Always look on the bright side of life

August 17, 1979 –

Handmade Films released the classic religious satire film, Monty Python’s Life of Brian in the US on this date.

After the first take of the scene where a nude Brian addresses the crowd from his window, actor, writer, and director Terry Jones pulled Graham Chapman aside and said, “I think we can see that you’re not Jewish“, referring to Chapman being uncircumcised. It was corrected in subsequent takes with a rubber band.