Monty Python & The Holy Grail Screenplay [Paperback]

Graham Chapman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 25, 2002

Join King Arthur, Sir Galahad, Sir Lancelot, and brave Sir Robin on their holy quest from 1974.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Methuen Publishing, Ltd. (February 25, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0413773906
• ISBN-13: 978-0413773906
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,244,328 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Lame "novelization" of original "The Book", January 9, 2007

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Anonymous (DENVER, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Monty Python and the Holy Grail Screenplay (Paperback)

I ordered this a little hastily. It is a standard sized paperback with little more than the lines as they appear in the film.

There is a FAR COOLER screenplay that is apparently out of print that you should search for. It's about 8.5" by 11" and includes lots of interesting extras - sketches and deleted/changed lines. I found one on another site that hosts lots of used books often for "half" cover price.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you are a fanatic..., March 10, 2002

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Mark Pollock "educator" (Davis, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Monty Python & The Holy Grail Screenplay (Paperback)

If you are a Python fanatic, then you will love this book. There are two drafts of the film included, as well as a variety of pictures and lots and lots of Terry Gilliams eccentric sketches.

There is no history of the film given here though, and there are no personla recollections from any of the members. Just the two scripts, a financial summary, and the pictures and graphics. If you are interested in the history of the film, you will have to find other books on Python, or the Grail dvd.

15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Paperback of the Screenplay of the Film!, August 26, 2002

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Harvey J.Satan "Harvey J.Satan" (Among The Garden Gnome,Friar Park) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Monty Python and the Holy Grail Screenplay (Paperback)

Yes! Finally! The screenplay! Without all those colour pages! Without all of those annoying photographs! Without all of that jettisoned material! Without the accountants statements! Without any of that boring old "extra" rubbish!

It's just the screenplay.Or is it? Not exactly. Of course to the new Python fan,this is sold gold treasure.( Rightly so! ) So newbies...purchase away,without question!

BUT....what's in it for the jaded old "been there,seen that,tired of the tumultuous deluge of boring reprints",Monty Python fans? Well....firstly it has a NEW Cover!( Including four(!) reviews from some fine media sources! ).Secondly...it includes the full script to the recently re-edited in...."Missing 24 Seconds"! Thirdly....it has some alternate photos from the film! And perhaps most collectable of all....PAGE 75! Not just any Page 75,mind you. This Page 75 has an error! It has a full page photo of.....STAND INS! Yes,Brother Maynard and his friend,Eric Idle & Michael Palin,are missing,but a photo of their stand-ins IS included! How's THAT for a bargain?

Whether using it to re-enact the film with your Insurance Salesman,or beating the neighbour's terrier,or simply using it to balance that wobbly coffee table in your foyer; This is the book for you!