Terry Gilliam goes into attack mode toward former 'Python' cast

[muchlove]

TERRY GILLIAM has launched an astonishing attack on the former members of comedy legends MONTY PYTHON, labelling them "washed up has-beens".

The director insisted he would never work with surviving members MICHAEL PALIN, JOHN CLEESE, ERIC IDLE and TERRY JONES again, during a rant at the London Film Festival screening of his latest film THE BROTHERS GRIMM yesterday (01NOV05) - despite Palin and Jones being present at the event.

He said, "Will I work with any of them again? No. I don't think so. Have you seen them lately? They're all washed up has-beens."

Gilliam also mocked the commercials Cleese has made for a number of companies, including mobile phone firm Orange, sniping, "That's not really John Cleese in that Orange commercial. That's a desperate man."

Gilliam also revealed that the success of Monty Python musical SPAMALOT has made Eric Idle the richest member of the comedy troupe.

He said, "If you have a hit on Broadway, you're made. Is he wealthier that John Cleese now? Well probably. Why else would John be doing those trashy ads (other than for the money)?"

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[Sojiita]

What a sad and pathetic little bit of vitriol...

[ourmaninBusan]

Allow me to offend Gilliam, the only American in the troupe.

Gilliam is so over-rated as a director it's a wonder nobody
has the courage to just come out and say it.
His repetoire is full of bloated films that are self-conscious
and made only to show his "talent" for it.

The only things he'll be remembered for are his movies
with the Python gang.

[sputnik]

i think anyone that's ever seen gilliam speak in person would know he was proably speaking in jest. i met him at a film festival a few months ago and saw him speak, and he made a lot of jokes bout john cleese and his expensive lifestyle, but it was impossible to miss the humour, even if he is quite deadpan (until he bursts out laughing). the fact that palin and jones were present there is probably more proof of the fact that he was joking.
i think he rubs some people the wrong way because he doesn't really play by the rules and does things his way

[calendargurl]

monty python rocks

[muchlove]

My friend is a Python fanatic, and she hates Terry. She says he's always been a bastard, and she wasn't surprised at all that he said this stuff. So, there you go.