The Holy Grail - The "Making Of" by BBC. Part 1

Part 1 of the entire BBC production "Monty Python And The Holy Grail Location Report" (1974).

[@tcatl2603]

I love how Terry Gilliam's like a kid on Christmas getting to a direct a film. And the haircut.

[@rhysnelson6077]

I love how Eric idle never actually answers any questions 😂

[@jamesrowden303]

That's because he is a git 🙂

[@frozenlake1215]

"We never knew where we were going until we were nearly there." Spoken like a true artist.

[@mrmatt2466]

I love how Terry g looks so thrilled about everything ever

[@tcatl2603]

That's what I noticed. You can tell he's the true director-at-heart of the group. He's giddy.

[@kewkabe]

I saw Graham Chapman's college tour a little before he died, and he said he was drunk the entire filming of this except in the "what is your quest" scene.

[@Stubby1085]

I had read that he actually ran out of booze quickly and a lot of the filming he was going through WD’s (the bridge of death scene specifically) Some of the members said he did better when he was out of booze.

[@julesotis13]

the other Pyhtons all said he was drunk most of the time they did Flying Circus and everything else... Cleese is on the record saying he was often late for writing sessions and had a good ten minutes of brain capacity before falling off... while he knew about it, they didnt all know much about each other personally including famous comments later by each other Pythons known of whom knew Graham was also wildly gay.... for whatever thats all worth... he certainly pulled off a lot of great comedy and acting...

[@tcatl2603]

@@Stubby1085 I remember hearing he had the shakes so bad he couldn't make it across the bridge. And there was no town around to buy alcohol.

[@angephilp1274]

That's really sad. Alcoholism is actually very awful, and the shakes abd withdrawals are actually very dangerous. More so than almost any drug

[@batcoolstudios4236]

What can I say that hasn’t already been said? This movie is a masterpiece.

[@obscurebandfan]

Eric Idle had a nice head of hair.

[@cwgumby]

Jonah Fuerstenberg didnt we all

[@obscurebandfan]

cwgumby Well I mean John Cleese and Graham Chapman didn't.

[@julesotis13]

ni

[@ROOKTABULA]

Had been the operative term

[@stevenspenneberg7407]

He still does.

[@doctoroozehd9450]

Graham Chapman is clearly fucking hammered

[@amojak]

but funny as fuck with it :)

[@professornuke7562]

Yep. Three pints of gin into the 4.

[@brianabraham8726]

3:26 "we're watching the big lebowski..." 24 years before it was made 🤔 impressive

[@gmaccruyff55]

Palin looks about 15 in this.

[@louiso.4325]

Apparently, making this movie was pretty miserable experience for most of them. I was quite surprised. Especially since it's such a funny movie. Very ironic

[@titan133760]

Not to mention the limited budget

[@MedievalRichard]

To reach great heights, you must work hard. And this movie did. Classic.

[@louiso.4325]

Medieval Richard and it sure paid off! Not only did they become millionaires (even though they had their own tv show, they weren't making too much money), but they finally became huge in America. Shows how much hard work truly does pay off!

[@kaguth]

For the budget is also looks pretty damn good too. And it was the Terrys' first movie.

[@EddieG1888]

In case anyone's curious, the backwards audio at 6:03 is just the previous audio about "if you were offered a part in Dixon of Dock Green, Graham Chapman's crown, and John Cleese asking how many laughs there are.

[@____Ai____]

This movie is simply amazing i watched it maybe 50 times and still laughing my ass off :D

[@pixielucym]

God i love this movie!!! have watched it so many times and it never gets old!!

[@osvie01]

Wow, first film that Terry Gilliam directed (co-directed). And he already looked like a pro.

[@richgrant4024]

I loved seeing Eric Idle being interviewed by the guy he lampooned in "Flying Circus."

[@haijyvelho]

The chainmail is very well made. On a close-up it's obvious that it's not real mail (except king Arthur's mail, which is real) but it looks good enough.

[@barnabyaprobert5159]

You've noticed a B.B.C. specialty: it's yarn that's knitted into "chainmail" and then painted silver. Eric Idle complained about how hot it was but look at the crew wearing heavy coats to try and stay warm in this scene!

[@haijyvelho]

Barnaby ap Robert Yeah, I've heard about that before, but in many medieval movies that are _supposed_ to be historical and realistic it's very poorly made and it bothers me that they use knitted mail on the main characters and in close-up shots of extras, and in some cases even in promotional posters and DVD cover shots... At least use real mail in those! Poorly made knitted mail just looks horrible.

[@petejones879]

Brilliant I've never seen this before .. RIP Graham Chapman and Terry Jones

[@mikemaldonado9960]

Good lord this footage is priceless

[@dannycheesums]

This documentary is a work of art in itself

[@alex-internetlubber]

Between Arthur and Brian it always felt Chapman was the main actor of the group, with actual technical chops

[@JosephNordenbrockartistraction]

The entire sound track and music choices with brilliant talented musicians make this movie so re-watchable. How they got this finished product done so fast on a shoestring budget is absolutely great interactive make it up as you go storytelling, with lots of well placed smoke and flying dirt, and chickens.

