John Cleese Filmography

Igor

Actors: John Cusack, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Eddie Izzard, Arsenio Hall, Sean Hayes

Synopsis: John Cusack leads an all-star voice cast featuring Jay Leno, Molly Shannon, John Cleese, Jeremy Piven, Steve Buscemi, and Jennifer Coolidge in this computer-animated comedy about a gifted scientist who happens to have been born with a most unfortunate deformity. Igor (voice of Cusack) may have Read More

Crood Awakening

Crew: Screenwriter

Shrek the Third

Actors: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Julie Andrews

Synopsis: Shrek and Fiona's (Mike Myers and Cameron Diaz, respectively) fairy-tale wedding has gone off without a hitch, yet just as the beaming newlyweds prepare to enjoy their blissful "happily ever after," the sudden death of King Harold (John Cleese) finds everyone's favorite ornery ogre being Read More

Charlotte's Web

Actors: Julia Roberts, Steve Buscemi, John Cleese, Oprah Winfrey, Cedric the Entertainer

Synopsis: E.B. White's classic children's story comes to the screen in this live-action adaptation with an all-star voice cast. Fern Arable (Dakota Fanning) is a young girl growing up on her family's farm. When a sow gives birth to some piglets, Fern's father (Kevin Anderson) intends to do away with the Read More

L'Entente cordiale

Valiant

Actors: Ewan McGregor, Ricky Gervais, Tim Curry, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Laurie

Synopsis: Inspired by the true-life story of carrier pigeons who were trained to carry vital information for the Allied forces across the English Channel during World War II, this computer-animated adventure comedy focuses on Valiant (voice of Ewan McGregor), a wood pigeon who has volunteered to do his part Read More

Man About Town

Actors: Ben Affleck, Rebecca Romijn, John Cleese, Samuel Ball, Mike Binder

Synopsis: An unscrupulous Hollywood agent seeks to balance the success of his professional status with the abysmal reality of his personal life in director Miek Binder's existential comedy drama. When it comes to playing the Hollywood game, no one does it better than Jack Giamoro (Ben Affleck). Yet despite Read More

Monty Python's Flying Circus: Eric Idle's Personal Best

Synopsis: Few television comedy programs have had the enduring success of the legendary Monty Python show. Now fans of the surrealist sketch comedy series can find all of Eric Idle's best moments from the influential series in one place thanks to this Python-approved release from A&E Home Entertainment. Read More

Dave Barry's Complete Guide to Guys

Synopsis: Pulitzer-prizewinning humorist Dave Barry's best-selling book detailing the curious habits of the male species comes to the screen in a fun-filled look at manhood throughout the ages starring Dan Marino, John Cleese, and author-turned-actor Barry. From the stone age to the modern age and Read More

Around the World in 80 Days

Actors: Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Jim Broadbent, Robert Fyfe, Cécile De France

Synopsis: Jules Verne's famous novel of a daring man of science who takes on the greatest voyage in history is once again adapted for the big screen in this adventure comedy. In 1872, eccentric British inventor Phileas Fogg (Steve Coogan) has come up with any number of gadgets to help people travel with Read More

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Gary Oldman, David Thewlis, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Robbie Coltrane

Synopsis: After directing the first two movies in the Harry Potter franchise, Chris Columbus opted to serve as producer for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and passed the baton to Y Tu Mamá También director Alfonso Cuarón. Though "immensely popular" is an understatement when it comes to Harry Potter Read More

Shrek 2

Actors: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Julie Andrews, Antonio Banderas

Synopsis: The cranky beast with a heart of gold returns to the big screen in this sequel to the computer-animated smash hit Shrek. After massive green ogre Shrek (voice of Mike Myers) and his new bride, Princess Fiona (voice of Cameron Diaz), return from their honeymoon, they receive an invitation to visit Read More

