John Cleese — Actor (102)
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Complete Guide to Guys (2005) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Complete Guide to Guys
director: Jeff Arch actor: Mark Wells / Drew Seeley …
Based on Dave Barry's book, the Complete guide to guys follows guyness from prehistoroc times, to current times and explains many of the mysteries we wonder. Like why do guys leave the toilet seat up, and why won't they ask for directions?
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The Secret Policeman's Ball (1979) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Secret Policeman's Ball
director: Roger Graef actor: Rowan Atkinson / John Cleese …
other title: 秘密警察的球
A series of benefit concerts to raise money for Amnesty International. Performances include comedy skits and musical numbers by a varied cast of mostly British performers. Featuring several Monty Python members, Rowan Atkinson, and Peter Cook.
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The Statue (1971) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Statue
director: Rod Amateau actor: David Niven / Virna Lisi …
other title: A Estátua / El placer de las damas …
Bolt, a British linguist, develops a universal language, so he's a sudden sensation and receives a Nobel prize. An ambitious diplomat, capitalizing on Bolt's celebrity, arranges for the U.S. to commission a statue for a London square to honor Bolt's achievement. Bolt's Italian wife, a renowned artist, sculpts an 18-foot nude of Bolt. In a pique, because he's neglected her for years to do his work, she gives the statue a spectacular phallus, telling Bolt that he wasn't its model. Thinking he's a cuckold, Bolt goes on a jealous search for a man matching the statue. The diplomat, too, wants changes in the statue to protect his conservative image. Can art and love reconcile?
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Romance with a Double Bass (1974) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Romance with a Double Bass
director: Robert Young actor: John Cleese / Connie Booth …
A bassist shows up early for the betrothal ball of a beautiful princess, and whiles away the time having a dip in the river. The princess is doing the same, unbeknownst to the bass player, but when someone steals their clothes, the bass player helps the princess to preserve her dignity by transporting her back to the castle in his bass case, and along the way they discover they have feelings for each other. Based on a short story by Anton Chekhov.
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The Magic Pudding (2000) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
The Magic Pudding
director: Karl Zwicky actor: Sam Neill / Hugo Weaving …
other title: Der Zauberpudding / Le gâteau magique …
Meet Albert, The Magic Pudding, Bunyip Bluegum, a splendid young koala and his seafaring friends Bill Barnacle and Sam Sawnoff. Together they fight off the bungled attempts of pudding thieves, Possum and Wombat, and try to solve the mystery of Bunyip's parents' disappearance.
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Privates on Parade (1983) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Privates on Parade
director: Michael Blakemore actor: 约翰·克里斯 / Denis Quilley …
other title: Soldados en desfile / ゲイ人大尉と兵隊ヤクシャ
It is 1947, the year of the communist rebellion in Malaya and the British army's SADUSEA (Song And Dance Unit South East Asia) are called to the Malayan Jungle to entertain the troops. The eccentric, bible-bashing Major Giles Flack (John Cleese) is in command of the unit. Flack is accompanied by an ageing, theatrical drama queen, Terri Dennis (Denis Quilley) who hopes to entertain the troops with his flamboyant impressions, but the bored troops find other ways to enjoy themselves.
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Beethoven's Christmas Adventure (2011) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Beethoven's Christmas Adventure
director: John Putch actor: 约翰·克里斯 / Munro Chambers …
other title: Beethoven Salva o Natal / Beethovens abenteuerliche Weihnachten …
A Christmas elf accidentally takes off in Santa's sleigh, crash lands in a small town, and loses the magic toy bag. Beethoven must rescue the elf, recover the bag from greedy crooks, and return the sleigh to Santa in time to save Christmas.
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Rally Road Racers (2023) [Movie] Eggplant.place IMDb WikiData TMDB
Rally Road Racers
director: Ross Venokur actor: Jimmy O. Yang / Lisa Lu …
other title: De raske og de rå / Corrida Maluca …
Zhi, a rookie race car driver, gets the opportunity to compete against the reigning champion of the rally car circuit. With help from a former driver-turned-mechanic, Zhi must overcome treacherous terrain, rival racers, and unexpected obstacles to prove he has what it takes to be the next great racer.
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Splitting Heirs (1993) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Splitting Heirs
director: Robert Young actor: 里克·莫拉尼斯 / 埃里克·艾德尔 …
other title: 못 말리는 후계자 / Und ewig schleichen die Erben …
A member of the English upper class dies, leaving his estate and his business to an American, whom he thinks is his son who was lost as a baby and then found again. An Englishman who thinks he is an Indian comes to believe that he is actually the heir. He comes to hate the American who is his boss, his friend, and the man who has stolen the woman after whom he lusts.
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The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It (1977) [Movie] WikiData IMDb Douban TMDB Skybridge
The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It
director: 约瑟夫·麦格拉思 actor: 约翰·克里斯 / Arthur Lowe …
other title: Sherlock Holmes oder Der sonderbare Fall vom Ende der Zivilisation / L'étrange affaire de la fin de la civilisation que nous connaissons …
John Cleese is hilarious as the descendant of Sherlock Holmes in this modern detective drama of international power politics and intrigue. Unlike his illustrious grandfather however, he only succeeds in bungling every job he organizes. Also stars Arthur Lowe as the "bionic" grandson of Dr. Watson, Stratford Johns as the Commissioner of Police, and Connie Booth as Mrs. Hudson.
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Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut) (2009) [TV] IMDb TMDB
Monty Python: Almost the Truth (The Lawyer's Cut)
10.0 (5 ratings) actor: 格雷厄姆·查普曼 / 约翰·克里斯 …
other title: 몬티 파이튼, 진실에 가까운 이야기 / Monty Python - Fast die ganze Wahrheit! …
A 2009 television documentary series in six parts that covers 40 years of the surreal comedy group Monty Python, from Flying Circus to present day projects such as the musical Spamalot. The series highlights their childhood, schooling and university life, and pre-Python work. The series featured new interviews with surviving members John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin, alongside archive interview footage of Graham Chapman and interviews with several associates of the Pythons, including Carol Cleveland, Neil Innes and Chapman's partner David Sherlock, along with commentary from modern comedians.
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Father Christmas Is Back (2021) [Movie] Eggplant.place TMDB
Father Christmas Is Back
director: Mick Davis / Philippe Martinez actor: Nathalie Cox / Talulah Riley …
other title: Natale con il babbo / Noël avec le Père …
Four sisters – Caroline, Joanna, Paulina, and Vicky – reunite for the Christmas Holiday in a Yorkshire mansion. However, their estranged father, James, joins in for the first time since he left the family behind decades prior. The group attempts to get through the holiday despite comedic misunderstandings, while also uncovering the long-buried secret that tore their family apart, so many years ago.
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Die Another Day (2002) [Movie] Min reol
Die Another Day
director: Lee Tamahori actor: Pierce Brosnan / Halle Berry …
other title: Meurs un autre jour / James Bond 007 - Stirb an einem anderen Tag …
James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul, who is funding the development of an international space weapon.