John Cleese Great Film Moments
Man About Town
Man About Town (2006) - Dig for the Truth - Dr. Primkin (John Cleese) encourages his students to search for the truth via their journals.
Erik the Viking
Erik the Viking (1989) - Trailer #1 - Directed by Terry Jones and starring Tim Robbins, Mickey Rooney, Terry Jones, John Cleese, Tsutomu Sekine. Erik the Viking gathers warriors from his village and sets out on a dangerous journey to Valhalla, to ask the gods to end the Age of Ragnorok and allow his people to see sunlight again. A Pythonesque satire of Viking life.
Isn't She Great
Isn't She Great (2000) - Trailer #1 - Directed by Andrew Bergman and starring Nathan Lane, David Hyde Pierce, John Cleese, John Larroquette, Terrence Ross. Facing a failing career, Susann (Bette Midler) meets a successful promoter (Nathan Lane) who becomes her husband. After several failures to place her in commercials and a TV quiz show, he hits upon the idea for her to become a writer. In the pre-60’s, her books were looked upon as trash and non-printable. But then the sexual revolution hit and an audience was born for her books.
The Meaning of Life
The Meaning of Life (1983) - Trailer #1 - Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life is a 1983 musical comedy film by the Monty Python comedy team. Unlike the two previous films they had made, which had more or less each told single, coherent stories, The Meaning of Life returns to the sketch comedy format of the troupe’s original television series, loosely structured as a series of comic skits about the various stages of life.
Fierce Creatures
Fierce Creatures (1997) - Trailer #1 - Directed by Fred Schepisi and starring John Cleese, Kevin Kline, Kevin Kline, Robert Lindsay, Michael Palin. Ex-policeman Rollo Lee is sent to run Marwood Zoo, the newly acquired business of a New Zealand tycoon. In order to meet high profit targets and keep the zoo open, Rollo enforces a new 'fierce creatures’ policy, whereby only the most impressive and dangerous animals are allowed to remain in the zoo. However, the keepers are less enthusiastic about complying with these demands.
Rat Race
Rat Race (2001) - There Are No Rules - Donald Sinclair (John Cleese) explains the rules of the race, or rather the lack thereof.
Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web (2006) - Wilbur Meets Charlotte - Charlotte (Julia Roberts) introduces herself to to Wilbur (Dominic Scott Kay).
Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web (2006) - The Yolks On Me - While Avery (Louis Corbett) and Fern (Dakota Fanning) fight over Charlotte (Julia Roberts), Templeton the Rat (Steve Buscemi) tries not to break a rotten egg.
Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web (2006) - Wilbur Plays in the Mud - Wilbur (Dominic Scott Kay) tries to convince the other barn animals to play in the rain.
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) - Trailer #1 - King Arthur (Graham Chapman) and his knights embark on a low-budget search for the Grail, encountering many silly obstacles.
A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda (1988) - Trailer #1 - After a diamond heist, Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis) seduces and double-crosses the con-men to get her hands on the diamonds.
Scorched
Scorched (2003) - I Eat Little Girls - Woods (Woody Harrelson) gets in a jam with a mutt while Charles (John Cleese) scorns a Girl Scout selling cookies.
Scorched
Scorched (2003) - The Millionaire Many Times Over - Shmally (Rachael Leigh Cook) gets aggravated while watching Charles Merchant (John Cleese) on an infomercial.
Shrek 2
Shrek 2 (2004) - Trailer #1 - Shrek (Mike Myers) encounters many obstacles after marrying Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz).
A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda (1988) - Have You Got a Stutter? - Archie (John Cleese) hurriedly interrogates Ken (Michael Palin), but can’t get much out of him.
The Meaning of Life
The Meaning of Life (1983) - A Bucket for Monsieur - The good Monsier Creosote (Terry Jones) orders everything on the menu… mixed in a bucket.
The Meaning of Life
The Meaning of Life (1983) - It's Christmas In Heaven - Graham Chapman and the troupe have a musical moment in the grand finale.
The Meaning of Life
The Meaning of Life (1983) - Find the Fish - When the middle of the film approaches, the filmmakers ask the audience to play a game of “find the fish”.