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

Actors: Terry Jones, Stephen Fry, Jonathan Miller, Alan Bennett, Terry Gilliam

John Cleese: Wine for the Confused

Synopsis: One of the funniest men in Great Britain, John Cleese, uses his wit in the service of teaching folks about the joys of wine in this documentary. John Cleese: Wine for the Confused is a snobbery-free guide to appreciating good wine which offers useful information on how wine is made, how soil and Read More

Scorched

Actors: Rachael Leigh Cook

Synopsis: A handful of disgruntled bank employees decide to stage a robbery, but with no plans of doing it together, in this comedy. Sheila (Alicia Silverstone) is a teller at a small town bank who reaches her breaking point when her boyfriend, Rick Becker (Joshua Leonard), who also happens to be her boss Read More

Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle

Actors: Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, John Forsythe, Bernie Mac, Demi Moore, Luke Wilson

Synopsis: The three most glamorous and butt-kicking private detectives in the business are back and ready to take on bad guys in this sequel to the 2000 blockbuster screen adaptation of the once-popular television series. Dylan (Drew Barrymore), Natalie (Cameron Diaz), and Alex (Lucy Liu) are once again Read More

George of the Jungle 2

Actors: Christopher Showerman, Julie Benz, Thomas Haden Church, Christina Pickles, Angus T. Jones

Synopsis: Longtime television director David Grossman makes his feature debut with this direct-to-video sequel to the 1997 hit family comedy George of the Jungle. Filling the loincloth originally worn by Brendan Fraser, Chris Showerman plays George this time around. Since the events of the first film Read More

Die Another Day

Actors: Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Toby Stephens, Rosamund Pike, Judi Dench

Synopsis: Pierce Brosnan makes his fourth appearance as suave super-spy James Bond in this espionage thriller, the 20th film in the official Bond series. While on assignment in North Korea, Bond is captured by government agents, where he's imprisoned and tortured for over a year. When Bond finally wins his Read More

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Kenneth Branagh, Robbie Coltrane, Richard Harris

Synopsis: Youthful wizard Harry Potter returns to the screen in this, the second film adaptation of J.K. Rowling's wildly popular series of novels for young people. Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and his friends Ron Weasley (Rupert Grint) and Hermione Granger (Emma Watson) return for a second year at Read More

The Adventures of Pluto Nash

Actors: Eddie Murphy, Randy Quaid, Rosario Dawson, Joe Pantoliano, Jay Mohr

Synopsis: Eddie Murphy gets way, way out in this futuristic sci-fi comedy. In the year 2087, the Earth's natural resources have been largely depleted, and an increasingly large number of people have taken up residence on the moon, where the pioneering attitude of the new residents has created a culture not Read More

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Rickman, Richard Harris

Synopsis: The best-selling novel by J.K. Rowling (titled Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in England, as was this film adaptation) becomes this hotly anticipated fantasy adventure from Chris Columbus, the winner of a high-stakes search for a director to bring the first in a hoped-for franchise of Read More

Rat Race

Actors: Rowan Atkinson, John Cleese, Whoopi Goldberg, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Seth Green, Jon Lovitz, Breckin Meyer, Kathy Najimy

Synopsis: A very loose remake of the classic multi-star comedy It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963), this madcap comedy is directed by Jerry Zucker, one third of the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker comedy team and director of Ghost (1990). John Cleese stars as an eccentric casino owner who devises a contest pitting Read More

The Human Face, Part 2: The Endlessly Fascinating Face

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: John Cleese

Synopsis: The human face is what attracts and repels humans meeting other humans. This attraction is mysterious. This four-volume program from The Learning Channel investigates many aspects of the human face, from beauty to facial expression. John Cleese acts as narrator and host to a number of guests who Read More

The Human Face, Part 1: Secrets of the Face

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: John Cleese

Synopsis: The human face is what attracts and repels humans meeting other humans. This process is mysterious. This four-volume program from The Learning Channel investigates many aspects of the human face, from beauty to facial expression. John Cleese acts as narrator and host to a number of guests who Read More

Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse

Synopsis: This home video release finds an interesting way to repackage older Disney cartoons. Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse, finds Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto, and all of the other beloved Disney animated characters unable to leave a holiday party. In order to pass the time Read More

