5. [tps_title]Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life (1983)[/tps_title]
Dir. Terry Jones
Though the Python troupe may have made more successful and more beloved films, their 1983 production entitled Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life was nevertheless a high point for their musical talents. Largely abandoning the plot-centric format of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) and Monty Python’s Life of Brian (1979), the film returned more to the original television show’s roots (as well as those of their first feature-length film, 1971’s And Now for Something Completely Different) with a runtime largely devoted to unassociated, absurdist sketches. These include such Python classics as the deliciously blasphemous “Every Sperm is Sacred,” the breezily philosophical “The Galaxy Song,” and the unforgettably naughty “The Penis Song à la Noël Coward.” Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life may not have as many musical numbers as the other films on this list, but every single one of them is a memorable and timeless example of irreverent British humor.
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