Life Of Brian Page #7

Synopsis: The story of Brian of Nazareth, born on the same day as Jesus of Nazareth, who takes a different path in life that leads to the same conclusion. Brian joins a political resistance movement aiming to get the Romans out of Judea. Brian scores a victory of sorts when he manages to paint political slogans on an entire wall in the city of Jerusalem. The movement is not very effective but somehow Brian becomes a prophet and gathers his own following. His fate is sealed however and he lives a very short life.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Terry Jones
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
 
IMDB:
8.1
Metacritic:
75
Rotten Tomatoes:
97%
R
Year:
1979
94 min
Website
7,085 Views


- Uh, Francis, you've been

doing some work on this?

- Yeah. Thank you, Reg.

Well, quite frankly, siblings,

I think five years is optimistic...

unless we can smash the Roman Empire

within the next 12 months.

- Twelve months, yeah?

- Twelve months.

And let's face it, as empires

go, this is the big one,

so we gotta get up off our asses

and stop just talkin' about it.

- Hear! Hear!

- It's action that counts, not words.

- And we need action now!

- Hear! Hear!

You're right. We could

sit around here all day,

talkin', passin' resolutions,

makin' clever speeches.

It's not gonna shift

one Roman soldier!

So let's just stop gabbin' on about it.

It's completely pointless.

- And it's gettin' us nowhere.

- Right!

I agree. This is a complete

waste of time.

- They've arrested Brian!

- What? What?

They dragged him off!

They want to crucify him!

Right! This calls

for immediate discussion!

- What?

- lmmediate!

- Right.

- New motion?

Completely new motion.

Uh, that, uh,

that there be

immediate action

- Once the vote has been taken.

- Obviously once the vote's been taken.

- You can't act on a resolution

till you've voted on it.

- Reg, let's go now, please!

- Right! ln the light of fresh

information from Sibling Judith.

- Not so fast, Reg.

Reg, for God's sake!

It's perfectly simple.

All you've got to do

is to go out of that door now...

and try to stop the Romans

nailing him up!

It's happening, Reg!

Something's actually happening, Reg!

Can't you understand?

Oh!

- Ooh. Ooh. Yup.

A little ego trip

from the feminists?

- What?

- Oh, sorry, Loretta?

Uh, read that back,

would you?

Next? Crucifixion?

- Yes.

- Good.

Out of the door,

line on the left, one cross each.

Next? Crucifixion?

- Yes.

- Good.

Out of the door,

line on the left, one cross each.

Next? Crucifixion?

- Uh, no, freedom.

- Mmm? What?

Uh, freedom for me.

They said I hadn't done anything,

so I could go free

and live on an island somewhere.

Oh. Well, that's jolly good.

Well, off you go then.

No, I'm only pulling your leg.

It's crucifixion, really.

Oh, I see.

Very good, very good.

- Well, out of the door

- Yeah, I know the way. Out the door,

one cross each,

line on the left.

Line on the left. Yes, thank you.

- Crucifixion? Good.

- Yes.

People of "Jewusalem,"

"Wome" is your "fwiend."

To "pwove" our "fwiendship,"

it is "customawy" at this time...

to "welease" a "wandewer"

"fwom" our "pwisons."

Whom would you

have me "welease"?

- "Welease" "Woger"!

"Welease" "Woger"!

"Welease" "Woger"!

"Vewy" well,

I shall "welease" "Woger"!

Sir, uh, we don't

have a Roger, sir.

- What?

- Uh, we don't have anyone

of that name, sir.

Ah. We have no "Woger."

Well, what about

"Wodewick," then?

Yeah! Release "Wodewick"!

Release "Wodewick"!

"Centuwion,"

why do they titter so?

Just some,

uh, Jewish joke, sir.

Are they... "wagging" me?

- Oh, no, sir.

"Vewy" well.

I shall "welease" "Wodewick"!

- Sir, we don't have a Roderick, either.

- No "Woger," no "Wodewick."

- Sorry, sir.

Who is this "Wog" Who is

this "Wodewick" to whom you "wefer"?

- He's a "wobber"!

- And a "wapist"!

And a pickpocket!

- Yeah Shh! Shh!

- Shut up!

- He sounds a "notowious" "cwiminal."

- We haven't got him, sir.

Do we have anyone

in our "pwisons" at all?

- Oh, yes, sir. We got a Samson, sir.

- Samson?

Samson the Sadducee Strangler, sir.

Uh, Silus the Assyrian Assassin.

Uh, several seditious scribes

from Caesarea.

- Uh, 67

- Let me "thpeak" to them.

- Oh, no

- Yes, good idea, Biggus.

Citizens, we have

Samson the Sadducee Strangler,

Silus the Assyrian Assassin

- Several seditious scribes

from Caesarea.

Next.

- Crucifixion?

- Yes.

Good. Out of the door,

line on the left, one cross each.

- Jailer

- Excuse me. There's been

some sort of mistake.

Just a moment, would you?

Jailer, how many have come through?

What?

Uh, how many

have come through?

- What?

- YYYYou'll have to...

spespspespspspspeak up

a bit, sir.

- He'sHe'sHe's He's de

- Ah.

He's deaf He's deaf

He's deaf as a pppost, sir.

Oh, yes.

Uh, how many

have come through?

- Oh, dear.

- I make it ninetyf

ninetyf ninetyf

ninetysix, sir.

It's such a senseless waste

of human life, isn't it?

NNNNo, sir.

NNot with these bbastards, sir.

CC N:

CCCru

CCrucifixion's

too good 'em, sir.

I don't think you can say it's

too good for them. It's very nasty.

Oh, it's not as nnnana

not as nasty as something

I just thought up, sir.

- Yeah. Now, crucifixion?

- ls there someone I can speak to?

- Well

I know where to get it, if you want it.

- What?

- DDon't worry about hihim, sir.

HHe's de He's de

He's dedede

- He's deaf and mad, sir.

- Well, how did he get the job?

- BBloody Pilate's pet, sir.

Get a move on, Big Nose. There's people

waitin' to be crucified out here.

- Could I see a lawyer or someone?

- Um, do, do you have a lawyer?

- No, but I'm a Roman.

How about a retrial?

We got plenty of time.

- Shut up, you!

- Miserable Romans. No sense of humor.

- I'm sorry. Bit of a hurry.

Can you go straight out?

Line on the left, one cross each. Now

Was it something I said?

- Silence!

This man commands

a "cwack" legion!

He "wanks" as high

as any in "Wome."

Crucifixion party.

Morning. Now, we will be on

a show as we go through the town,

so let's not

let the side down.

Keep in a straight line, three lengths

between you and the man in front...

and a good, steady pace.

Crosses over

your left shoulders,

and if you keep your backs

hard up against the cross beam,

- you'll be there in no time.

All right, centurion.

Crucifixion party

Wait for it!

Crucifixion party,

by the left, forward!

You lucky bastards!

You lucky, jammy bastards!

Let me shoulder

your burden, brother.

Oh, thank you.

- HHey! Hey!

- Hey, what do you think you're doing?

- Uh, it's not my cross.

- Shut up and get on with it!

He had you there, mate, didn't he?

That'll teach you a lesson.

- All right.

I'm gonna give you

one more chance.

This time I want to hear

no "Weubens,"

no "Weginalds,"

no "Wudolph

the Wednosed Weindeers."

No Spencer Tracys!

- Or we shall release no one!

- Release Brian!

- Oh, yeah. That's a good one.

"Welease" "Bwian"!

"Welease" "Bwian"!

"Vewy" well. That's it.

- Sir, we, uh, we have got a Brian, sir.

- What?

Uh, you just sent him

for crucifixion, sir.

Wait, wait.

We do have a "Bwian."

- Well, go and "wepwieve" him,

"stwaight" away.

- Yes, sir. Yes, sir.

"Vewy" well.

I shall... "welease" "Bwian"!

- Get a move on, there!

- Or what?

- Or you'll be in trouble.

- Oh, dear.

You mean I might have to give up

being crucified in the afternoons?

- Shut up!

- That would be a blow, wouldn't it?

I wouldn't have nothing to do.

Oh, thank you.

Are they gone?

WWe've got lumps of it

round the back.

- What?

- Oh, don't worry about him, sir.

He's ma

He's m He's ma

He's mm

He's mm

- He's mad, sir.

- Are they gone?

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Graham Arthur Chapman (8 January 1941 – 4 October 1989) was an English comedian, writer, actor, author and one of the six members of the surreal comedy group Monty Python. He played authority figures such as the Colonel and the lead role in two Python films, Holy Grail and Life of Brian. more…

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