Movie connections for
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) More at IMDbPro »

Follows

"Monty Python's Flying Circus" (1969)

Edited into

Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail (1996) (VG)

Spin off from

"Monty Python's Flying Circus" (1969)

Spin off

Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail (1996) (VG)

References

Duck Soup (1933)
 -  Playing glockenspiel on soldiers/knights helmets
Ben-Hur (1959)
The Goon Show (1968) (TV)

Referenced in

Monty Python & the Holy Grail Location Report (1974) (TV)
Jabberwocky (1977)
 -  "It's only a scratch" comment, a character named Dennis and several other references
European Vacation (1985)
 -  Eric Idle says, "it's only a flesh wound" after being struck by the Griswold's rental car
Jésus de Montréal (1989)
"Supêsu Ozu no bôken" (1990)
 -  "Run away!"
Life of Python (1990) (TV)
 -  mentioned in the tv-special
The Secret of Monkey Island (1990) (VG)
 -  The troll repeats the line "None shall pass", as said by Python's Black Knight (John Cleese).
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Ring of Terror (#3.6)" (1990)
 -  Don't bury me, I'm not dead yet!
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: First Spaceship on Venus (#3.11)" (1990)
 -  "I'm not dead, I'm getting better"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Godzilla vs. Megalon (#3.12)" (1991)
 -  Tom: "Come back! I'll bite your legs off!"
Lik Wong (1991)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Cave Dwellers (#4.1)" (1991)
 -  Tom (as Conchord): "Message for you, sir!"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Stranded in Space (#4.5)" (1991)
 -  "See the nice shubbery"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Castle of Fu-Manchu (#4.23)" (1992)
 -  "Get ON WITH IT!"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Master Ninja II (#4.24)" (1992)
 -  Crow: "I'm not dead yet!"
Waxwork II: Lost in Time (1992)
Braindead (1992)
 -  Like the Black Knight, a character has all their limbs chopped off in the graveyard scene with Father MacGruder
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Teenagers from Outer Space (#5.4)" (1992)
 -  References
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Killer Shrews (#5.7)" (1992)
 -  Joel: "And the crowd goes wild." Crow and Servo: (unaffected) "Yaaaay."
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Hercules Against the Moon Men (#5.10)" (1992)
 -  Crow: "Just a flesh wound"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Fire Maidens of Outer Space (#5.16)" (1992)
 -  Tom (as King Arthur's knights): "Run away! Run away!"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Monster A-Go-Go (#5.21)" (1993)
 -  Tom: "One, two, five!"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: 'Manos' the Hands of Fate (#5.24)" (1993)
 -  Salesman: "One"..."Two"... Servo: "Five..."
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
 -  Dogberry and his second-in-command enter and exit pretending to ride horses
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Magic Voyage of Sinbad (#6.5)" (1993)
 -  "They look like the Knights who say Ni!"
"The Simpsons: Homer Goes to College (#5.3)" (1993)
 -  The three nerds quote a line from this film.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Outlaw (#6.19)" (1993)
 -  A character in the film says, "I'm not dead yet," after which Crow (with a British accent) says, "I'm feeling better!"
"The Stand" (1994)
 -  The Monster-Shouter says, "Bring out your dead!"
Full Throttle (1995) (VG)
 -  Llamas listed in credits
Revolution-X (1995) (VG)
The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time (1995) (VG)
VeggieTales: Dave and the Giant Pickle (1996) (V)
Blood (1997) (VG)
 -  One of the many movie-inspired quotes Caleb utters during gameplay is, "What are you going to do, bleed on me?"
Shadow Warrior (1997) (VG)
 -  The killer rabbit appears in a secret area.
Fierce Creatures (1997)
Spawn (1997)
 -  The clown says "Bring out your dead!"
Best Men (1997)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Overdrawn at the Memory Bank (#9.22)" (1997)
 -  Crow: Bring out your dead.
Worms 2 (1997) (VG)
 -  Holy Handgrenade
Baldur's Gate (1998) (VG)
 -  Garrick's says "Brave Sir Garrick ran away" when he panics, just like Sir Robin's minstrel sing about Sir Robin when he runs away.
Worms Armageddon (1998) (VG)
 -  Holy Handgrenade
Monty Python's Flying Circus: Live at Aspen (1998) (TV)
Small Soldiers (1998)
Duke Nukem: Time to Kill (1998) (VG)
Fallout 2: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game (1998) (VG)
Terror Firmer (1999)
Dogma (1999)