The Human Face, Part 4: Famous Faces

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: John Cleese

Synopsis: The human face is what attracts and repels humans meeting other humans. This process is mysterious. This four-volume program from The Learning Channel investigates many aspects of the human face, from beauty to facial expression. John Cleese acts as narrator and host to a number of guests who Read More

The Human Face [TV Series]

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: In this examination of the face, 12 different facial properties are looked at, and the impact of nonverbal communication is discussed. U.C. Santa Cruz professor Dane Archer is the narrator, and he gets his points across with humor and clarity. The Human Face is intended for classroom use, but the Read More

The Human Face, Part 3: Does Beauty Matter?

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: John Cleese

Synopsis: The human face is what attracts and repels humans meeting other humans. This process is mysterious. This four-volume program from The Learning Channel investigates many aspects of the human face, from beauty to facial expression. John Cleese acts as narrator and host to a number of guests who Read More

Isn't She Great

Actors: Bette Midler, Nathan Lane, Stockard Channing, David Hyde Pierce, John Cleese

Synopsis: Jacqueline Susann spent a long career on the edges of show business as an actress and model, but it never really paid off until she quit acting to write her first novel. Valley of the Dolls was a proudly sleazy potboiler that sold 26 million copies and had readers wondering which characters Read More

The Magic Pudding

Actors: John Cleese, Geoffrey Rush, Sam Neill, Hugo Weaving, Toni Collette

Synopsis: One of Australia's best-loved children's books is brought to the screen in this animated comedy-adventure from down under. Bunyip Bluegum (voice of Geoffrey Rush) is a koala bear who has lost his parents and can't find them. While many of his friends and relatives fear that Bunyip's folks are Read More

Quantum Project

Actors: John Cleese, Stephen Dorff, Fay Masterson, Wendy Worthington

Synopsis: This 32-minute short subject was advertised as "the first world premier entertainment event to be instantly available worldwide only on the Internet," through on-line film distribution service SightSound.com. Paul Pentcho (Stephen Dorff) is a physicist who works with advanced particle acceleration Read More

The World Is Not Enough

Actors: Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Robert Carlyle, Denise Richards, Robbie Coltrane, Judi Dench

Synopsis: James Bond, the world's greatest secret agent, is sent once more into the breach in the name of Queen, Country, and a dry martini. In the 19th Bond adventure, 007 (Pierce Brosnan) must resolve a potentially deadly power struggle between two unstable nations, with control of the world's oil supply Read More

The Out-of-Towners

Actors: Gregory Jbara, Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn, Mark McKinney, John Cleese, Oliver Hudson

Synopsis: When Frank Sinatra sang "If I can make it there, I'll make it anywhere, it's up to you, New York!" he probably didn't have the same odds in mind that line up against Henry and Nancy Clark in The Out-Of-Towners. Henry (Steve Martin) is an advertising man from Ohio who runs his life on an exacting Read More

The Life of Python, Vol. I: It's...The Monty Python Story

Synopsis: The history of one Monty Python's Flying Circus is examined in this release featuring interviews with the Pythons and friends, new sketches, "The Lost Python Mayday Special," and much more. An animated tribute from South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone offers testament to Monty Python's Read More

The Life of Python, Vol. II

In the Wild: Lemurs with John Cleese

Synopsis: PBS home video and actor John Cleese journey into the world of the lemur. The lemur is an animal close to extinction. Cleese travels to Madagascar to take the viewer into the life of the lemur. This mammal represents a lifelong passion for Cleese who is working to restore thier numbers in the Read More

The Life of Python, Vol. III: The Lost German Episode

Parting Shots

Actors: Chris Rea, Felicity Kendal, John Cleese, Bob Hoskins, Ben Kingsley

Synopsis: Michael Winner directed this British comedy-thriller about the disappointing life of wedding photographer Harry Sterndale (singer-actor Chris Rea). Betrayed by his wife, Harry had his ideas stolen by his best friend Maurice Walpole (John Cleese), was fleeced by shady businessman Gerd Layton (Bob Hoskins Read More

