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Rowan Atkinson, Pete Townshend, Alan Bennett, John Bird, Tim Brooke-Taylor ... see more see more... , Graham Chapman , John Cleese , Billy Connolly , John Fortune , Chris Langham , Griff Rhys Jones , Alexei Sayle , Pamela Stephenson , John Wells , Victoria Wood , Sting , Jeff Beck , Eric Clapton , Donovan , Eleanor Bron , Bob Geldof , Phil Collins , Peter Cook , Terry Jones , Michael Palin

The highlights of two benefit concerts staged in support of Amnesty International are collected in this British performance film, which features ample helpings of both music and comedy. The members of... read more read more... the Monty Python comedy troupe serve as headliners, performing live variations on some of their most famous sketches. Additional humor is provided by such luminaries as Peter Cook, while the musical segments include performances by Pete Townshend, Eric Clapton, and Sting, amongst others. While all of the performers deliver the goods, the film's overall effectiveness is unfortunately limited by the purely functional direction and often poor image quality. ~ Judd Blaise, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 39 min.

Directed by: Julien Temple, Roger Graef

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DVD Release Date: August 12, 1989

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  • randallangela1
    August 14, 2007
    randallangela1
    I think this is the best ever performance of "I don't like Mondays". The musical side of this alone is worth watching it for.

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Jeffrey Westhoff
October 21, 2005
Jeffrey Westhoff, Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Worth it for the quiz show sketch with Graham Chapman dressed as a schoolgirl who thinks the answer to every question is "Baghdad!"

March 26, 2009
Variety

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Vincent Canby
September 18, 2004
Vincent Canby, New York Times

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January 10, 2004
Chicago Reader

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Lori Hoffman
August 17, 2006
Lori Hoffman, Atlantic City Weekly

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Emanuel Levy
August 12, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Philip Martin
January 17, 2005
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Derek Adams
June 24, 2006
Derek Adams, Time Out

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