Cinema of the United Kingdom as Goldcrest, HandMade Films and Merchant Ivory Productions. Handmade Films, which was partly owned by George Harrison, was originally formed to take over the production of "Monty Python's Life of Brian", after EMI's Bernard Delfont (Lew Grade's brother) had pulled out. Handmade also bought and released the gangster drama "The Long Good Friday" (1980), produced by a Lew Grade subsidiary, after its original backers became cautious. Members of the Python team were involved in other comedies during the decade, including Terry Gilliam's fantasy films "Time Bandits" (1981) and "Brazil" (1985), and John Cleese's hit "A Fish Called Wanda" (1988), while
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (Lawyers Cut) David Sherlock, along with commentary from modern comedians. The documentary is composed of six parts. The first part focuses on the Pythons' lives before "Flying Circus"; the second part covers their coming together and starting "Flying Circus"; the third part is about the Python records, their personal lives, and the end of "Flying Circus"; the fourth part looks at their transition to film with "And Now for Something Completely Different" and "Holy Grail", continuing in the fifth part with "Life of Brian" and the various controversies it caused; and the sixth and final part covers "Live at the Hollywood Bowl",