 -  One of the characters says of his injury, "I'm fine. It's merely a flesh wound."
"Freaks and Geeks: Pilot (#1.1)" (1999)
 -  Sam says they're showing MPATHG
Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python (1999) (TV)
Bringing Out the Dead (1999)
"Freaks and Geeks: The Diary (#1.10)" (2000)
 -  Neil: "I blow my nose in your general direction."
Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
"Freaks and Geeks: Discos and Dragons (#1.18)" (2000)
 -  The AV teacher traded give the geeks Monty Python and the Holy Grail to watch
The Tony Blair Witch Project (2000)
Conker's Bad Fur Day (2001) (VG)
 -  Conker's ancestor speaks dialogue identical to what the King of Swamp Castle said in the movie
Shrek (2001)
"Gilmore Girls: Red Light on the Wedding Night (#2.3)" (2001)
 -  Rory and Dean discuss watching the film.
"Dark Angel: Boo (#2.5)" (2001)
 -  MPatHG is given as a guess in charades
Halo (2001) (VG)
 -  One of the Grunts yells "I'll bite your kneecaps off". This is the famous line from the Black Knight in MPatHG when he gets his limbs cut off by King Arthur.
The 51st State (2001)
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist (2002)
WarCraft III: Reign of Chaos (2002) (VG)
My Little Eye (2002)
 -  One character uses the direct quote, "What are you going to do? Bleed on her?" when there is a very wounded person trying to attack another.
Die Another Day (2002)
Run Leia Run (2003)
"Gilmore Girls: Swan Song (#3.14)" (2003)
 -  Luke talks about the scene with the rabbit.
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: End of Days (#7.21)" (2003)
 -  Spike: "Found the Holy Grail, or the Holy Grenade, or whatever the hell that is."
Finding Nemo (2003)
29th Telluride Film Festival Aug. 30 - Sept. 2, 2002: Terry Gilliam Interviewed by Salman Rushdie (2003) (V)
Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
 -  When Freddy gets his arms cut off by Jason it is like the Black Knight getting his limbs cut off in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Robert Englund spoke about it in the Audio Commentary for Freddy vs Jason.
Stitch! The Movie (2003) (V)
 -  see trivia
Intermission (2003)
 -  (a character uses a quote from it)
The Meaning of Making 'The Meaning of Life' (2003) (V)
Jak II (2003) (VG)
SSX 3 (2003) (VG)
 -  Character Allegra says "only a flesh wound"
True Crime: Streets of LA (2003) (VG)
 -  Nick Kang says "Tis a flesh wound!" the same line the Black Knight says in Holy Grail after he gets his arm chopped off by King Arthur.
Big Fish (2003)
 -  the ravens at the entrance of the giant's cavern, like the ravens at the entrance of Merlin's cavern
Along Came Polly (2004)
 -  Receptionist for Van Lew mentions that he got bit by a shark, but it was "only a flesh wound"
Magyar vándor (2004)
 -  the movie's structure is similar
Ella Enchanted (2004)
 -  Several reasons, including "it's just a scratch" and the reference to rabbits rarely attacking humans
Jimmy Neutron: Win, Lose and Kaboom (2004) (TV)
 -  characters face a man-eating bunny rabbit
Fable (2004) (VG)
 -  sometimes when fighting, your enemies with respond with "it's just a flesh wound"
World of Warcraft (2004) (VG)
 -  In the Zangar Mashes you can find a quest called "Bring me a shrubbery!"
The Aristocrats (2005)
 -  mentioned by one of the comedians
"Gilmore Girls: Women of Questionable Morals (#5.11)" (2005)
 -  Lorelai talks about banging coconuts together to create the sound of galloping horses.
The Real Da Vinci Code (2005) (TV)
 -  Tony Robinson mentions the film.
Live from New York: The First 5 Years of Saturday Night Live (2005) (TV)
 -  Mentioned by Chevy Chase
"Robot Chicken: Gold Dust Gasoline (#1.3)" (2005)
 -  "Bring out your dead!"
Sin City (2005)
 -  One of the characters says of his injury, "I'm fine. It's merely a flesh wound."
Sith Apprentice (2005)
 -  Count Dooku uses the "it's only a flesh wound" line to annoy Darth Vader
Northern Exposure, Season 3: Unexposed (2005) (V)
 -  In one episode, Chris plans on catapulting a cow as an expression of art, but is disheartened when Ed informs him that it had been done already in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"
Attack of the Sabretooth (2005) (TV)
 -  "Let's not bicker and fight over who killed who."
Family Guy Presents Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story (2005) (V)
 -  Peter says that Meg & Himself went on a quest to find the holy grail
The Brothers Grimm (2005)
 -  "It's only a scratch" after getting a near-mortal wound
Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
 -  When Victor Quartermaine challenges Wallace to a fight and is prancing around egging him on is almost a shot for shot of the Black Knight prancing and egging on King Arthur in the Holy Grail
