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8 unusual facts about Monty Python and the Holy Grail


Dentist on the Job

The studio logos, opening credits and a brief portion of this film's opening scene is an "Easter egg" in the special edition DVD of Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Exaggeration

Compare with the scene in the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail involving the Black Knight character which is the opposite extreme of absurdity (minimisation).

Glossary of darts

The phrase is believed to have its origins in a Monty Python sketch (King Arthur & Dennis, in "Monty Python & the Holy Grail").

Hunter School of the Performing Arts

In 2007, year ten presented their production of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, adapted from the screenplay of the famous comedy film.

Killin

Tomnadashan Mine, an abandoned copper mine overlooking the village, is sometimes identified as the haunt of the Rabbit of Caerbannog of Monty Python and the Holy Grail fame.

May the Blood of Many a Valiant Knight Be Avenged

The album contains many samples from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and even takes its title from a quote from the film.

Sir Eglamour of Artois

Sir Eglamour spends a month travelling out to Sidon where he locates this boar by seeing all the bodies of dead men strewn about the ground; in a scene that is perhaps mimicked by one featuring a Rabbit of Caerbannog in the irreverent Monty Python movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Unladen Swallow

Like many things regarding the Python language, "Unladen Swallow" is a Monty Python reference, specifically to the gag about the airspeed velocity of unladen swallows in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.


Bors

In 1975's Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Sir Bors (played by Terry Gilliam) is the first Knight of the Round Table to succumb to the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog; he is quickly decapitated before he can attempt a single blow.

Duke Nukem: Time to Kill

Aside from Tomb Raider, the game references The Evil Dead, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the Back to the Future series and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

Sith Apprentice

While the film primarily spoofs the Star Wars universe in the format of The Apprentice, there are several other notable targets, including swipes at The Princess Bride, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Dracula, The Lord of the Rings, and in the film's standout sequence, Darth Vader takes to the stage, dancing Riverdance-style with a squad of stormtroopers.


see also

Killer rabbit

Rabbit of Caerbannog, a fictional beast from the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail