Eric Idle
Director, Actor
Do Not Adjust Your Set (TV Series) (1968)
- Feat. Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Eric Idle…
- Together with AT LAST THE 1948 SHOW, this shows the gathering forces of what would become Monty Python, with Idle, Jones, Gilliam and Palin…
Monty Python's Flying Circus (TV Series) (1969-1974)
- Dir. John Howard Davies, Terry Gilliam, Ian Macnaughton
Feat. John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle…
- Britain's most infamous comic ensemble present four seasons of inspired madness. Complete seasons 1–4 available over seven discs.
Monty Python's Flying Circus - Personal Best (TV Series) (1969-1974)
- Dir. John Howard Davies, Terry Gilliam, Ian Macnaughton
Feat. John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Eric Idle…
- Britain's most infamous comic ensemble, the Phython alumni, collate their personal favourites from four years of sketches on the Flying Circus TV…
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus (1971)
- Dir. Ian Macnaughton
Feat. John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam…
- A particularly surreal later–Python, first released on German television. Features strange and often absurd English subtitles.
Monty Python's And Now for Something Completely Different (1972)
- Feat. Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle…
- An anthology of some of the great moments from Monty Python's revolutionary comedy programme.
Rutles, The (All You Need is Cash) (1978)
- Dir. Gary Weis, Eric Idle
Feat. Michael Palin, John Belushi, Bianca Jagger…
- The mock–Beatles twist and "rut" in a spot–on piss–take of the Fab Four, led by Monty Python’s Eric Idle and making a…
Life of Brian (Monty Python's Life of Brian) (1979)
- Dir. Terry Jones
Feat. John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin
- This parody of the life and times of Jesus Christ is the funniest and most successful of the Monty Python features. A cult favourite.
Monty Python at the Hollywood Bowl (1982)
- Dir. Terry Hughes
Feat. Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam…
- Sheaf of classic sketches, incl. Lumberjacks, delivered onstage in Los Angeles. Should provoke tears of nostalgic merriment for fans.
Meaning of Life, The (Monty Python's Meaning of Life) (1983)
- Dir. Terry Jones
Feat. Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle…
- Hilarious, oft–times bilious Monty Python hit that examines The Big Issue in a series of loosely–connected sketches.
Yellowbeard (1983)
- Dir. Mel Damski
Feat. Graham Chapman, Peter Boyle, Eric Idle…
- Pirate farce for serious Python completists only. Impressive cast though.
Around the World in 80 Days (TV Mini-series) (1989)
- Dir. Buzz Kulik
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Eric Idle, Peter Ustinov…
- Mostly delightful version of Jules Verne's light adventure yarn, in which Phileas Fogg (Brosnan) attempts the titular feat for a bet. More complete…
Nuns On the Run (1990)
- Dir. Jonathan Lynn
Feat. Robbie Coltrane, Eric Idle
- Bumbling crooks Robbie Coltrane and Eric Idle dress in strange habits to avert the law when a million dollar heist goes awry.
Splitting Heirs (1993)
- Dir. Robert Young
Feat. Eric Idle, Rick Moranis, Barbara Hershey
- Switched–at–birth themed burlesque with Eric Idle looking to reclaim the wealth of his American cousin.
Casper (1995)
- Dir. Brad Silberling
Feat. Christina Ricci, Bill Pullman, Cathy Moriaty…
- Technology breathes fresh air into that rather soppy '60s cartoon creation, the friendly ghost without a real friend. Enter spook–psychologist…
Wind in the Willows, The (1996)
- Dir. Terry Jones
Feat. Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Nicol Williamson…
- With the cream of British comic acting talent, this live–action adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's classic children's story is quite possibly the…
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn (1998)
- Dir. Alan Smithee
Feat. Eric Idle
- Alan Smithee is the standard pseudonym used in Hollywood when a director wants to take his name off a film. Conceived by screenwriter Joe Eszterhas…
Life of Python, The (1999)
- Feat. Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam…
- The BBC celebrates 30 years of Monty Python with new sketches and a plethora of guest appearances.
Volume One:
"Pythonland" – Journey with…
Ella Enchanted (2004)
- Dir. Tommy O’Haver
Feat. Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy, Cary Elwes…
- Anne Hathaway (THE PRINCESS DIARIES) stars in this family fantasy as a princess who must travel to distant lands to offload her gift (curse) of…
Aristocrats, The (2005)
- Dir. Paul Provenza
Feat. Jason Alexander, Hank Azaria, Billy Connolly…
- One hundred venerable comedians perform, scrutinise and riff on a particularly dirty joke (touted as the world's most obscene), which has apparently…
Monty Python - Almost the Truth (2009)
- Feat. John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin…
- An all–encompassing retrospective on those Monty Python scalawags, this six–part documentary chronicles the lives and careers of the…
Not The Messiah (He's A Very Naughty Boy) (2010)
- Dir. Aubrey Powell
Feat. Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Terry Jones
- Live performance from the remaining Pythons (sans Cleese), inspired by their 1979 film, LIFE OF BRIAN.
Monty Python Live (Mostly) - One Down, Five to Go (2014)
- Feat. John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle…
- The much–anticipated live reunion show from the Monty Python crew in all its side–splitting glory. Features special guest Eddie Izzard.
Absolutely Anything (2015)
- Dir. Terry Jones
Feat. Simon Pegg, Kate Beckinsale, Sanjeev Bhaskar…
- Mony Python and Simon Pegg feature in this undemanding comedy in which a group of eccentric aliens confer a human being with the power to do…