Daily Dialogue — October 4, 2010

JAILER: Crucifixion?
MAN: Yes.
JAILER: Good. Out the door, line on the left, one cross each.

 — Jailer (Michael Palin), The Life of Brian (1979), written by Graham Chapman & John Cleese & Terry Gilliam & Eric Idle & Terry Jones & Michael Palin

This week’s Daily Dialogue theme is Monty Python’s Flying Circus. Life of Brian suggested by Jeff.

Trivia: The script was written in the Caribbean, where the Pythons hobnobbed with (among others) Keith Moon, the drummer from The Who Moon was slated to play a street prophet in the scene where Brian hides among them. Eric Idle saw Moon the night of his death, and remembers him expressing excitement about the role, which eventually went to Terry Jones. The script is dedicated to Moon.