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GRAHAM CHAPMAN ON VIDEO How To Irritate People (1968) (see John Cleese)
(from the novel by Terry Southern; additional material by John Cleese and Graham Chapman; story is about the richest man in the world, "Sir Guy Grand" played by Peter Sellers, who adopts a disheveled young man, "Youngman Grand" played by Ringo Starr; includes appearances by John Cleese as a "Director in Sotheby's" and Graham Chapman as an "Oxford Team Member")
Doctor In Trouble (1970) (seventh feature film based on the book "Doctor in the House;" featured Graham Chapman as "Roddy;" Graham Chapman and John Cleese also wrote and co-wrote a number of television episodes starting in 1969 for London Weekend Television's "Doctor in the House" series)
The Statue (1971) (see John Cleese) Rentadick (1972) (film about a detective agency, Rentadick, Inc., that is hired to find a stolen nerve gas that paralyzes its victims from the waist down; written by John Cleese and Graham Chapman; disagreements about the production of this film led Cleese and Chapman to disassociate themselves with it)
(starring Graham Chapman, screenplay and production also by Graham Chapman; Chapman plays the role of "Arthur Harris," an English gentleman who becomes depressed when his wife leaves him and hires an odd job man to help him commit suicide)
Shock Treatment (little known fact about a little known film; Graham Chapman and David Sherlock acted as uncredited advisors in this film)
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982) (highlights from the first two Amnesty International Balls; with Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin)
Yellowbeard (1983) (written by Graham Chapman, Peter Cook, and Bernard McKenna; featuring Graham Chapman as "Yellowbeard," John Cleese as "Blind Pew," and Eric Idle as "Commander Clement;" story of Yellowbeard, a notorious pirate, who escapes from prison and goes in search of his son and his buried treasure)
Group Madness: The Making Of Yellowbeard (1983) (behind the scenes footage of the making of "Yellowbeard" with Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, and others; includes interviews with most of the cast; this film had a limited release in 1983 for television and was for some time available from the original independent filmmaker himself, Michael Mileham)
(a compilation of comedy and music taken from the four Amnesty International benefits in 1976, 1977, 1979, and 1981. Starring John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Graham Chapman, Terry Gilliam, Carol Cleveland, Neil Innes, and Connie Booth.)
(a collection of 21 Iron Maiden music videos, including "Can I Play With Madness" featuring Graham Chapman as an overly strict school master who has hallucinations)
(the first comedy shows dedicated to Amnesty International, "A Poke In the Eye with a Sharp Stick" (1976) at Her Majesty's Theatre and "Mermaid Frolics" (1977) at The Mermaid Theatre; Terry Jones was stage director for the second stage show)
(highlights from all of the Secret Policeman's Balls; includes a number of sketches featuring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, and Michael Palin)
The Secret Policeman's Box Of Balls (19***) (contains the four Secret Policeman videos: "The Secret Policeman's Ball", "The Secret Policeman's Other Ball", "The Secret Policeman's Third Ball" and "The Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball;" featuring John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, and Michael Palin)
Spot The Loony (1999) (a video of one of Graham Chapman's college lectures; Chapman toured a number of colleges and universities in the United Kingdom and the United States in the mid-1980s; produced with the assistance of Jim Yoakum and his company, White Bike Productions; an audio recording of one of Graham's lectures is already available as A Six Pack of Lies)
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