Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a movie created by the British comedy group "Monty Python" in 1975. It is one of the most accurate, yet low-budget representations of Arthurian legend. It was party funded by Pink Floyd's earnings from "Dark Side of the Moon", as they were fans of the Monty Python's Flying Circus television show. The film brings interest and humor to the otherwise very serious tale of King Arthur and his knights.

Cultural References

There have been hundreds of cultural references to the film in other movies, TV shows, and video games. Some of them include:

• In the TV show Mythbusters, Adam is cut while building a bridge and yells "It's only a flesh wound!"
• LOTR directer Peter Jackson says that there were difficulties in designing villages because of a resemblance to Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
• In Mortal Kombat III, one of Kitana's fatalities is turning into a white rabbit and killing her opponent in a fashion similar to that in the movie.
  
• In Weird Al Yankovic's song White & Nerdy, he claims:
  

The airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow is roughly 11 meters per second, or 24 miles per hour, beating its wings 7-9 times per second rather than 43. And a 5 ounce bird cannot carry a one pound coconut.



Sources
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071853/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071853/trivia
http://www.nostalgia.com/nf_moreinfo.html?sku=54666
http://www.intriguing.com/mp/holygrail.asp
http://www.answers.com/topic/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail
http://www.metrolyrics.com/lyrics/2147434908/Weird_Al_Yankovic/White_&_Nerdy


this is a clip from Monty Python and the Holy Grail where arthur fights the black knight. and someone totally stole what i was about to do.


Sources
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071853/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071853/trivia
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1433376252473629843&q=Monty+Python+and+the+Holy+Grail&hl=en