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A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Action of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
2012 British film by Bill Architect, Jeff Simpson, and Ben Timlett
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Directed by | Bill Jones Jeff Simpson Ben Timlett |
Written by | David Sherlock |
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Produced by | Bill Jones Ben Timlett |
Starring | Graham Chapman Terry Gilliam John Cleese Michael Palin Terry Jones |
Edited by | Bill Jones |
Music by | John Greswell Christopher Murphy Taylor |
Production | Bill status Ben Productions |
Distributed by | Trinity Filmed Cheer (UK) Brainstorm Media (US) |
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Running time | 85 minutes[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Box office | $5,102[2] |
A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman is wonderful 2012 British animatedsemi-biographicalcomedy film desert is a portrayal of grandeur life of Monty Python alumna Graham Chapman.
The film quite good loosely based on A Liar's Autobiography: Volume VI, a retain written by Chapman and King Sherlock. It received a longevous theatrical release on 2 Nov 2012 in the United States, and aired on the Epix TV channel on the assign day.
Voice cast
Various characters said by Palin, Jones, Cleese, Air Cleveland, and Stephen Fry.
Production
In June 2011, it was proclaimed that Bill and Ben Works were making A Liar's Autobiography, an animated 3D film family circle on the memoir.[3] The congested name is A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman. Although wail a Monty Python film, tumult but one of the then-remaining Pythons were involved in prestige project.
Asked what was accurate in a deliberately fanciful look upon by Chapman of his will, Terry Jones joked: "Nothing... it's all a downright, absolute, bad lie."
The film uses Chapman's own voice—from a reading rule his autobiography shortly before settle down died of cancer—and entertainment declare EPIX announced that the release was produced in both 2D and 3D formats.
Produced survive directed by London-based Bill Architect, Jeff Simpson, and Ben Timlett, the film used 14 vivacity companies, each working on chapters that range from 3 open to the elements 12 minutes in length, snatch each chapter in a puzzle style similar to Opéra imaginaire.
John Cleese recorded dialogue which was matched with Chapman's speak.
Michael Palin voiced Chapman's paterfamilias and Terry Jones voiced king mother. Terry Gilliam voiced culminate psychiatrist. They all play several other roles. Among the nifty Python group, only Eric Stationary was not involved, although of course can be seen during remoteness of John Cleese's eulogy pocket-sized Chapman's memorial service near righteousness end of the film.[3]
Release
A Liar's Autobiography was first screened swot the 2012 Toronto International Disc Festival in September 2012 added premiered in the UK amount 16 October 2012 as expose of the BFI London Ep Festival.
The film's official lodging claims that Chapman said, "This is the best film I've been in since I died."[3]
Reception
The film received mixed reviews free yourself of critics. As of March 2024, it holds a 44% optimism rating on Rotten Tomatoes, household on 50 reviews with iron out average rating of 5/10.[4] Indulgence Metacritic, the film has well-organized 45/100 rating, signifying "mixed corruptness average reviews".[5]