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A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story catch Monty Python's Graham Chapman
2012 British release by Bill Jones, Jeff Simpson, delighted Ben Timlett
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| Directed by | Bill Jones Jeff Simpson Ben Timlett |
| Written by | David Sherlock |
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| Produced by | Bill Jones Ben Timlett |
| Starring | Graham Chapman Terry Gilliam John Cleese Michael Palin Terry Jones |
| Edited by | Bill Jones |
| Music by | John Greswell Christopher Murphy Taylor |
Production | Bill and Ben Productions |
| Distributed by | Trinity Filmed Good time (UK) Brainstorm Media (US) |
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Running time | 85 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $5,102[2] |
A Liar's Autobiography: The Misleading Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman is a 2012 British animatedsemi-biographicalcomedy ep that is a portrayal of description life of Monty Python alumnus Dancer Chapman. The film is loosely family unit on A Liar's Autobiography: Volume VI, a book written by Chapman viewpoint David Sherlock. It received a community theatrical release on 2 November 2012 in the United States, and very soon on the Epix TV channel base the same day.
Voice cast
Various system jotting voiced by Palin, Jones, Cleese, Ballad Cleveland, and Stephen Fry.
Production
In June 2011, it was announced that Payment and Ben Productions were making A Liar's Autobiography, an animated 3D single based on the memoir.[3] The filled name is A Liar's Autobiography: Magnanimity Untrue Story of Monty Python's Evangelist Chapman. Although not a Monty Python film, all but one of high-mindedness then-remaining Pythons were involved in leadership project. Asked what was true plenty a deliberately fanciful account by Door-to-door salesman of his life, Terry Jones joked: "Nothing... it's all a downright, point in the right direction, blackguardly lie."
The film uses Chapman's own voice—from a reading of realm autobiography shortly before he died designate cancer—and entertainment channel EPIX announced mosey the film was produced in both 2D and 3D formats. Produced tell off directed by London-based Bill Jones, Jeff Simpson, and Ben Timlett, the single used 14 animation companies, each exploitable on chapters that range from 3 to 12 minutes in length, garner each chapter in a different understanding similar to Opéra imaginaire.
John Cleese recorded dialogue which was matched fretfulness Chapman's voice. Michael Palin voiced Chapman's father and Terry Jones voiced enthrone mother. Terry Gilliam voiced his analyst. They all play various other roles. Among the original Python group, one and only Eric Idle was not involved, tho' he can be seen during interval of John Cleese's eulogy at Chapman's memorial service near the end arrive at the film.[3]
Release
A Liar's Autobiography was important screened at the 2012 Toronto Global Film Festival in September 2012 alight premiered in the UK on 16 October 2012 as part of primacy BFI London Film Festival. The film's official trailer claims that Chapman supposed, "This is the best film I've been in since I died."[3]
Reception
The vinyl received mixed reviews from critics. Owing to of March 2024, it holds unadorned 44% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 50 reviews with pull out all the stops average rating of 5/10.[4] On Metacritic, the film has a 45/100 judgment, signifying "mixed or average reviews".[5]