I'll come as the Trojan Rabbit

[chamekke]

...or maybe just a rabbit wearing a Trojan.

Our local movie theatre is kicking off a participatory-cinema series with Quote-Along Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I can hardly wait. And OK, I'm not so hard-core that I know all the lyrics to "Brave Sir Robin", but I do sort of adore this film. Plus the spouse is seriously gung ho! So, sounds like a date.

Here's the write-up:

Grab your coconuts and travel along with King Arthur's fearless Knights of the Round Table on their silly adventure. Prizes for costumes, and bevvies served at the concession stand. Answer our questions three on Saturday, December 10th.

So. Any ideas what I (we) should wear? Seriously I'm kind of leaning towards a minimalist witch hat and a small paper cone over the nose ... but I'm up for other suggestions.

Hit me!

ETA: If I had a cat, and the cat liked Monty Python too, it could wear this.
 

Comments

[gritsinmisery.livejournal.com]

(cool story bro on) When the actors were first rehearsing for the stage musical version, the director was astounded at how quickly they all learned their parts. One of them (don't remember who) told him, "Are you kidding? I've been "off-book" since I was fourteen!" There are just that many Holy Grail geeks and freak abounding. Hubs has been able to quote the whole thing since he was seventeen, because that's when the movie came out. We own a copy of The Screenplay of the Story of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, as well as a vinyl LP of the good bits, and the movie itself on both VHS and DVD. The script is falling apart at the binding. Our children could quote large chunks of it before they were even old enough that we'd actually let them watch it.

[chamekke.livejournal.com]

I love your story about the stage musical! Of COURSE they memorised all of it. I remember a documentary, years ago, that looked at the young American fandom. For some reason the bit that stayed in my mind the most was when some fans were chatting amongst themselves about the crew in the credits. Someone said, "Hazel Pethig," and the others all chorused, "Hazel Pethi-i-ig YAAAAAYYYYY". It was just so endearing and adorable :-D

I'm impressed by your collection, too. It is clear that you are serious! I no longer have my copies of the holy texts, but do remember studying them as a teen, e.g. the Brand New Monty Python Bok (although I think I owned only the Papperbok version), reciting the wonderful LLAP-GOCH advert in its entirety, etc.

Aaaaand I just realised that we're all going to get to recite the anarchosyndicalist sketch together, too. LIFE IS GOOD. Hazel Pethi-i-ig YAAAAAYYYYY!!!