Holy Flying Circus

Oct 19, 2011

1h 29m

★ 6.3

And now for something completely untrue!

Overview

A fantastical re-imagining of the events of 1979, when Monty Python made Life of Brian and the debate about what is an acceptable subject for comedy was blown wide open.

Genres

TV Movie

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Talkback Thames

Hillbilly Television

Holy Flying Circus Trailers

Cast

God

Stephen Fry

John Cleese

Darren Boyd

Michael Palin

Charles Edwards

Terry Jones

Rufus Jones

Terry Gilliam

Phil Nichol

Graham Chapman / Tramp

Tom Fisher

Eric Idle

Steve Punt

Andrew Thorogood

Mark Heap

BBC Head of Rude Words

Alex Macqueen

Gareth Nice - Angry Viewer

David Birrell

US News Reporter - BBFC Representative- Montage Man

Robin Sebastian

Dog Walker /Petitioner /Man Whose Wife Malcolm Muggeridge Said Made a Lovely Breakfast

Geoffrey McGivern

Life's questions are 'answered' in a series of outrageous vignettes, beginning with a staid London insurance company which transforms before our eyes into a pirate ship. Then there's the National Health doctors who try to claim a healthy liver from a still-living donor. The world's most voracious glutton brings the art of vomiting to new heights before his spectacular demise.

4.0

Knock

Nov 29, 2012

Art student Jeong-hwa (Seo Woo) is moving to a smaller apartment by her school when she trips and falls, breaking a small statue on a box. She bends over to pick up the pieces and notices an amulet the shape of a queer mask and decides to use it for her exhibit assignment. After she moves she hears a weird knocking sound next door. She can’t sleep because of the knocking sound every midnight and starts sketching the amulet. One night, Jeong-hwa comes home late and runs into a strange woman with long tangly hair and barefoot in front of the elevator. She gets off without a word and starts knocking next door. Jeong-hwa is terrified, what is going to happen to her?

6.8

Miracle on 34th Street

Dec 14, 1973

A department store Santa tries to convince a little girl who doesn't believe in Santa Claus that he is Santa Claus, and winds up going on trial to prove who he is.

5.4

Poodle Springs

Jul 25, 1998

Private eye Philip Marlowe and his bride move to a desert town, where he uncovers a land scheme.

5.6

The People

Jan 22, 1972

A young woman is assigned to teach school in a secluded valley whose inhabitants appear stern, secretive and anti-pleasure. Following two children who disappear to play in the woods, she finds that this is actually a community of extraterrestrials with mild paranormal powers who are attempting to repress and deny their heritage for fear of arousing prejudice and hatred in their human neighbors. Based on a series of novels by the late Zenna Henderson.

4.5

Death Takes a Holiday

Oct 23, 1971

Death takes a human form and visits Earth to try to find out why humans want so desperately to cling to life. He unexpectedly falls in love with a beautiful young woman.

4.8

Escape

Apr 6, 1971

A scientist's experiment could lead to the first man-made, functioning, living organism. An elite escape artist-private investigator is working to stop him.

6.0

Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal

Feb 17, 1982

A poorly-educated housewife fights companies polluting her hometown's water table in upstate New York during the 1970s.

7.0

Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story

Dec 10, 2000

The true life story of famed singer Natalie Cole, daughter of Nat 'King' Cole. Gripping drama of her struggle with addiction and living in her father's shadow while still maintaining her own celebrity status.

7.5

George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing

Nov 5, 2005

Carlin returns to the stage in his 13th live comedy stand-up special, performed at the Beacon Theatre in New York City for HBO®. His spot-on observations on the deterioration of human behavior include Americans’ obsession with their two favorite addictions - shopping and eating; his creative idea for The All-Suicide Channel, a new reality TV network; and the glorious rebirth of the planet to its original pristine condition - once the fires and floods destroy life as we know it.

7.2

A Garfield Christmas

Dec 21, 1987

Garfield, Jon and Odie go to Jon's family farm for Christmas, where Garfield finds a present for Grandma.

6.5

If These Walls Could Talk 2

Mar 5, 2000

The stories of three lesbian couples -- who live in the same house at different periods of time -- who are at a crossroads in their lives. In 1961, Edith loses her lover, Abby, to a stroke. Linda and Amy struggle with feminist issues in 1972. And, in 2000, Kal and Fran try to have a baby with the help of sperm donor.

6.0

Crowhaven Farm

Nov 24, 1970

A couple, Maggie and Ben Porter, inherit an old farmhouse and move in, hoping to reinvigorate their marriage. When they learn the home was occupied long ago by a woman who was executed for practicing witchcraft, Maggie begins to have nightmares about her.

4.8

The Horror at 37,000 Feet

Feb 13, 1973

A commercial-jet captain (Chuck Connors) has ghosts on board from stones of an English abbey being shipped overseas.

7.4

The Marva Collins Story

Dec 1, 1981

Cicely Tyson was Emmy-nominated as Outstanding Actress for her portrait of a Chicago schoolteacher whose remarkable achievements with black children labelled "unteachable" were spotlighted in a 1979 "60 Minutes" segment about how she became disillusioned with the traditional school system and decided to work outside of it, transforming her students into young scholars through her unique teaching style.

5.8

The Secret Life of Bob Monkhouse

Jan 3, 2011

The extraordinary story of comedian Bob Monkhouse's life and career, told through the vast private archive of films, TV shows, letters and memorabilia that he left behind.

1.0

Bitter Harvest

May 18, 1981

A farmer's herd sickens and dies, then his family and neighbors fall ill, so he bucks the state agricultural establishment as he pursues the politically-explosive investigation of how his farm, family, and friends came to be poisoned.

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0.0

A Cry for Love

Oct 20, 1980

Divorcee Susan Blakely, with no alimony and two kids to support, begins turning to amphetamines. While at her lowest ebb, she meets an alcoholic and three-time loser in marriage -- who, incredibly, turns out to be the ideal man!