And Now for Something Completely Different

And Now for Something Completely Different
Original US theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ian MacNaughton Terry Gilliam (animated sequences)
Written by	Monty Python
Based on	Monty Python's Flying Circus by Monty Python
Produced by	Patricia Casey
Starring	Graham Chapman John Cleese Terry Gilliam Eric Idle Terry Jones Michael Palin
Cinematography	David Muir
Edited by	Thom Noble
Music by	Douglas Gamley Terry Jones Michael Palin Fred Tomlinson
Production companies	Playboy Productions Kettledrum Films Lownes Productions Python (Monty) Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia-Warner Distributors[1]
Release date	28 September 1971 (1971-09-28)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Budget	£80,000

And Now for Something Completely Different is a 1971 British sketch comedy film based on the television comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus featuring sketches from the show's first two series.^[2] The title was taken from a catchphrase used in the television show.

The film, released on 28 September 1971 in the United Kingdom and 22 August 1972 in the United States,^[3][4] consists of 90 minutes of sketches and animation sequences seen in the first two series of the television show. All of the sketches were recreated for the film without an audience, and were intended for an American audience which had not yet seen the series. The announcer (John Cleese) appears briefly between some sketches to deliver the line "and now for something completely different", in situations such as being roasted on a spit and lying on top of a desk in a small pink bikini, as well as the Colonel (Graham Chapman) interrupting them and deeming them "too silly".