# Is "Life of Brian" based on a true story? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 16, 2011, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-life-of-brian-based-on-a-true-story/592878 "2011-08-16T07:24:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-life-of-brian-based-on-a-true-story/592878/61 "2011-08-18T08:53:42Z")
> [@detop](#): > > And don’t forget the [musical version](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1616543/). Forget it? I’m in it! It was awesome. In Terry Jones’ bit, if you see one of the male choristers with a hardhat substantially askew, that’s me. ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-life-of-brian-based-on-a-true-story/592878/62 "2011-08-18T12:42:36Z")
I love the unused suicide squad scene. Can see why they didn’t use it but still … [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1dZ0YddG7w) ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2011, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-life-of-brian-based-on-a-true-story/592878/63 "2011-08-18T13:15:16Z")
> [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#): > > I don’t know, I just know you’re supposed to throw it after you count to…what was is two? Four? Five is right out! ---
**Author:** ![TonKa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9f8e36/32.png) [@TonKa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonKa)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-life-of-brian-based-on-a-true-story/592878/64 "2011-08-19T18:25:32Z")
> [@](#): > > I love the unused suicide squad scene Thanks for the link 🙂 I just ordered the blu ray disc with 13 minutes of deleted scenes. ---
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-life-of-brian-based-on-a-true-story/592878/65 "2011-08-22T02:02:03Z")
“Mother! They think I’m their savior!” “Oh, Brian! What have you been telling them now?” ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-life-of-brian-based-on-a-true-story/592878/66 "2011-08-22T02:18:39Z")
He’s not the Messiah…he’s a very naughty boy! ---
**Author:** ![Docta\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2bfe46/32.png) [@Docta\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Docta_G)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-life-of-brian-based-on-a-true-story/592878/67 "2011-08-22T03:30:09Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Moving to Cafe Society from GQ. > > **[Moderator Note]** > > **TonKa** , please don’t start joke threads in General Questions. We have other forums for that. > > Colibri > General Questions Moderator He’s a very naughty boy. ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-life-of-brian-based-on-a-true-story/592878/68 "2011-08-23T00:30:26Z")
([Everybody sing along!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlBiLNN1NhQ)) [lyrics](http://www.thebards.net/music/lyrics/Always_Look_Bright_Side_Life.shtml) Some things in life are bad They can really make you mad Other things just make you swear and curse. When you’re chewing on life’s gristle Don’t grumble, give a whistle And this’ll help things turn out for the best… … Life’s a piece of shit When you look at it Life’s a laugh and death’s a joke, it’s true. You’ll see it’s all a show Keep 'em laughing as you go Just remember that the last laugh is on you. Aaaaand, always look on the bright side of life…(everybody whistle!) ---
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-life-of-brian-based-on-a-true-story/592878/69 "2011-08-23T00:58:14Z")
I saw this movie at the Drive-in when it was first released and it was the funniest movie I’d ever seen. Still is, actually. I love a lot of comedies, but this one has a special place in my heart. It’s certainly by far my favorite Python. I’d heard that there was a debate about this movie when it came out, but it never affected me and I never went searching for information. Just now on YouTube I found bits and pieces of a TV show Eric Idle and John Cleese were on at the time, debating a clueless bishop and some other guy. I’ve only watched a [short snippet](http://youtu.be/TqAHHhr7vmU), which was very funny, but I plan on watching the longest (though seemingly still incomplete) version. [I can’t vouch for it because I haven’t watched it, but here it is](http://youtu.be/DCarG9im8C4). Based on the short snippet, it can’t be anything but entertaining. It’s always entertaining (if sometimes dangerous) when pompous religious figures argue from a completely invalid point. People like that provided rich research material for the Pythons. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-life-of-brian-based-on-a-true-story/592878.md?page=3)