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Post by stevep on Feb 19, 2011 8:13:34 GMT
At the end of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" there is mention of Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd and others who invested in the movie. I thought I would try and find out a bit more about this and found the attached article. I thought it was quite interesting especially IA's comments about George Harrison. www.lavieenrobe.com/2007/04/jethro_tull_the.html
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Post by maddogfagin on Feb 19, 2011 8:51:10 GMT
At the end of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" there is mention of Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd and others who invested in the movie. I thought I would try and find out a bit more about this and found the attached article. I thought it was quite interesting especially IA's comments about George Harrison. www.lavieenrobe.com/2007/04/jethro_tull_the.htmlFascinating article you've found Stevep. I expect most people didn't know the connection between MP + Holy Grail and Ian Anderson and that he'd put money into the film. The link between the Pythons and Tull, both from the aspect of the era that both hit "the big time" and the humour that is constant with both is strong, and typically British. The observation about George Harrison made by IA is an eye opener.
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Post by stevep on Feb 19, 2011 9:09:08 GMT
Thanks. I always thought that Tull's theatrical stage shows of the 70's were influenced by Python type humour. The urinal on John Evans piano, the phone ringing mid song, Pan's people in plastic boobs, etc. This was one of many reasons that I liked Tull more than any other bands of the time.
I wonder if Tull get royalties from "Spamalot". I read somewhere that the Grail costs £265k to make. I guess the investors will have got their money back by now...
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Post by bunkerfan on Feb 19, 2011 10:05:18 GMT
At the end of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" there is mention of Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd and others who invested in the movie. I thought I would try and find out a bit more about this and found the attached article. I thought it was quite interesting especially IA's comments about George Harrison. www.lavieenrobe.com/2007/04/jethro_tull_the.htmlWhat a fascinating story. Great find stevep.Can you believe George Harrison would be so sneaky I just wonder how much money was involved, both giving and receiving
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Post by tullist on Feb 20, 2011 5:27:47 GMT
At the end of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" there is mention of Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd and others who invested in the movie. I thought I would try and find out a bit more about this and found the attached article. I thought it was quite interesting especially IA's comments about George Harrison. www.lavieenrobe.com/2007/04/jethro_tull_the.htmlWhat a fascinating story. Great find stevep.Can you believe George Harrison would be so sneaky I just wonder how much money was involved, both giving and receiving I would read next to nothing into this. In fact it reminds me of the wild, uninformed speculations on the comings and goings that I have read of on the Tullnet of various Tull members thru the years that I have read with thinly veiled anger. (Always these were presented with an intent of villifying Ian Anderson) While I don't doubt Ian's perception of that moment is valid and accurate, as is usually the case there are several more pieces to this puzzle. No I don't think George was a saint, very certainly flesh and blood as are all of us. However some factors at play were he actually was very close friends with all the Pythons, and very much involved in film as a side vocation, neither of which would be true of Ian. I suspect somewhere within those facts lies the real truth.
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Post by stevep on Feb 20, 2011 7:19:25 GMT
My reason for posting the link was to show the link between Tull and the Grail film. I thought that the comment about George Harrison sounded like it was made in jest (as noted by the laughs after it). The other thing to note is that the film lists the groups (Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin) as being involved, not individuals.
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Post by maddogfagin on Feb 20, 2011 8:30:30 GMT
My reason for posting the link was to show the link between Tull and the Grail film. I thought that the comment about George Harrison sounded like it was made in jest (as noted by the laughs after it). The other thing to note is that the film lists the groups (Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin) as being involved, not individuals. In many ways it's similar to IA's involvement with Planet Rock DAB. He's put money into the station and then sits back and lets others, who obviously know the radio business better, to do the work. I'm not inferring it's the wrong way to do things - it is right and proper to let those who have the abilities to run the business. A complete opposite to when he ran the fish farms. Completely hands on and fully involved.
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Post by nonrabbit on Feb 20, 2011 10:14:54 GMT
A good article stevep - thanks however I'm slightly dubious about it. No expert on the musings of Anderson but I wonder if it's all that accurate. Does he really sit and watch Ugly Betty/ Desperate Housewifes? And why have we never came across some of these points before in any of his interviews (about TAAB) as we all know he's prone to repeat himself I recognise the references to the bizarre whimsical British humour and see the connection btw Pythonesque humour in early Tull however it sounds a bit contrived and maybe more the interviewers opinions in the interview?
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Post by stevep on Feb 27, 2011 9:11:35 GMT
Must admit I cannot imagine IA being a big fan of those shows. He does mention Python in the TAAB Late extra interview though. I think he was just making reference to the humour at that time and the fact that not everyone picked up on the TAAB Bostock/album cover joke.
