The Meaning of Life 1983

Why are we here, whats it all about? The Monty Python-team is trying to sort out the most important question on Earth: what is the meaning of life? They do so by exploring the various stages of life, starting with birth. A doctor seems more interested in his equipment than in delivering the baby or caring for the mother, a Roman Catholic couple have quite a lot of children because every sperm is sacred. In the growing and learning part of life, catholic schoolboys attend a rather strange church service and ditto sex education lesson. Onto war, where an officers plan to attack is thwarted by his underlings wanting to celebrate his birthday and an officers leg is bitten off by presumably an African tiger. At middle age a couple orders philosophy at a restaurant, after which the film continues with live organ transplants. The autumn years are played in a restaurant, which, after being treated to the song Isnt It Awfully Nice to Have a Penis? by an entertainer, sees the arrival ...