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by Graham Chapman (Author), Michael Palin (Author), John Cleese (Author), Terry Jones (Author), Terry Gilliam (Author), Eric Idle (Author)
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  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Methuen Publishing Ltd; illustrated edition edition (19 April 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0413741303
  • ISBN-13: 978-0413741301
  • Product Dimensions: 19 x 12.8 x 1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 255,454 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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When "The Life of Brian" was first released in 1979 it was hailed by most as Monty Python's finest parody and denounced by a few as the most blasphemous film of all time. But, with its unforgettable songs and its infinitely quotable script it has gone on to become an enduring cult classic.

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5.0 out of 5 stars He's NOT the Messiah, he's a VERY naughty boy!, 2 May 2001
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Well, it's a book and it has words in it and some pictures of stuff and it's er...quite good. Actually this is a very good combination of script/behind-the-scenes and the usual surreal humour of the Pythons. Plus there is a full frontal nude page, where I swear you can see everything....
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3.0 out of 5 stars Life of Brian Screenplay, 4 April 2008
So, there seem to be two books where these reviews appear.

One is for the screenplay (from where I am writing this review now and for which the 3* rating applies)

One is the original 1979 book with all the other Pythonic extras referred to in the reviews below.

Moral: Make sure you buy the one you want. You are, after all, all individuals.

For the screenplay, it really is a transcript of the movie. With stress in the sentences underlined and everything. It is probably more fun to watch the movie than read the script - though if you have seen the film, then the script will bring a smile to your face as it'll remind you of the scenes in what is one of the funniest films ever made*. But really, though the writing is good, it's a really short book and you're better off spending your money on the DVD. Hence the star rating.

*Objectively. Got Reg & the lads to take a vote on it and the motion was unanimously passed.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Brian and the Missing Scene, 13 Feb 2008
The Life of Brian's popularity as one of the best known and loved comedy films is often overshadowed by the controversy it sparked even before it went into production. EMI famously pulled out of the project after been pressurised by Mary Whitehouse's moral majority organisation and the threat of been charged with breaching the blasphemy laws. The production was saved by George Harrison setting up Handmade Films to finance the venture and bring it to the screen.

The scrapbook was for many the only way to read, if not see, the film until the advent of video rental shops with its limited run and it's being banned from television for a decade. The script is even an improvement on the final cut as the sequence of Otto and his crack suicide squad was removed from the finished print under advice from lawyer John Mortimer.

The Cleese, Palin, Jones, Gilliam and Idle ensemble play a cast of timeless characters to interact with Chapman's faultless portrayal of Brian a man living at the same time as Jesus and his being taken for the messiah, `He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy'.

Classic pieces of Python fill the first half of the book, from the death to all Romans, except those concerned with drainage, roads, housing and those who have contributed to all Jews of both sexes and hermaphrodites, to the crowd demanding the welease of woger and of course the song `Always look on the Bright Side of Life'. Fantastic from start to finish, well worth the risk of being damned for all eternity.

Turning the book over, the second half, is a cut and paste affair similar to `Monty Python's Big Red Book' and the `Brand New Monty Python Papperbok' but with a biblical theme. This really adds nothing but does justify it being one of the largest books ever published.
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3.0 out of 5 stars I'm Brian and so's my wife!
Interesting enough. It is purely a transcript of the film. I would have preferred a few stills to liven it up, however useful for any python fans
Published on 24 Jul 2004 by ohmarvellousone

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