Monty Python: Live at Aspen

Synopsis: This film features all the surviving members of Python, gathered together to perform at a comedy festival in Colorado. Many of the group's favorite skits are performed. Also featured are classic clips from the television program and interviews with the cast members who reminisce and engage in the Read More

George of the Jungle

Actors: Brendan Fraser, Leslie Mann, Thomas Haden Church, Richard Roundtree, John Cleese

Synopsis: Jay Ward's fondly-remembered cartoon series about a klutzy king of the jungle gets the big-screen, live-action treatment in this comedy from Walt Disney Pictures. A young boy named George becomes lost in the jungles of the African nation of Bukuvu following a plane crash, where he's rescued and Read More

Fierce Creatures

Crew: Producer, Screenwriter

Actors: John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin, Robert Lindsay

Synopsis: The starring cast of the hit A Fish Called Wanda reunited for this farcical comedy, which star and co-screenwriter John Cleese described as "not a sequel, but an equal." When London's Marwood Zoo is purchased by Octopus, Inc., the multi-national holding company run by New Zealand publishing tycoon Read More

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

Actors: Steve Coogan, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Antony Sher, Nicol Williamson

Synopsis: Former Monty Python members Terry Jones, Eric Idle, John Cleese, and Michael Palin were reunited by director Jones for this live-action adaptation of the 1908 children's fantasy classic by Kenneth Grahame (1859-1932). The actors have only slight physical changes to suggest animal characteristics Read More

Look at the State We're In

Crew: Screenwriter

Synopsis: Created by John Cleese of Monty Python fame, the twice-weekly TV series Look at the State We're In was a hilariously satirical spin on the British judicial and legislative system. Cleese was joined by a stellar cast of British comic talents in the series' six 25-minute episodes, which skewered Read More

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein

Actors: Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham Carter, Aidan Quinn, John Cleese

Synopsis: Director Kenneth Branagh's interpretation of Mary Shelley's classic horror novel stars Robert DeNiro as a terrifying monster created in an obsessive attempt to defeat death and stretch the limits of medicine in the early 19th century. With the use of flashback, a dying Dr. Viktor Frankenstein Read More

Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book

Actors: Jason Scott Lee, Cary Elwes, Lena Headey, Sam Neill, John Cleese

Synopsis: Twenty-seven years after turning one of Rudyard Kipling's best known works into a successful animated musical, Disney returned to the same source material for this live-action adventure, which hews slightly closer to the original source material. Mowgli (Sean Naeleli) is the five-year-old son of a Read More

The Swan Princess

Actors: Jack Palance, Howard McGillian, Michelle Nicastro, John Cleese, Sandy Duncan, Steven Wright

Synopsis: The Swan Princess is an animated, musical adaption of the fairy tale, "Swan Lake." An aging king (Dakin Matthews) and a widowed queen (Sandy Duncan) arrange a marriage between his only daughter and her only son, despite the two children's initial dislike of one another. Eventually they fall in Read More

Splitting Heirs

Actors: Rick Moranis, Eric Idle, Barbara Hershey, Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Cleese

Synopsis: Splitting Heirs is a dull mistaken identity comedy about a British Duke (Eric Idle) who is switched at birth when his parents accidentally left him behind in a restaurant, picking up the wrong baby by mistake. Idle is raised by Pakistanis and when he discovers his true identity, he begins plotting Read More

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West

Actors: Philip Glasser, James Stewart, Dom DeLuise, John Cleese, Cathy Cavadini, Erica Yohn, Nehemiah Persoff

Synopsis: In this animated sequel to An American Tale, Fievel Mousekewitz strikes out from not-so-enthralling New York City in a wagon train headed West. Helping propel the departure is a crafty cat named Cat R. Waul who tells our Fievel that out West the cats and mice get along just fine. Once on the Read More

The Life of Python

Synopsis: This 56-minute video celebrates 25 years' worth of inspired lunacy from Britain's Monty Python's Flying Circus. Loyal Pythonites John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Graham Chapman, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam are interviewed, offering surprisingly sobersided insight as to what made their zany Read More

Bullseye!

