Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Monty Python and the Holy Grail1975

Director: Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Stars: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Runtime: 91 minutes

Could this be the funniest movie ever made? By any rational measure of comedy, this medieval romp from the Monty Python troupe certainly belongs on the short list of candidates. According to Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide, it's "recom… more »



Sir Bedevere:
There are ways of telling whether she is a witch.

Peasant 1:
Are there? Oh well, tell us.

Sir Bedevere:
Tell me. What do you do with witches?

Peasant 1:
Burn them.

Sir Bedevere:
And what do you burn, apart from witches?

Peasant 1:
More witches.

Peasant 2:
Wood.

Sir Bedevere:
Good. Now, why do witches burn?

Peasant 3:
...because they're made of... wood?

Sir Bedevere:
Good. So how do you tell whether she is made of wood?

Peasant 1:
Build a bridge out of her.

Sir Bedevere:
But can you not also build bridges out of stone?

Peasant 1:
Oh yeah.

Sir Bedevere:
Does wood sink in water?

Peasant 1:
No, no, it floats!... It floats! Throw her into the pond!

Sir Bedevere:
No, no. What else floats in water?

Peasant 1:
Bread.

Peasant 2:
Apples.

Peasant 3:
Very small rocks.

Peasant 1:
Cider.

Peasant 2:
Gravy.

Peasant 3:
Cherries.

Peasant 1:
Mud.

Peasant 2:
Churches.

Peasant 3:
Lead! Lead!

King Arthur:
A Duck.

Sir Bedevere:
...Exactly. So, logically...

Peasant 1:
If she weighed the same as a duck... she's made of wood.

Sir Bedevere:
And therefore...

Peasant 2:
...A witch!

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