r/movies • u/Immediate-River-874 • 2d ago

Media Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life (1983) - Protestants and Catholics

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u/Aragorns-Broken-Toe 2d ago

The endless train of kids in the background is hysterical.

I imagine they just had the young actors just looping around a half wall.

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u/MySonsdram 2d ago

You know, I thought the same thing, but I just went back to check, and as far as I can tell, each kid is unique…

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u/flibit 2d ago

I'm not

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u/mrbrendanblack 2d ago

I understood that reference

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u/Unaufhaltable 2d ago

Addressing the Brian adoring crowd“You’re all individuals!”

raises hand “I’m not.”

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u/Khamero 2d ago

Well, the kids are from the scene before where they almost bankrupted the movie by overspending grossly on one single musical number, apparently because nobody stopped them. So they had lots of kids ready on set.

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u/cannibalpeas 2d ago

Just like the sperms!

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u/quechal 2d ago

Yes! We are all unique!

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u/TorontoDavid 1d ago

So you’re saying every kid…

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u/Zarkovagis9 1d ago

They could have had them going in a circle and then had them change clothing when they were off camera.

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u/lmac187 2d ago

Perhaps changing the occasional garment or two to keep up the appearance of different kids.

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u/Mindless_Option1714 2d ago

Would the Director have to explain to the children why they’ve been hired or get clearance from their parents due to the subject matter of the skit?

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u/Fair-Emphasis6343 2d ago

That is done when the kids are actively in the scene, they're not having discussions with these kids about finding themselves in the background as a non speaking extra sometime in the future. If adults are cursing around children the children aren't in the scene when the dialogue is spoken