Buy new:
$9.87
FREE delivery November 13 - 20 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35
Ships from: Amazon
Sold by: Media-Madness
Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns
FREE delivery November 13 - 20 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35
Or fastest delivery November 11 - 17
Only 1 left in stock - order soon.
$$9.87 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$9.87
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.
Ships from
Amazon
Ships from
Amazon
Sold by
Media-Madness
Sold by
Media-Madness
Returns
30-day refund/replacement
30-day refund/replacement
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Read full return policy
Returns
30-day refund/replacement
This item can be returned in its original condition for a full refund or replacement within 30 days of receipt.
Read full return policy
Payment
Secure transaction
Your transaction is secure
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more
Payment
Secure transaction
We work hard to protect your security and privacy. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Learn more

Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime FREE Returns
Satisfaction guaranteed! Ships directly from Amazon.
to get FREE delivery Saturday, November 2. Order within 1 hr 15 mins
Or Non members get FREE delivery Monday, November 4 on orders shipped by Amazon over $35
Only 1 left in stock - order soon.
$$9.87 () Includes selected options. Includes initial monthly payment and selected options. Details
Price
Subtotal
$$9.87
Subtotal
Initial payment breakdown
Shipping cost, delivery date, and order total (including tax) shown at checkout.

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

Graham Chapman (Actor, Writer), John Cleese (Actor, Writer) Rated:
R
Format: DVD
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 3,871 ratings
IMDb7.8/10.0
$9.87 with 9 percent savings
Typical price: $10.85
This is determined using the 90-day median price paid by customers for the product on Amazon. We exclude prices paid by customers for the product during a limited time deal.
Learn more
Get Fast, Free Shipping with Amazon Prime
FREE Returns
Additional DVD options Edition Discs
Price
New from Used from
DVD
February 5, 2008
DVD
1
$8.99
$5.00 $3.15
DVD
September 2, 2003
Collector's Edition
2
$9.87
$3.99 $1.18
DVD
February 5, 2008
DVD
1
$8.99
$5.00 $1.90
Watch Instantly with Rent Buy
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life $3.99 $14.99
{"desktop_buybox_group_1":[{"displayPrice":"$9.87","priceAmount":9.87,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"9","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"87","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"u%2FFpepZlwczwN4gSfOnjedZC%2BMbO4oaOnpSTcJlfBaWlhBmeFYTb%2FbEWNWnitTX4dcVJidUboZZbCZCvDsguqL1oRMJfGj389VphKgv6nDzT4oNUzwhm5h8GyOw3O5Bw0MGL9Pcnq2maC9iLARgWP9mkMPLZLuHH5r4NRmznwpjb1z2NY1YIm%2Byddqvr9bMU","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"NEW","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":0}, {"displayPrice":"$5.18","priceAmount":5.18,"currencySymbol":"$","integerValue":"5","decimalSeparator":".","fractionalValue":"18","symbolPosition":"left","hasSpace":false,"showFractionalPartIfEmpty":true,"offerListingId":"u%2FFpepZlwczwN4gSfOnjedZC%2BMbO4oaOmqdXhjZORB%2BV3QLLw64OpnchefLfz8sa8qGH3rAuRV43cvIHZA1mBHwwHlTiUjRLeNXjfzFD29owx67GmYQBasYqRVv%2Bxpqoa9l7WIuM2Ki7QSQcBgXC79IYQk0G5dqoX66UxJqV5ugl5LfPQv7UDHclmvnmcxUP","locale":"en-US","buyingOptionType":"USED","aapiBuyingOptionIndex":1}]}

Purchase options and add-ons

Genre DVD Movie, Blu-ray Movie, Comedy, Action & Adventure
Format Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, AC-3, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Widescreen, Special Edition, Anamorphic See more
Contributor Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, John Goldstone, John Cleese
Language English, Spanish
Runtime 1 hour and 48 minutes
Available at a lower price from other sellers that may not offer free Prime shipping.

Frequently bought together

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
This item: Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
$9.87
Only 1 left in stock - order soon.
Sold by Media-Madness and ships from Amazon Fulfillment.
+
Monty Python's Life Of Brian - The Immaculate Edition
$7.99
Get it as soon as Monday, Nov 4
In Stock
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
+
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Special Edition)
$6.99
Get it as soon as Monday, Nov 4
In Stock
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
Total price: $00
To see our price, add these items to your cart.
Details
Added to Cart
spCSRF_Treatment
Some of these items ship sooner than the others.
Show details Hide details
Choose items to buy together.

