can feel Brian will not argue with him on the suicide squads will to do it just like that right there, so he will not do it. Still he orders them to do it!

[@KeldorDAntrell]

The only thing I find funny about this is the song at the end. "...and the chance to die in vain, and if we're one of the lucky ones we will live to die again!"

[@jelkel25]

Did like the Pilots wife scene, maybe if the big woman did some more pulverising it might have worked??

[@jamesm8964]

Maybe,!!! They will bring out a fully restored/ directors cut ???

[@JavertRA]

Demonstrating the suicide squad ruins the joke later.

[@0MoTheG]

I still do not get it.

[@johnclove4769]

Thanks be to Brian... if these scenes had been left in, it would have had the audiences rolling around the aisles in agony....

[@rabokarabekian409]

Still quite amusing to see these parts cut from one of the best documentaries ever.

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

"Documentary".. lols

[@namesake-mx9nl]

how come there was never an " extended special edition directors " cut ? to include all these pieces that were left out of the original .

[@thomasgaertner]

Because the version we got already is the director's and Monty Python's vision.

[@blxtothis]

Easy to see what they left these out!

[@lpsp442]

Some of these could've been integrated into the final movie with little to no adjustment and worked just fine. The Otto scene had some pacing issues, and Brian basically could've said more to highlight the absurdity of the "Crack Suicide Squad".