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JOHN CLEESE ON VIDEO
(early sketch comedy film co-written by John Cleese and Graham Chapman; starred John Cleese, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin, and Connie Booth (shortly after she and John Cleese were married and her first film appearance; film includes references to Pepperpots and features a precursor to the infamous Dead Parrot sketch)
(a 1960s comedy about a brassiere manufacturer's wife, played by Shirley MacLaine, who keeps a lover in the attic; features John Cleese in a brief appearance as a "Post Office Clerk")
The Magic Christian (1969) (see Graham Chapman)
(comedy about a language professor who becomes angry at his sculptress wife when she makes an 18-foot statue of him; with appearances by John Cleese, as a renegade psychiatrist, and Graham Chapman)
("Anyone for Sex?" was originally titled "The Love Ban" and, later, "It's a 2'6" Above the Ground World;" film about a married Catholic man who must abstain from having sex with his wife because they have too many children and because he doesn't practice birth control; includes a brief performance by John Cleese as the "Contraceptive Lecturer")
Doctor At Large (1973) ("No Ill Feelings" episode written by John Cleese)
Romance With A Double Bass (1974) (based on a short story by Anton Chekhov; filmed on location during October 1974 in Wiltshire, England; starring Connie Booth as "Princess Costanza" and John Cleese as "Musician Smychkov;" story about a musician and a princess who take a swim in the river and must sneak back to the castle nude after a thief steals their clothing)
(the popular "Fawlty Towers" comedy series co-written by John Cleese and Connie Booth; loosely based on a hotel in Torquay that the Python group stayed at while filming their television series; starring John Cleese as "Basil Fawlty" and Connie Booth as "Polly Shearman;" video cassette includes "A Touch of Class," "The Hotel Inspectors," and "The Germans")
(video cassette includes "The Builders," "The Wedding Party," and "The Psychiatrist")
(video cassette includes "Gourmet Night," "Waldorf Salad," and "The Kipper and the Corpse")
(video cassette includes "Communication Problems," "The Anniversary," and "Basil the Rat")
(boxed set of all 12 episodes on four video cassettes; compilation of the four videos described above)
Fawlty Towers (1975/1979) (set of six video cassettes with the twelve episodes)
Fawlty Towers (1975/1979) (presumably includes "The Builders," "The Wedding Party," "The Psychiatrist," "A Touch of Class," "The Hotel Inspectors," and "The Germans")
Fawlty Towers (1975/1979) (presumably includes "Communication Problems," "The Anniversary," "Basil the Rat," "Gourmet Night," "Waldorf Salad," and "The Kipper and the Corpse")
Fawlty Towers: The Psychiatrist (1975/1979) (presumably includes "The Builders," "The Wedding Party," and "The Psychiatrist")
Fawlty Towers: The Germans (presumably includes "A Touch of Class," "The Hotel Inspectors," and "The Germans")
Fawlty Towers: Basil the Rat (1979) (presumably includes "Communication Problems," "The Anniversary," and "Basil the Rat")
Fawlty Towers: The Kipper and the Corpse (1975/1979) (presumably includes "Gourmet Night," "Waldorf Salad," and "The Kipper and the Corpse")
Fawlty Towers: The Complete Set (1975/1979) (laser disc version of all 12 episodes; comes on four discs and boxed with cover art of John Cleese)
Ripping Yarns (1976/1979) (see Terry Jones; John Cleese makes a brief appearance in the "Golden Gordon" episode)
(screenplay by John Cleese, Jack Hobbs, and Joseph McGrath; film in which John Cleese plays "Arthur Sherlock Holmes," the bumbling grandson of Sherlock Holmes and Connie Booth plays "Francine Moriarty," the granddaughter of Moriarty)
(the first Amnesty International Comedy Gala recorded live over four nights at Her Majesty's Theatre, London; starring John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, and others)
Roasting -- Roast Beef (1980) (program hosted by Robert Carrier on the preparation of roast beef and wine selection; features John Cleese preparing a bearnaise sauce)
(originally available in three parts, can now be obtained on one tape; John Cleese plays "Petruchio" in this Shakespeare play, aired in1980 on BBC-2's "BBC Television Shakespeare" series and in 1981 on PBS's "The Shakespeare Plays;" available through Ambrose Video Publishing, Inc.: 1290 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 2245, New York, New York 10104, Phone: 1-212-696-4545; Note: this product is licensed for library and school use only, not for home viewing)
(with Tom Baker as the fourth "Dr. Who" who uncovers a bizarre event which distributed an alien's presence in multiple time dimensions; with a brief cameo by John Cleese in the final episode as an "Art Gallery Critic" who comments on the TARDIS which had actually materialized in the art gallery a few nights prior)
(story of the Muppets who find themselves in London investigating a jewel heist; with a cameo appearance by John Cleese as an English gentleman whose house is used by Miss Piggy to impress Kermit)
Time Bandits (1981) (see Terry Gilliam)
(six part comedy about events leading to World War III which aired March 1982 on London Weekend Television; features John Cleese as "Lacrobat," a terrorist and master of disguise; there was also a 1986 film version of "Whoops Apocalypse" which featured Loretta Switt and Peter Cook but did not include John Cleese)
(humorous film about the British Song and Dance Unit, Southeast Asia, run by "Major Giles Flack," played by John Cleese; John Cleese is seen doing a silly walk and dance during the end credits of the film)