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Post by maddogfagin on Feb 27, 2011 11:31:31 GMT
Must admit I cannot imagine IA being a big fan of those shows. He does mention Python in the TAAB Late extra interview though. I think he was just making reference to the humour at that time and the fact that not everyone picked up on the TAAB Bostock/album cover joke. And even after a considerable passage of time, there are still folks who don't get the joke.
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Post by steelmonkey on Feb 27, 2011 18:08:12 GMT
There's a joke in the TAAB album cover? I mean, beyond that everyone knows record albums can't be as thick as a brick.
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 6, 2011 9:57:14 GMT
And the humour continued, albeit in a subtle way, on successive albums. Why was Barrie wearing football boots on the back cover of Heavy Horses and was there any significance in the items placed on the desk?
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 24, 2018 7:42:25 GMT
www.slashfilm.com/monty-python-netflix/The Monty Python Comedy Catalog is Coming to Netflix This YearPosted on Friday, March 23rd, 2018 by Ethan Anderton Monty Python and the Holy Grail Easily the crown jewel of Monty Python’s work on the big screen, this is one of the most beloved comedies of all time. It influenced generations of comedians and spoof-style hilarity for years to come. Also, did you know that the money to make the film was raised in part with investments from rock groups such as Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, and Led Zeppelin. Crazy!
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Post by maddogfagin on Oct 21, 2018 7:32:05 GMT
www.femalefirst.co.uk/celebrity/prince-charles-offered-job-eric-idle-1168384.htmlThe comedy troupe will always be grateful to late Beatles legend George Harrison as he helped finance one of their most famous works, 1979 movie 'The Life of Brian', while other friends in the musical world also helped fund their films.
He said: "We were pursued by rock and roll people because we were all the same generation... Rock and roll people helped us make our movies. Holy Grail was paid for by Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, Genesis, they all put money in.
"And 'The Life of Brian' was entirely paid for by George Harrison. He mortgaged his house for 4.5 million and put the whole thing into the budget for 'The Life of Brian' because he wanted to see the movie. It's still the most anybody has ever paid for a cinema ticket!"
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Post by maddogfagin on Dec 25, 2018 8:16:31 GMT
au.news.yahoo.com/eric-idle-monty-python-star-always-looks-bright-side-life-2-003918614.htmlEric Idle: Monty Python star always looks on the bright side of lifeSunday Night•24 December 2018 When their TV show ended in 1975, the team moved on to movies, and called on their rock star mates to invest in the first – Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Idle recalls how they managed to fund the film. “Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Jethro Tull. All of them put in 10,000 [pounds] each to make the budget, which was 200,000 pounds.”
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Post by maddogfagin on Dec 9, 2019 12:34:15 GMT
longislandweekly.com/fifty-years-of-monty-python/Fifty Years Of Monty PythonBy Dave Gil de Rubio -December 8, 20190 Monty Python’s Flying Circus my have only run on television from 1969 through 1974 for a grand total of 45 episodes, but the influence spurred by its brand of surreal sketch comedy is immeasurable. Lorne Michaels counts the show as a major influence on Saturday Night Live and its legion of creative progeny include Sacha Baron Cohen, John Oliver, Rowan Atkinson, Seth MacFarlane, Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Mike Myers, Jim Carrey, Matt Groenig, and “Weird Al” Yankovic. Author Neil Gaiman compared the Pythons as being the comedic equivalent of The Beatles. . . . . . While 1971’s And Now For Something Completely Different was the Pythons’ first foray into film via this compilation of sketches from the series, it wasn’t until the show wrapped up in 1974 that the troupe decided to embark on shooting their first proper film. The sophomore follow-up, 1975’s Monty Python and the Holy Grail was funded by investments from members of Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Jethro Tull, was directed by Jones and Gilliam and was based on the Arthurian legend.
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Post by JTull 007 on Mar 17, 2020 11:25:22 GMT
Something to make the world a better place...
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Post by maddogfagin on Mar 11, 2021 7:37:27 GMT
Some very interesting tweets from author, Eric Idle have been doing the rounds recently! Idle has revealed how much money rock bands and record labels have contributed to financing Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Idle tweeted that Led Zeppelin contributed £31,500, £21,000 came from Pink Floyd! While, Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson weighed in with £6,300 of his own money! Adjusting for inflation, this would mean that in today’s money, Led Zeppelin’s investment would amount to £336,000, Pink Floyd’s would be worth £224,000. While Jethro Tull frontman Anderson’s investment would be worth £67,000. Film producer Michael White (£78,750), Charisma Records (£5,250), Island Records (£21,000), Chrysalis Records (£6,300) and lyricist Tim Rice’s cricket team Heartaches (£5,250) all helped to finance the film too. link
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Post by JTull 007 on Mar 15, 2021 0:50:15 GMT
Monty Python and the Holy Grail 1974 I'm Not Dead...YET
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