Yellowbeard
Yellowbeard (1983) - Books Is the Worst - Betty (Madeline Kahn) breaks the news to her son Dan (Martin Hewitt) that his father is the infamous pirate Yellowbeard.
Yellowbeard
Yellowbeard (1983) - Blind Pew - Clement (Eric Idle) questions Blind Pew (John Cleese) about the whereabouts of Yellowbeard.
Erik the Viking
Erik the Viking (1989) - Throw Down Your Weapons! - Halfdan the Black (John Cleese) threatens to kill the village children if Erik (Tim Robbins) and his men don’t throw down their weapons.
Erik the Viking
Erik the Viking (1989) - You Can't See Me - Thinking he is invisible, Erik (Tim Robbins) attacks Halfdan the Black’s (John Cleese) men without fear.
Erik the Viking
Erik the Viking (1989) - Halfdan the Black - Halfdan the Black (John Cleese) receives a warning of Erik’s plot to overthrow him.
The Meaning of Life
The Meaning of Life (1983) - Mr. Creosote Blows - Monsieur Creosote (Terry Jones) underestimates his stomach when his waiter (John Cleese) offers him a parting mint.
The Meaning of Life
The Meaning of Life (1983) - Would Rather Be Elsewhere - When the Sergeant Major (Michael Palin) asks his troops if they’d rather be doing something other than marching, he loses all his troops.
The Meaning of Life
The Meaning of Life (1983) - The Penis Song - Noel (Eric Idle) sings a cocky little tune for the restaurant diners.
The Meaning of Life
The Meaning of Life (1983) - Goodbye Gifts on the Battlefield - Moments before he is about to make a battlefield charge, the Sergeant’s (Terry Jones) troops give him an assortment of clocks as goodbye gifts.
The Meaning of Life
The Meaning of Life (1983) - Protestants and French Ticklers - A good Protestant husband (Graham Chapman) discusses the virtues of being a Protestant with his wife (Eric Idle), most notably, the freedom to wear a condom.
The Meaning of Life
The Meaning of Life (1983) - The Miracle of Birth - When a woman comes to the hospital ready for childbirth, Doctors are more interested in “the machine that goes ping” than their patient.
The Meaning of Life
The Meaning of Life (1983) - Every Sperm Is Sacred - Nuns, priests and Catholics alike dance in the street, performing the musical number “Every Sperm is Sacred.”
The Meaning of Life
The Meaning of Life (1983) - What's It All About? - Fish in an aquarium contemplate life while watching their friend being eaten.
Silverado
Silverado (1985) - Whiskey and a Bed - Mal (Danny Glover) wants some whiskey and a place to lay his head, but the barkeep and the local barflies aren’t having it.
Silverado
Silverado (1985) - Jake's Going to Hang - Jake (Kevin Costner) explains to Emmett (Scott Glenn) why he’s in jail.
A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda (1988) - Ken's Revenge - Avenging his departed fish, Ken (Michael Palin) plows over Otto (Kevin Kline) with a slow-moving steamroller.
A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda (1988) - Don't Call Me Stupid - When Wendy (Maria Aitken) calls him stupid, Otto (Kevin Kline) goes off on a tirade against the British.
A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda (1988) - Upside-Down Apology - Otto (Kevin Kline) demands an apology from Archie (John Cleese) while hanging him out the window by his feet.
A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda (1988) - Apes Don't Read Philosophy - Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis) corrects a few of Otto’s (Kevin Kline) “intellectual” misconceptions.
A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda (1988) - The Language of Love - While searching Ken’s apartment, Otto (Kevin Kline) seduces Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis) by speaking Italian.
A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda (1988) - Striptease Surprise - Archie’s (John Cleese) striptease seduction of Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis) ends abruptly when an unsuspecting family arrives.
A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda (1988) - Loosening Ken's Lips - Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis) uses her feminine wiles to soothe Ken’s (Michael Palin) stutter.
A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda (1988) - Otto Hates the British - Otto (Kevin Kline) goes off on another tirade against the British and discovers a private letter from Archie.
A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda (1988) - Fish and Chips - Otto (Kevin Kline) questions Ken (Michael Palin) about the location of the diamonds, gulping Ken’s prized fish to motivate him.
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