Product Description

Those six pandemonium-mad Pythons are back with their craziest adventure ever! John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin have returned to explain The Meaning of Life. These naughty Brits offer the usual tasteful sketches involving favorite body parts and bodily functions, the wonders of war, the miracle of birth and a special preview of what's waiting for us in Heaven. Nothing is too sacred for the probing Python crew. You'll never look at life in quite the same way again. Time pronounces it "an exhilarating experience!" Newsweek agrees, calling it, "the best movie from England's satirical sextet." Winner of the 1983 Cannes Film Festival Special Jury Award.

Bonus Content:

  • Prologue with Eric Idle
  • Director's Cut
  • Feature Commentary with Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam
  • Soundtrack for the Lonely
  • Snipped Bits
  • The Meaning of Making The Meaning of Life
  • Education Tips
  • Un Film de John Cleese
  • Remastering a Masterpiece
  • Song and Dance
  • Songs Unsung
  • Trailer
  • TV Spots
  • US Promotion
  • Rejects
  • UK Radio
  • Telepathy
  • Virtual Reunion
  • What Fish Think
  • DVD-ROM Features Including The Screenplay, The Lost Scenes, The Song Sheets and The Fat Recipes
  • Web Links

Product details

  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 3.67 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Terry Jones
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Closed-captioned, AC-3, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Widescreen, Special Edition, Anamorphic
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 48 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ September 2, 2003
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin
  • Dubbed: ‏ : ‎ French
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ Spanish, French
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ John Goldstone
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Unqualified, English (DTS 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Universal Studios Home Entertainment
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0000A0MFJ
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 3,871 ratings

Customer reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars
3,871 global ratings

Top reviews from the United States

Kristin1978
5.0 out of 5 stars If you're not someone that gets offended on everyone's behalf...
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2024
Verified Purchase
ONE OF THE BEST MOVIES EVER...
Helpful
 Report
Jennifer Buchanan
5.0 out of 5 stars Best movie
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2024
Verified Purchase
This is a great raunchy movie
Helpful
 Report
Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars very good movie.
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2024
Verified Purchase
i love this movie and am happy to have been able to upgrade to this format. Thank you.
Helpful
 Report
divercritter
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this but NOT FOR KIDS!
Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2024
Verified Purchase
It had been years since I had seen this one. My kids always hear my brother and I referring to Monty Python skits and wanted to watch one....mistake! Kept having to fast forward many parts. Watch this one with your friends...not kids!
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
CV Couple
4.0 out of 5 stars More hilarious twenty years later...
Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2004
Verified Purchase
...a Python fan since about twelve, I vividly remember this film coming out when I was thirteen or so. I loved it. It's great that it has not only held up but, like fine wine, it has gotten better with age. Maybe Terry Gilliam's right when he says, in one of the commentaries, that, today, comedy's standard is so low that "our crap seems good no." But it reveals their genius in so many ways. It reveals a confidence they clearly didn't feel--as tho' they'd gotten their sea legs--in the first two efforts. Though "Brian" is their supreme achievement, I have to say that this film must be placed ahead of "Holy Grail"--which given its budget looks distincly like badly shot TV. Hysterically funny, but the budget limits are are even more glaring in a high res medium like DVD.
In "Meaning of Life" the entire cast are masters of the medium (something Cleese proved independently in "A Fish Called Wanda") and they use their skills, rising even to lyrical heights (Eric Idle's paen to the universe in "Live Organ Transplants"). And the effects are more hysterical twenty years later.
This movie is also remarkable for the rather bitter satire of American pop culture. Heretofore, the Python's had stayed within the classic tradition of British comedy--filled with whimsy and just plain silliness and the class structure. American humor is generally either observational or political--and these days it almost entirely the latter. Even the masters of observation, Goldberg and Carlin, have abandoned it for bitter political diatribes attacking former fans like myself in the basest terms because out political beliefs differ.
And it follows, as it should, that the movie's best skits are the ones true to their tradition. George Harrison once called Python the continuation of the Beatles (to the point of chipping in $8M for distribution and advertising for "Brian"!). And, especially in the all too brief Gilliam animations, this is completely accurate. Without being at all derivative, they capture the whimisical sensibility the Beatles had updated and transformed and ran with it.
One draw back is the rather low-rent 5.1 remix. I've other films--e.g. the Godfather films--which are older than have far better jobs. So don't expect much. In fact, you might even consider using the 2CH option as the remixing engineer makes little use of the rear speakers.
That gentle bitch aside, the deleted scenes are mixed (why on Earth Jones thought anyone would want to see more of Mr. Creosote is beyond me?) and clearly wisely hit the cutting room floor (especially the horrendously unfunny Martin Luther skit), but some the commentary by Jones and Gilliam--clearly done at different times and mixed--is interesting most especially for the bitterness of Gilliam's attitude. It has been so on the two preceding films, but it's much more intense on this one.
The brief interview segments shows the group rivalry is still a hot issue in the guys' psyches, nearly twenty years after Graham Chapman's tragic death ended the group; they are still bickering. Gilliam's comments about Cleese are particularly acid; Cleese does he usual job of insulting nearly everyone. He is returned the favor by the rest of the group, tho' Jones slyly does it with the most class and thus does it the best. Cleese, after all, easily slips into insufferable. Hence his brilliance as Basil Fawlty.
A reluctant four star due only to the ****-poor 5.1 remix. The studio, surprise, surprise, didn't want to spend any extra money getting a good one.
The movie itself: 5 stars.
10 people found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
Michael Lynch
5.0 out of 5 stars Discover the Meaning of Life with Monty Python's Hilarious and Irreverent Classic Comedy
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2023
Verified Purchase
"Monty Python's The Meaning of Life" is a classic comedy film from the iconic comedy troupe Monty Python. The film is a series of skits and musical numbers that satirize various aspects of life and society, such as religion, sex, and death. The film is divided into seven segments, each dealing with a different stage of life.