Edison (2005)
 -  girl is shot in shoulder by cop, he says "It's just a flesh wound"
"Good Eats: Curious Yet Tasty Avocado Experiment (#9.11)" (2005)
 -  In the opening sequence, Alton and some extras quote the "Things that float in water" scene of the Sir Gallahad sequence.
"The Girls Next Door: I'll Take Manhattan (#1.12)" (2005)
 -  Holly mentions that she and Hef had watched the film before they saw the musical "Spamalot"
Homestarrunner.com: Everything Else, Volume 1 (2005) (V)
 -  In "Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer", the Blue Knight's face guard slamming down over his face after he says his last line is reminiscent of this film, in which Sir Bedevere's face guard slams down after he says many of his lines.
"The Boondocks: A Date with the Health Inspector (#1.5)" (2005)
 -  "I wanna let you know that you are not going to die in vain!' "Actually, I could pull through." "You will not have been mortally wounded in vain."
"Robot Chicken: Robot Chicken Christmas Special (#1.21)" (2005)
 -  "Bring Out Your Dead"
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV)
 -  Makes the countdown, is talked about.
"Monty Python's Personal Best" (2006)
"Jeopardy!: (#22.103)" (2006)
 -  correct response in "On Broadway" category
Doogal (2006)
 -  quoted line: "Bring out your dead"
The Passion: Films, Faith & Fury (2006) (TV)
 -  Reference to the Monty Python film prior to "Life of Brian"
"Stargate SG-1: Morpheus (#10.2)" (2006)
 -  Wasn't he one of the Knights who say "ni"?
Bully (2006) (VG)
 -  Nerd: "It's just a flesh wound."
Murder Party (2007)
 -  Chris's goes to the Murder Pary dessed as a knight who says Nee, his cat is named Lancelot, like John Cleese's character in Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Secret Life of Brian (2007) (TV)
 -  Referenced by name
What the Pythons Did Next... (2007) (TV)
 -  Reference to the film
Epic Movie (2007)
 -  during the final battle, there is a knight in armor and Peter cuts off both his arms, like the Black Knight
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
 -  A theatre playing Monty Python's Spamalot, the broadway version of this film, is seen in the background.
Shrek the Third (2007)
 -  In addition to featured Monty Python members John Cleese and Eric Idle, the sound of the hoofbeats of Prince Charming's horse early in the movie are revealed to be a stage hand knocking coconut shells together.
Rush Hour 3 (2007)
 -  (after getting hurt) "It's just a flesh wound."
Superbad (2007)
 -  Fogel is seen wearing a T-shirt for the play version Spamalot it in the flashback of Evan's basement party.
Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity (2007) (TV)
 -  Achmed claims his being all bone is "a flesh wound"
Paranormal Activity (2007)
 -  The questions Micah asks the demon, "What is your name? What is your quest? What is your favorite color?" are quotes from a scene in this movie.
Drillbit Taylor (2008)
 -  "It's just a flesh wound."
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)
 -  quoted line: "Bring out your dead"
"The Big Bang Theory: The Nerdvana Annihilation (#1.14)" (2008)
 -  Sheldon says "none shall pass"
Bloodline (2008/I)
 -  Mentioned in film.
The Seventh Python (2008)
 -  Neil Innes was featured in this film, reenacts role
The Gamers: Dorkness Rising (2008)
 -  Credits include "Sir not appearing in this film"
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 2: Strong Badia the Free (2008) (VG)
 -  As Strong Bad tries to cross Strong Mad's bridge, the latter stops the former by bellowing, "NONE SHALL PASS!" in imitation of the Black Knight
Fable 2 (2008) (VG)
 -  There is a Achievment in the game called "The Black Knight" and the description reads "You have turned hollow man-killing into an artform. Turns out it wasn't a flesh wound." paying tribute to the famous sword fight between King Arther and the Black Knight.
Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 5: 8-Bit Is Enough (2008) (VG)
 -  Strong Bad's remark about the peasants starting a commune refers to the scene where Dennis explains that he and his fellow peasants are an anarcho-syndicalist commune
Hells Bells Presents (2009)
 -  The opening credit sequence first opens with music from the film.
"How I Met Your Mother: Mosbius Designs (#4.20)" (2009)
 -  Marshall suggest being the Monty Python guy, Barney answers "We are the knights who say 'you're fired.'"
"Family Guy: Peter's Progress (#7.16)" (2009)
 -  A peasant says "I didn't vote for him" in a shrill British voice, mimicing a line from Monty Python.
"Jeopardy!: (#26.1)" (2009)
 -  Subject of an $800 clue in the category "Name That Movie"

