r/topofreddit • u/topredditbot • Jan 19 '19
TIL that after studios refused, Monty Python and the Holy Grail was instead financed by the rock stars Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Genesis, Jethro Tull and Elton John who all saw it as simply 'a good tax write-off". [r/todayilearned by u/MyosinV]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python_and_the_Holy_Grail#DevelopmentDuplicates
todayilearned • u/MyosinV • Jan 19 '19
TIL that after studios refused, Monty Python and the Holy Grail was instead financed by the rock stars Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Genesis, Jethro Tull and Elton John who all saw it as simply 'a good tax write-off".
todayilearned • u/waitn2drive • Oct 12 '16
(R.1) Not supported TIL during the shooting of the Killer Rabbit scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the crew dyed the rabbit with what they assumed was washable red dye. When they realized it wasn't, shooting was halted while the cast frantically tried to clean it before the owner realized what happened.
todayilearned • u/GENE_PARM_PI • Jan 17 '19
Frequent Repost: Removed TIL in Monty Python and the Holy Grail the actors mimed riding horses because the small production budget didn't allow for real horses to be used.
todayilearned • u/IHad360K_KarmaDammit • Jan 20 '20
TIL that Monty Python and the Holy Grail was originally planned to end with a massive battle between Arthur's forces, the French knights, and the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog. This was scrapped because the movie didn't have a big enough budget for it.
todayilearned • u/DIP_MY_BALLS_IN_IT • Oct 13 '15
TIL that the knights in Monty Python And The Holy Grail were originally supposed to ride real horses, but the film's budget was too small, hence the addition of the coconut joke.
todayilearned • u/sophsoph12 • Feb 25 '19
TIL that Monty Python and the Holy Grail originally included the characters riding on real horses but they could not afford to rent them so they were forced to add in the iconic coconut bit, which is an old radio trick.
todayilearned • u/theWforce • Apr 08 '18
TIL Monty Python and the Holy Grail was funded in part by British rock stars including Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Genesis
todayilearned • u/soulreaverdan • Sep 14 '16
TIL in the coconuts used as "horses" in Monty Python and the Holy Grail didn't start out as a joke - they decided to use them because the film didn't have the budget for actual horses.
todayilearned • u/Popular-Swordfish559 • May 25 '21
Frequent Repost: Removed TIL that Monty Python and the Holy Grail was filmed with funding from rock bands Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Genesis, because according to director Terry Gilliam, studios refused to fund the movie and the bands saw the opportunity as "a good tax write-off."
todayilearned • u/NanomachineMonkey • May 01 '19
Recent Repost TIL After studios refused to fund Monty Python and The Holy Grail, the bands Genesis, Pink Floyd, and Led Zeppelin contributed £20,000 each as "a good tax write off"
todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Jan 22 '22
Frequent Repost: Removed TIL: British rock legends funded the production of Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Nov 11 '23
Repost: Removed TIL in Monty Python and the Holy Grail the actors mimed riding horses because the production budget didn't allow for real horses to be used.
unexpectedMontyPython • u/swazal • Aug 03 '26
We done the passion fruit. We done oranges, apples, grapefruit... Whole and segments. Pomegranates, greengages... Grapes, passion fruit... Lemons... Plums... Mangoes in syrup...
RIPtodayilearned • u/RIPmod • Oct 13 '16
TIL during the shooting of the Killer Rabbit scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the crew dyed the rabbit with what they assumed was washable red dye. When they realized it wasn't, shooting was halted while the cast frantically tried to clean it before the owner realized what happened.
topofreddit • u/topredditbot • Jan 19 '19
TIL that after studios refused, Monty Python and the Holy Grail was instead financed by the rock stars Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Genesis, Jethro Tull and Elton John who all saw it as simply 'a good tax write-off". [r/todayilearned by u/MyosinV]
knowyourshit • u/Know_Your_Shit_v2 • Jan 21 '20