[@LocationMr]

Ni.

[@1joao123]

DON'T SAY THAT

[@metawyrm]

Nu

[@william_the_conqueror_fan1564]

Ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni ni

[@themidnightsun5735]

D:

[@BombFlks]

@@metawyrm no no,its ni say it NI

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

2:35 - best reaction to a question, ever.

[@ramonarredondo7626]

2:35

[@BayareaGuy06]

R.I.P. Graham Chapman (1941-1989) and Terry Jones (1942-2020) who died last night from frontotemporal dementia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@stephanociraptor]

Terry Jones was the most adorable human to have ever walked the Earth. It's so sad he's gone

[@petejones879]

Still my favourite python film

[@jamesdettmann94]

Imagine you're sitting in a field having a relaxing day and then 5:41 happens

[@MagicCarpetRideShareProject]

Haha, yes! And then your day goes from simply relaxing to simply epic : )

[@lordofdarkdudes]

Good these guys were brilliant

[@tubularap]

5:34 - John Cleese: "We never knew where we were going, until we were nearly there."

[@TorkG8]

I love Doune Castle, great place to visit. If you're ever in Scotland you should check it out.

[@EmileJoulbert]

Despite the unsafe masonry?

[@ROOKTABULA]

@@EmileJoulbert Because of.

[@nickprohoroff3720]

The Masters at work. All hail the Grail.

[@MCHammerSmittyBacallJagerman]

It's about the search for the holy grail, which is a large kind of creature but like a dodo... With a beak... And they are searching for it" hahahaha xD

[@beatlemaniacostarwarsfan4047]

Esto es una joya, igual que la película. Me molesta que los Monty Python no sean muy conocidos en España.

[@diananaomi9452]

Hoy en día no son nada conocidos , pero al estar en netflix mucha gente los debe haber visto ...En Argentina tampoco son conocidos

[@wildhoneypie6588]

Son muy infravalorados en Hispanoamerica, lamentablemente.

[@Pun2404]

I LOOOOOOVE giddy young Gilliam

[@cbmtrx]

"Your film is going to make Ben Hur look like an epic" haha

[@HauntedXXXPancake]

I love how they all come across like total dorks 🤣

[@50ShadesOfEndo]

Terry Gilliam has such a strange accent

[@Chicagoan444]

Minnesotan. They do have an odd accent.

[@sarahkinsey5434]

Hey now. Thats a Fargo accent you're thinking of

[@ROOKTABULA]

MinnesotaBrit

[@edlichanimation]

Thank you so much for this. Love Monty Python. Love from Denmark.

[@Dave-ks9fi]

Was a Dune castle a few weeks ago, amazing how much it has changed.

[@simoliz03]

Thank you so much dim1309 a classic movie!

[@eddiethehead3930]

terry gilliam stoned lol

[@tcatl2603]

Gilliam says he's never been interested in any drugs. He's just like that.

[@SynphamyMusic]

The reversed parts (In the order they're heard) 1. Cleese's answer repeated "we tend to ask them how many laughs...." 2. is the Interviewer asking his question i believe... which is, "If you were offered a starring part in Dixon's Doc Green or Match of the Day, which would you accept?"... and the third one, i don't know who but "You're not wearing your crown now" - "no not at the moment, this is my foot playing biggles" - "Well back to your round table, thank you"

[@phadde]

It just struck me, they really sold the idea of those kataklop kataklop horses, it always seemed like an ok way of getting from point a to point b. I never really questioned it. Imagine that!

[@homebuiltindoorplane]

fantastic! Thanks!

[@michaelahilzensauer4994]

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[@dim1309]

Thank YOU for watching, sir.

[@goaty7766]

dim1309 omg a 7 year old comment

[@kayper54]

John Cleese is so... "nice" in this film, AND in the "Making of Brian" film, when most of what we know about him, he was impatient, short-tempered and critical when making the Python movies. I've always thought that there was a great deal of Basil Fawlty in him. He's "acting" in these interviews and comes across as downright mild-mannered, almost "Palinesque." (And I DO mean Michael Palin, and not other Palins who happen to be women.)

[@Arckitekt]

Much received pronunciation

[@mahound9]

You can see how badly Graham Chapman is suffering from alcohol withdrawal in this clip.

[@petejones879]

Eric Idle went to school in home town of Wolverhampton

[@nicsegu]

Why this feels like a mockumentary

[@metaguru]

Are we hearing some of the original Neil Innes musical score in this clip, none of which was used in the released version of the film?

[@EmileJoulbert]

I doubt it. Innes' music only involved about a dozen musicians, and was deemed to 'thin', or 'jokey', so they went along with cod-heroics instead, courtesy of De Wolfe Music. Having said that, I'm unfamiliar with the music accompanying the chickens at four minutes or so.

[@amojak]

it definitely isn't the final version, it has hints of it tho.

