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A Liar's Autobiography: the Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman

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Animated comedy based on the Python's surreal fictionalised account of his life story. Featuring recordings of Chapman's readings from the original book made before his death in 1989, and the voices of John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam

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A star rating of 2 out of 5.

Brian Pendreigh

Despite the involvement of three directors, more than a dozen animation houses and the vocal contributions of most of the remaining Pythons, this biopic of comedian Graham Chapman is sadly lacking in what made the anarchic troupe so great. At its best, Monty Python was both funny and shocking; A Liar's Autobiography is neither, offering only limited insight into the life of the team's most enigmatic and intriguing member. Chapman played rugby, wore tweeds and smoked a pipe, and was often cast as the bewildered "straight man" in sketches and films. Using audio recordings he made a few years before his death from cancer at the age of 48, the film also sheds light on his homosexuality, struggles with alcoholism and, on the evidence here, a sex addiction. The sections dealing with his drink problem and celebrity lifestyle do make for engaging viewing, but the sudden shifts in animation style are awkward and distracting. And, even at 85 minutes, the movie often drags as if there was insufficient quality material to draw upon.

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Cast

rolenameGraham ChapmanGraham ChapmanHimself / Exploding don / David Frost John CleeseHimself / Mother / Biggles / Anatomy don / Enormous Peter Terry JonesHimself / Father / Interview don 1 / Hibbern / Queen Mother Michael PalinInterview don 2 / Dr One Across / Pilot / Aleister Crowley / Jose Terry GilliamMasseuse / Singing telegram / Stewardess Carol ClevelandDavid Sherlock Philip BulcockSeigmund FreudCameron Diaz

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rolenameDirectorBill Jones (2)DirectorJeff SimpsonDirectorBen Timlett

Details

Theatrical distributor

Trinity Film Entertainment

Released on

2013-02-08

Languages

English

Guidance

Swearing, sex scenes, nudity.

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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