Features

Dentist on the Job (1961)

Featured in

"The Directors: The Films of Terry Gilliam (#1.2)" (????)
 -  Clips shown.
The Pythons: Somewhere in Tunisia, Circa A.D. 1979 (1979) (TV)
Life of Python (1990) (TV)
100 Years of Comedy (1997) (V)
 -  Clips shown.
Monty Python's Flying Circus: Live at Aspen (1998) (TV)
Python Night: 30 Years of Monty Python (1999) (TV)
The Quest for the Holy Grail Locations (2001) (V)
CinéMagique (2002)
 -  one of the middle-age battle clips
"Troldspejlet: (#29.7)" (2003)
 -  Double feature DVD release reviewed + footage used
"I Love the '70s" (2003)
Getting Gilliam (2005)
 -  Features a clip from the movie.
The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (2006) (TV)
 -  Clips are shown.
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
 -  Airing on TV
"Game One: (#1.3)" (2006)
 -  A brief clip gets shown.
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Fights (#1.6)" (2007)
 -  clips are featured to illustrate the best movie fight scenes
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-08-21)" (2008)
 -  This film is featured in an old 'Miller Time' segment.
Religulous (2008)
 -  Clip of God speaking.
"De wereld draait door: (#4.78)" (2009)
 -  A fragment is shown.
"De wereld draait door: (#4.130)" (2009)
 -  A fragment is shown.
"Late Night with Jimmy Fallon: (#1.132)" (2009)
 -  Clip shown

Spoofs

Ivan Groznyy I (1944)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
Det sjunde inseglet (1957)
Camelot (1967)
Romeo and Juliet (1968/I)
Gawain and the Green Knight (1973)
Lancelot du Lac (1974)
 -  The famous 1974 French film begins with a scene that "seriously" shows a knights dying in a way that precede the preposterous comedy of the Black Knight, without his knees etc

Spoofed in

Summer School (1987)
 -  The famous bunny scene is spoofed
The Journeyman Project 2: Buried in Time (1995) (VG)
Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!? (1996) (VG)
 -  The Dead Collector appears
"Gargoyles: Future Tense (#2.43)" (1996)
 -  After Xanatos reduces Goliath to just a head, he asks Goliath if he'll bite Xanatos's kneecaps off, spoofing the fight between Arthur and the Black Knight.
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire (1996) (VG)
 -  Similar fake subtitles can be seen in the ending credits.
VeggieTales: Josh and the Big Wall! (1997) (V)
"Xena: Warrior Princess: In Sickness and in Hell (#4.4)" (1998)
 -  Gabrielle approaches a rabbit that suddenly reveals sharp teeth and jumps straight for Gabrielle's throat. After a vicious battle, Gabrielle manages to escape.
Fallout 2: A Post-Nuclear Role-Playing Game (1998) (VG)
 -  If your luck and perception are high enough, you will encounter a bridge with a bridge keeper and choose a line of conversation that is a parody of the "Bridge Keeper" scene from the Holy Grail
Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia (1999) (VG)
 -  All Cheats are spoofs of The Holy Grail
"The Powerpuff Girls: Slave the Day/Los Dos Mojos (#2.6)" (1999)
 -  In "Los Dos Mojos", a bit of Mojo Jojo's dialog spoofs the Book of Arnaments
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)
Monty Python & the Holy Grail in Lego (2001)
Heroes of Might and Magic IV (2002) (VG)
Itse valtiaat - kuningasmusikaali (2003) (TV)
 -  The pridge of death scene is copied from Holy Grail to "Itse valtiaat - Kuningasmusikaali".
Conker: Live and Reloaded (2004) (VG)
 -  Upon entering the dining room, Count Batula quotes the landlord of the swamp castle.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
 -  "He's got a towel!" "Run away! Run away!"
"Good Eats: Power Trip (#9.5)" (2005)
 -  Uses the gag with the galloping knight follwed by a squire beating together coconut shells
Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks (2005) (VG)
 -  Kung Lao has a "Killer Rabbit" fatality which is identical to the killer rabbit scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar (2007) (VG)
 -  When you finish researching a building tech the news robot quotes "Everyone said I was daft to build a castle on a swamp, but I built in all the same, just to show them. It sank into the swamp. So I built a second one. That sank into the swamp." The robot ends by saying "Now you can do the same"
"Screen Wars: The Search for the Holy Copperwing (#2.13)" (2007)
 -  Opening Homage spoofed Monty Python's The Search for the Holy Grail
"House M.D.: Let Them Eat Cake (#5.10)" (2008)
 -  House asks Kutner and Taub what floats, then says a "duck.' Like the duck scene in the Holy Grail.
The Supermarket (2009)
 -  Annoyed people shouting "get on with it!"

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