A Liar's Autobiography: The Untrue Story of Monty Python's Graham Chapman
Seen it?2012 | 85 min | Animation, Comedy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (44% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Light and funny.
- The pace
- Breezy, at 1 hr 25 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam pay tribute to their late Monty Python colleague Graham Chapman in this hilarious, 3-D animated adaptation of Chapman's brazenly fictionalized life story.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
44% on Rotten Tomatoes, 45 on Metacritic
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$5K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ben Timlett, Jeff Simpson, Bill Jones
- Graham ChapmanSelf (voice)
- Terry GilliamVarious (voice)
- John CleeseVarious (voice)
- Michael PalinVarious (voice)
- Carol ClevelandVarious (voice)
- Cameron DiazSeigmund Freud (voice)
- Stephen FryOscar Wilde (voice)
- Philip BulcockDavid Sherlock (voice)
- Diana Kent(voice)
- Lloyd KaufmanUncle Lloyd (voice)