Actors: Michael Caine, Roger Moore, Sally Kirkland, Deborah Barrymore, Mark Burns

Synopsis: A hectic caper flick with farcical overtones, Bullseye! doesn't quite hit the....oh, you know. Government scientist Michael Caine and his titled pal Roger Moore plan to auction off a cold fusion formula to the highest bidder. Meanwhile, a pair of con artists-also played by Caine and Read More

Quark the Dragon Slayer

Synopsis: This animated children's fantasy adventure tells the story of giant baby and chronicles the effect his presence has upon his home village. The story is narrated by British comedian John Cleese. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More

Erik the Viking

Actors: Tim Robbins, Gary Cady, Mickey Rooney, Eartha Kitt, Terry Jones

Synopsis: An unusually principled young Viking becomes increasing uncomfortable with all the killing and plundering that goes with the job, and sets out on a magical journey in order to bring about world peace. Former Monty Python member Terry Jones attempts to have his story of Erik's seemingly hopeless Read More

Bert Rigby, You're a Fool

Actors: Robert Lindsay, Cathryn Bradshaw, Robbie Coltrane, Anne Bancroft, Corbin Bernsen

Synopsis: Tony award-winning British musical comedy star Robert Lindsay makes his first important American film appearance in Bert Rigby, You're a Fool. Lindsay, of course, plays the title character, a coal miner who dreams of becoming a big showbiz star. Only problem is, there's very little demand for Bert Read More

Monty Python's Parrot Sketch Not Included - 20 Years of Python

Synopsis: This is a retrospective of the British comedy troupe on their 20th anniversary. Hosted by comedian Steve Martin, many of the group's most famous routines are showcased. Included are such gems as the Spam diner, the lingerie-clad lumberjacks, and the officials from the Ministry of Silly Walks. Read More

A Fish Called Wanda

Crew: Executive Producer, Producer, Screen Story, Screenwriter

Actors: John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin

Synopsis: In A Fish Called Wanda, Jamie Lee Curtis plays an ambitious con artist who uses every ounce of her sexual wiles to obtain a fortune in jewels stolen by her gangster lover Tom Georgeson. First, she romances Georgeson's dimwitted but deadly henchman Kevin Kline (who won an Academy Award for his Read More

Cheers: Simon Says

Synopsis: John Cleese won an Emmy for his performance as eminent British marriage counselor Dr. Simon Finch-Royce in this episode. Upon learning that Finch-Royce is an old college chum of Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer), Diane prevails upon the good doctor to have a pre-nuptial session with herself and Sam (Ted Danson Read More

Secret Policeman's Third Ball

Actors: Bob Hoskins, Joan Armatrading, Jackson Browne, Paul Brady, Kate Bush

Synopsis: This 92-minute feature is the fifth in a series of annual concerts given to raise money for Amnesty International. The London Palladium is the setting for performances by such musical luminaries as Joan Armatrading, Jackson Browne, Kate Bush, Duran Duran, Mark Knopfler and Chet Atkins, Peter Gabriel Read More

Clockwise

Actors: John Cleese, Alison Steadman, Penelope Wilton, Stephen Moore, Joan Hickson, Sharon Maiden

Synopsis: John Cleese's knack for mining hilarity from the growing frustration of a dignified gentleman is fully exploited in the British comedy Clockwise. Cleese portrays Brian Stimpson, a perfectionist English headmaster who has been selected to make an important presentation before a group of his peers. Read More

Gonzo Presents Muppet Weird Stuff

Synopsis: Take this guided tour with Gonzo through his mansion, but be careful! He catches a cannonball and wrestles a brick, blindfolded in this entertaining story. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

Silverado

Actors: Kevin Kline,