The Secret Policeman's Other Ball (1982) (see Graham Chapman) Yellowbeard (1983) (see Graham Chapman) Group Madness: The Making Of Yellowbeard (1983) (see Graham Chapman) The Secret Policeman's Private Parts (1984) (see Graham Chapman)
(star-studded epic Western filmed in New Mexico; John Cleese plays "Sheriff Langston" of the small town, Turley, from which the main characters escape towards the beginning of the film; John Cleese learned how to ride a horse for this film)
Silverado (1985) (three laser disc version of the film; widescreen edition; includes trailers and extra scenes)
Silverado (1985) (two laser disc version of the film; widescreen edition)
(film starring John Cleese in which he portrays "Brian Stimpson," a headmaster at a middle school who is obsessed with time and efficiency, but has trouble making it to the Headmasters Conference)
(stage show at the London Palladium in aid of Amnesty International; brief appearance by John Cleese in a sketch with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie in which he accepts the "Silver Dick" award, which spoofs his refusal to participate in that year's show)
(Animated about a baby giant named Quark who causes trouble everywhere he goes; most catalogs which feature this video include John Cleese's name, although there are no credits in the film to confirm that he participated)
(co-written by John Cleese and Charles Crichton; starring John Cleese as "Archibald Leach" and Michael Palin as "Ken Pile;" story is about a bungled jewel heist and the characters' attempts to cover up the crime and get away with the jewels)
John Cleese's First Farewell Performance -- The Making Of "A Fish Called Wanda" (1989) (aired October 18, 1988 on BBC-1; a collection of out-takes and clips from the film "A Fish Called Wanda;" the video also includes interviews with the film's stars)
(the best in comedy performed live at the Sadlers Wells Theatre on September 18, 1989, as part of an AIDS benefit; featured artists included John Cleese, Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Rowan Atkinson, French and Saunders, and Lenny Henry; John Cleese appears in a brief humorous segment with Tina Turner)
(John Cleese makes a cameo appearance as "Frankie," a bartender, first in a dream sequence in black-and-white made to look like a scene from "It's a Wonderful Life" and later in a quick real-life color scene)
Erik The Viking (1989) (see Terry Jones)
(Fourth Secret Policeman's Ball benefit for Amnesty International in ten years. Filmed over four nights at the Cambridge Theatre London. Starring John Cleese and Michael Palin; featuring the "Dead Parrot" sketch with a new punchline)
(slapstick comedy about two shady scientists, played by Roger Moore and Michael Caine, who are pursued by two look-alike con-artists, played by Roger Moore and Michael Caine; includes a cameo appearance by John Cleese as himself at the very end of the film)
(sequel to the very popular Steven Spielberg animated feature; John Cleese provides the voice of "Cat R. Wall," an aristocratic cat who cons the mice of New York into moving to the Western town of Green River)
(written by Eric Idle, stars Eric Idle as "Tommy Patel," the offspring of the Duke of Bournemouth but who is accidentally abandoned in a restaurant as an infant and raised by poor a Pakistani family; John Cleese plays "Shadgrind," the lawyer who insists on helping Tommy by killing the only remaining offspring of the Duke)
(John Cleese narrates this Dr. Seuss tale to animated pictures taken from the book)
(John Cleese plays the role of "Dr. Waldman," the inspiration behind Victor Frankenstein's obsession with re-animating the dead; to be released May 9, 1995 at rental prices)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) (letterbox version on laserdisc; presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85 to 1; includes 67 chapter stops)
(documentary on Mary Shelley's gothic novel and Hollywood's many attempts to capture the story on film; includes interviews with John Cleese, Robert DeNiro, Kenneth Branagh, Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder, Janey Seymour, and others)
(John Cleese stars as "Dr. Plumford," Mowgli's tutor, in this live-action version of Rudyard Kipling's classic novel)
The Jungle Book (1994) (widescreen laserdisc edition; presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio of approximately 2.35 to 1; includes 25 chapter stops)
(John Cleese performs the voice of an arrogant French frog named "Jean-Bob" in this animated feature based on the classic fairy tale "Swan Lake")
Comic Balls (1994) (see Graham Chapman) The Secret Policeman's Box Of Balls (19***) (see Graham Chapman) |
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To Irritate People
The
Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
The
Statue
Comedy
Double: Sex In The 70's -- Anyone For Sex?/Percy's Progress
Fawlty
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Fawlty
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Fawlty
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Strange Case Of The End Of Civilization As We Know It
The
Secret Policeman's Ball
The
Taming Of The Shrew
Dr.
Who: City Of Death
The
Great Muppet Caper
Whoops
Apocalypse
Privates
On Parade
Silverado
Clockwise
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Secret Policeman's Third Ball
Quark
The Dragon Slayer
A
Fish Called Wanda 
Hysteria
2 - The Second Coming
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Big Picture
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Secret Policeman's Biggest Ball
Bullseye!
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American Tail 2: Fievel Goes West
Splitting
Heirs
Did
I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?
Mary
Shelley's Frankenstein
The
True Story Of Frankenstein has also been cited as It's Alive: The True
Story Of Frankenstein
The
Jungle Book
The
Swan Princess