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"The Meaning of Life" quotes

The Meaning of Life poster
The comedy team takes a look at life in all of its stages in their own uniquely silly way.

Director: Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam
Writer: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam
Production: N/A
Genre: comedy, musical
Year: 1983
MetaScore: 72/100
ImdbRating: 7.5
BoxOffice: $14,929,552
Released: 31 Mar 1983
Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award1 win & 2 nominations total

70 video clips

Mrs. MooreFish #2Window WasherNurse #1Old Lady (segment "the Crimson Permanent Assurance")Fish #3Fish #6Wife Of Guest #1Cornered Executive Who Jumps (segment "the Crimson Permanent Assurance")
But when one considers the meaning of life - The Meaning of Life 00:37 But when one considers the meaning of life Yes I suppose so - The Meaning of Life 00:34 Yes I suppose so So just listen - The Meaning of Life 00:19 So just listen Shut up Shut up you American - The Meaning of Life 00:37 Shut up Shut up you American Okay Thank you - The Meaning of Life 00:34 Okay Thank you Anyone got anything they'd rather be doing - The Meaning of Life 00:27 Anyone got anything they'd rather be doing Merci Gaston I haven't finished - The Meaning of Life 00:28 Merci Gaston I haven't finished Well it's nothing very special - The Meaning of Life 00:57 Well it's nothing very special Is it a boy or a girl - The Meaning of Life 00:09 Is it a boy or a girl Good evening ladies and gentlemen - The Meaning of Life 00:44 Good evening ladies and gentlemen Whenever life gets you down Mrs Brown - The Meaning of Life 01:14 Whenever life gets you down Mrs Brown You're a Catholic the moment Dad came - The Meaning of Life 00:31 You're a Catholic the moment Dad came Better than staying home isn't it - The Meaning of Life 00:20 Better than staying home isn't it And what are you doing this morning It's a birth - The Meaning of Life 00:20 And what are you doing this morning It's a birth All right settle down settle down - The Meaning of Life 00:58 All right settle down settle down Finally monsieur a wafer thin mint - The Meaning of Life 00:12 Finally monsieur a wafer thin mint Be quiet Englishmen You're all so fucking pompous - The Meaning of Life 00:20 Be quiet Englishmen You're all so fucking pompous Hey I didn't even eat the mousse - The Meaning of Life 00:05 Hey I didn't even eat the mousse That went wherever I did go - The Meaning of Life 00:14 That went wherever I did go I just can't go on I'm no good anymore - The Meaning of Life 00:57 I just can't go on I'm no good anymore Take you away - The Meaning of Life 00:25 Take you away You see that - The Meaning of Life 01:11 You see that Good afternoon sir and how are we today - The Meaning of Life 00:14 Good afternoon sir and how are we today And spotteth twice they the camels before the third hour - The Meaning of Life 00:43 And spotteth twice they the camels before the third hour What do I do Nothing dear You're not qualified - The Meaning of Life 00:07 What do I do Nothing dear You're not qualified I see you have the machine that goes 'ping ' This is my favorite - The Meaning of Life 00:14 I see you have the machine that goes 'ping ' This... O Lord please don't burn us - The Meaning of Life 00:56 O Lord please don't burn us The mill's closed There's no more work - The Meaning of Life 00:43 The mill's closed There's no more work Yes During the night old Perkins got his leg bitten sort of off - The Meaning of Life 00:43 Yes During the night old Perkins got his leg bitten sort of... Et maintenant would monsieur care for an aperitif - The Meaning of Life 00:36 Et maintenant would monsieur care for an aperitif Do all philosophers have an 'S' in them - The Meaning of Life 01:08 Do all philosophers have an 'S' in them But of course warfare isn't all fun Right Stop that - The Meaning of Life 00:46 But of course warfare isn't all fun Right Stop that Yes well the thing is Sergeant I've got a bit of a problem here - The Meaning of Life 00:21 Yes well the thing is Sergeant I've got a bit of a... I'm so sorry - The Meaning of Life 00:16 I'm so sorry I used to work in the Academie Fran aise - The Meaning of Life 01:19 I used to work in the Academie Fran aise Hello and welcome to The Middle of the Film - The Meaning of Life 00:30 Hello and welcome to The Middle of the Film Oh shit It's Mr Creosote - The Meaning of Life 00:12 Oh shit It's Mr Creosote They haven't said much about the meaning of life so far have they - The Meaning of Life 00:10 They haven't said much about the meaning of life so far... And it went wherever I did go - The Meaning of Life 00:06 And it went wherever I did go Now two boys have been found rubbing linseed oil - The Meaning of Life 00:49 Now two boys have been found rubbing linseed oil Sex sex sex Where were we - The Meaning of Life 01:20 Sex sex sex Where were we Now Carter - The Meaning of Life 00:22 Now Carter Yes Yes More apparatus please Nurse - The Meaning of Life 00:17 Yes Yes More apparatus please Nurse Leave it to us What's that for - The Meaning of Life 00:13 Leave it to us What's that for And barefaced flattery - The Meaning of Life 01:03 And barefaced flattery Yes Hello Can we have your liver - The Meaning of Life 00:26 Yes Hello Can we have your liver What we're looking for and this is no more than an educated guess - The Meaning of Life 00:23 What we're looking for and this is no more than an... Hindu Taoist Mormon - The Meaning of Life 00:18 Hindu Taoist Mormon Isn't it frightfully good to have a dong - The Meaning of Life 00:17 Isn't it frightfully good to have a dong How can we all have died at the same time - The Meaning of Life 00:30 How can we all have died at the same time Arthur Charles Herbert Runcie MacAdam Jarrett - The Meaning of Life 00:25 Arthur Charles Herbert Runcie MacAdam Jarrett Who The Grim Reaper - The Meaning of Life 00:21 Who The Grim Reaper Listen I can't give it to you now It says 'In the event of death ' - The Meaning of Life 00:12 Listen I can't give it to you now It says 'In the... Do please share your little joke with the rest of us - The Meaning of Life 00:07 Do please share your little joke with the rest of us Bon and the usual brown ales - The Meaning of Life 00:13 Bon and the usual brown ales Do you think it's all for the good of the country - The Meaning of Life 00:15 Do you think it's all for the good of the country As the sun set slowly in the west - The Meaning of Life 00:23 As the sun set slowly in the west Now lads let's move - The Meaning of Life 00:18 Now lads let's move What is life What is our fate - The Meaning of Life 00:22 What is life What is our fate Hey look - The Meaning of Life 00:28 Hey look Why are we here - The Meaning of Life 00:21 Why are we here Is life just a game - The Meaning of Life 00:26 Is life just a game What's the point of all this hoax - The Meaning of Life 00:22 What's the point of all this hoax The MO says we can stitch it back on if we can find it immediately - The Meaning of Life 00:16 The MO says we can stitch it back on if we can find it... Is there something wrong with the food - The Meaning of Life 00:31 Is there something wrong with the food Any idea how it happened - The Meaning of Life 00:19 Any idea how it happened Good evening Would you care for something to talk about - The Meaning of Life 00:16 Good evening Would you care for something to talk about Some energies have a spiritual source which act upon a person's soul - The Meaning of Life 00:32 Some energies have a spiritual source which act upon a... Now a word of advice You may find that you suffer for some time - The Meaning of Life 00:21 Now a word of advice You may find that you suffer for some...

Cast

Chairman - Graham Chapman
Fish #2 - John Cleese
Window Washer - Terry Gilliam
Gunther - Eric Idle
Bert - Terry Jones
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