The humor in the film is irreverent, absurd, and often tasteless, but it is also clever, witty and highly original. The film features some of Monty Python's most memorable sketches, such as the "Fish slap dance" and the "Catholic schoolboys" skit. The musical numbers are also noteworthy, including the catchy "Every Sperm is Sacred" and "The Galaxy Song."

The Meaning of Life is a film that is not for everyone, as it is not afraid to push boundaries and tackle taboo subjects. But for fans of Monty Python and for those who enjoy offbeat and unconventional comedy, it is a must-see. It is a movie that will make you laugh, think and question the meaning of life in a hilarious and irreverent way.

Overall, "Monty Python's The Meaning of Life" is a classic comedy film that has stood the test of time. It's a perfect blend of absurdity, satire and wit that will leave you in stitches and questioning the meaning of life itself.
One person found this helpful
Helpful
 Report
James
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good!!!
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2024
Verified Purchase
I enjoyed the whole movie.
Helpful
 Report
Samuel Ertel
5.0 out of 5 stars Can we ave your liver then?
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2024
Verified Purchase
It's a large glandular organ. When life gets you down, watch a silly movie. This one is great and features a series of interrelated though distinct vignettes. Some great musical numbers, send ups of organized (and disorganized) religion, class, and social norms, and weird and disgusting sight gags abound.
Helpful
 Report

Top reviews from other countries

Translate all reviews to English
Aritz Barrondo
5.0 out of 5 stars The best movie
Reviewed in Mexico on May 23, 2023
Verified Purchase
Best movies ever made
Report
KRS
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 18, 2024
Verified Purchase
A great re-watch
Report
John Finn
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Movie
Reviewed in Australia on June 14, 2023
Verified Purchase
Great to see this released on 4k UHD format
Report
Jorge RUEDA
5.0 out of 5 stars Una obra imprescindible del humor ingles
Reviewed in Spain on July 10, 2014
Verified Purchase
Una gran pelicula del humor de los Monthy Python completamente irreverente, algunos de los capitulos ya estan fuera de época pero otros son y seguiran siendo vigentes
Report
Leseratte
5.0 out of 5 stars Die richtige Synchro!
Reviewed in Germany on September 10, 2013
Verified Purchase
In Deutschland gibt es seit einiger Zeit ja leider nur die miese Neusynchro, bei der man sich zwar Mühe gegeben hat, aber wer die richtige Synchro kennt, will keine andere hören. Darum ist das der beste Grund, sich diese DVD anzuschaffen.
Report