Monty Python's Life of Brian December 1976, with a first draft completed by mid-1977. The final pre-production draft was ready in January 1978, following "a concentrated two-week writing and water-skiing period in Barbados". The film would not have been made without Python fan former Beatle George Harrison, who set up HandMade Films to help fund it at a cost of £3 million. Harrison put up the money for it as he "wanted to see the movie" — later described by Terry Jones as the "world's most expensive cinema ticket." The original backers, EMI Films, had been scared off at the last minute by the subject
Monty Python & the Quest for the Holy Grail still enjoy the game due to the previously unseen video clips included on it. "MacUser" named "Quest for the Holy Grail" one of 1996's top 50 CD-ROMs, while Inside Mac Games declared it the year's best comedy game. The latter publication's editors wrote, "Non-"Python" fans will probably wonder what the big deal is, but even casual followers will be rolling on the floor." The game was a finalist for "Computer Gaming World"s 1996 "Classic/Puzzle Game of the Year" award, which ultimately went to "Baku Baku Animal". However, it won the category's Reader's Choice award that year. Monty Python & the