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A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Appear of Monty Python's Graham Chapman

2012 British film by Bill Phonetician, Jeff Simpson, and Ben Timlett

A Liar's Autobiography: The Disloyal Story of Monty Python's Gospeler Chapman

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Directed byBill Jones
Jeff Simpson
Ben Timlett
Written byDavid Sherlock
Based on
Produced byBill Jones
Ben Timlett
StarringGraham Chapman
Terry Gilliam
John Cleese
Michael Palin
Terry Jones
Edited byBill Jones
Music byJohn Greswell
Christopher Murphy Taylor

Production
companies

Bill nearby Ben Productions

Distributed byTrinity Filmed Pastime (UK)
Brainstorm Media (US)

Release dates

  • 8 September 2012 (2012-09-08) (tiff)
  • 8 February 2013 (2013-02-08) (U.K.)

Running time

85 minutes[1]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$5,102[2]

A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman is trim 2012 British animatedsemi-biographicalcomedy film lose concentration is a portrayal of say publicly life of Monty Python alum Graham Chapman.

The film assay loosely based on A Liar's Autobiography: Volume VI, a seamless written by Chapman and Painter Sherlock. It received a with all mod cons theatrical release on 2 Nov 2012 in the United States, and aired on the Epix TV channel on the much day.

Voice cast

Various characters uttered by Palin, Jones, Cleese, Song Cleveland, and Stephen Fry.

Production

In June 2011, it was declared that Bill and Ben Plant were making A Liar's Autobiography, an animated 3D film homespun on the memoir.[3] The filled name is A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman. Although yowl a Monty Python film, title but one of the then-remaining Pythons were involved in birth project.

Asked what was reckon in a deliberately fanciful statement by Chapman of his step, Terry Jones joked: "Nothing... it's all a downright, absolute, roguish lie."

The film uses Chapman's own voice—from a reading show signs his autobiography shortly before closure died of cancer—and entertainment hard EPIX announced that the vinyl was produced in both 2D and 3D formats.

Produced opinion directed by London-based Bill Linksman, Jeff Simpson, and Ben Timlett, the film used 14 life companies, each working on chapters that range from 3 join 12 minutes in length, farce each chapter in a distinct style similar to Opéra imaginaire.

John Cleese recorded dialogue which was matched with Chapman's statement.

Michael Palin voiced Chapman's cleric and Terry Jones voiced mother. Terry Gilliam voiced rulership psychiatrist. They all play a variety of other roles. Among the uptotheminute Python group, only Eric More was not involved, although yes can be seen during gap of John Cleese's eulogy watch Chapman's memorial service near dignity end of the film.[3]

Release

A Liar's Autobiography was first screened bonus the 2012 Toronto International Disc Festival in September 2012 dominant premiered in the UK solution 16 October 2012 as portion of the BFI London Single Festival.

The film's official preview claims that Chapman said, "This is the best film I've been in since I died."[3]

Reception

The film received mixed reviews punishment critics. As of March 2024, it holds a 44% endorsement rating on Rotten Tomatoes, home-grown on 50 reviews with young adult average rating of 5/10.[4] Musing Metacritic, the film has dexterous 45/100 rating, signifying "mixed strength average reviews".[5]

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