[@MrBricameron]

Who has the foresight to film this? Thank you.

[@TheSupremeDictator17]

Thank you Dim of the yard

[@AntonDoesMusic]

It seems Cleese and Gilliam were both on something in this.

[@metawyrm]

What makes you think that? Gilliam is always eccentric and Cleese seems normal

[@julesotis13]

Cleese was just a jerk... Gilliam is always like that... look at any interview.... look at their reteaming in Aspen Comedy in the 90s... hes always widly animated with his hands and half way to drooling...

[@cait72590]

Is it me or does John Cleese's voice sound deeper than usual?

[@pytheale2642]

I think he had therapy at this time since he was depressed in this era, but I could be wrong.

[@user-xs3og8us3d]

Painfully nice.

[@r.s.204]

Same with Eric Idle. Probably has something to do with the audio

[@angephilp1274]

Is Gilliams hair that way for scenes without it covered for the film we didnt get to see, or becauee it was the 70s

[@TheBestCommenterEVER]

At the 5:50 mark, is that the original score for the movie?

[@ramonarredondo7626]

5:50

[@Bush.Walker]

Poor chickens

[@RedfieldmediaCoUk]

We spoke proper back then.

[@JohnSkillpa]

What's the name of BBC guy on 6:50?

[@barnabyaprobert5159]

Oddly enough, his name is Alan Swet!

[@EmileJoulbert]

I'm pretty sure it's Philip Jenkinson. I think Idle did a parody of him in the third series. You know, the sniffing guy who gets shot at the end of the show.

[@NxDoyle]

I love the movie, but it's hard to watch these days without thinking of Graham's alcohol-related issues. Specifically, the onset of alcohol withdrawal symptoms thanks to the lack of access to booze.

[@tenaciousgord2086]

Come on then!

[@hjembrentkent6181]

Get on with it!

[@esther1470]

Dim? Consternation, uproar!

[@yendorcire]

Is it supposed to be backwards like that?

[@cpmcguire]

6:02 - 6:23, Is that backwards?

[@JaxenRossisback]

CP McGuire Yes.

[@MrBricameron]

Chapman is definitely drinking.

[@bouncehoper]

Strange editing for the BBC though...is this mostly raw footage?

[@fretboardmaster70]

Chapman was plastered 😂😂😂😂

[@dim1309]

@anothernicemess : No, it was just another Pythons joke :)

[@isammolina4842]

El único que vestía cota de mallas auténtica -de metal-era King Arthur . Grahm.👑 Los demás vestían imitaciones de plástico. 😊

[@sleep1592]

@Bestmanme08 wait your saying you think Benny Hill is funnier than Monty Python?

[@truckerdave595]

Go away or I will taunt you a 2nd time

[@beback_]

Isn't Terry Gilliam American? Why does he have a British accent here?!

[@BryonLape]

+Arya Pourtabatabaie Acting

[@beback_]

Bryon Lape Acting in an interview?

[@BryonLape]

I don't believe he sounds British. He does sound high though.

[@at90percent]

+Arya Pourtabatabaie He didn't have an English accent really. Though I suppose hanging around people that speak that way did influence him. His vowel pronunciation was very American.

[@beback_]

+Pianoman 70s style Oh okay then

[@MrFarkasOfficial]

!!!!!!!!!!

[@ShoehatProductions]

I love how passive aggressive John is

[@stephanociraptor]

I love him as an artist and respect him and all, but he seems like a short-tempered person with a bad character. Probably the less gentle and amicable of the Pythons

[@thomasbaleno5822]

RIP GRAHAM CHAPMAN AND TERRY JONES!!!

[@isammolina4842]

Pobre Graham. Dejenlo en paz. Su actuación es perfecta. Ya se murió. Que más kieren?

[@mahound9]

Okay, the backward voices I suspect were laid on as a joke. Rather python-esque. IF anyone can pull them off and flip them to see what they'd said. Post it here. I'll try.

[@simoliz03]

I am a woman haha but thanks again for the clips.

[@amojak]

well from behind you looked...

[@ronnysterling7694]

P

[@hens9045]

George S Dyer should be cautioned by police Is M going to hire 4 men from Sicily??

[@magna4100]

Not a hard-hat or a hi-viz in sight. The breath of freedom...

[@mahound9]

I was about to go and comment the exact same thing, forgetting that I already had 10 months ago.. thumbs up if you've done that. This was the turning point for him. Freezing cold, armor, no booze for miles. Yeah, fuck this addiction thing. Enough is enough. Prayers for anyone who's been there. : )

[@davidjordan9759]

The Beeb have got a cheek making this when they wouldn't put up money for the film itself.

[@Spectrescup]

They weren't in the business of making feature films.

[@ROOKTABULA]

1:44 Someone needs to use that footage and claim is a modern film shoot and see how many SJW's explode on the internet.

[@bobforapples8665]

Benny Hill considered funnier than Monty Python!

[@Madbandit77]

What?!