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
Quest for the Grail Quest for the Grail Quest for the Grail is an out-of-print collectible card game by Horizon Games and Stone Ring. It was first released in August 1995. It had elements of Monty Python and preceded the "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" CCG released in June 1996. It also had elements taken from Arthurian legend. The game only had two editions: the "Preview Edition" consisting of 126 cards and the "Limited Edition" that was released in December 1995 and consisted of 280 cards. An expansion named "Knights of the Isle" based on Scottish and Irish elements was due in April