John Cleese
Author
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
And now for something completely different. Professor at Large features beloved English comedian and actor John Cleese in the role of Ivy League professor at Cornell University. His almost twenty years as professor-at-large has led to many talks, essays, and lectures on campus. This collection of the very best moments from Cleese under his mortarboard provides a unique view of his endless pursuit of intellectual discovery across a range
...2) So anyway
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
In this rollicking memoir, Cleese takes his readers on a Grand Tour of his ascent in the entertainment world, from his humble beginnings in a sleepy English town and his early comedic days at Cambridge University (with future Python partner Graham Chapman), to the founding of the landmark comedy troupe that would propel him to worldwide renown.
Author
Language
English
Description
Jake is dumped, fired and humiliated. In an attempt to win back his ex, he embarks on a hilariously wild charity stunt by walking up the western coast of Australia. Throughout his journey, he braves unforgiving elements, wild dogs, and jellyfish, all the while learning to fall in love with life itself in this laugh out loud comedy.
8) Time bandits
Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
c1999
Language
English
Description
A troupe of tiny bandits, challenged with the task of patching up the handiwork of a Supreme Being who was forced into creating the world in only 6 days, instead steal the priceless map of the universe. Accompanied by an English school boy (Warnock), they are swept away on a whirlwind adventure through time and space, encountering bizarre incarnations of Napoelon (Holm), Robinhood (Cleese), Agamemnon (Connery), and others.
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Gentle comedy starring John Cleese and Alison Steadman as widow and her old flame, whose rekindled romance is disrupted when her 50-year-old son moves back in. He announces that he's left his wife, his kids and his good job at the bank, and come home in an attempt to find his lost happiness again. And in a blink, to Edith's dismay and Phil's fury, all dreams are on hold.
10) Rat race
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
A casino tycoon gives six contestants a chance to win two million dollars in a race from Las Vegas to New Mexico.
12) Igor
Author
Publisher
MGM Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Hunch-backed lab assistant Igor dreams of becoming a mad scientist, so to prove himself he creates a female Franken-monster to enter in the annual evil science fair.
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
An all-new, heartwarming holiday adventure where the hilarious canine speaks for the first time! When Henry the elf flees the North Pole with Santa's sleigh and his magical bag of toys, he crash-lands the precious cargo in a suburban neighborhood tree. But when the bag ends up in the wrong hands, it's up to heroic Beethoven and his teenage pal, Mason to rescue Henry, fetch Santa's toys and save Christmas for children everywhere.
16) The big year
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Three avid bird watchers compete to spot the rarest birds in North America at a prestigious annual event.
18) Charlotte's web
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007, c2006
Language
English
Description
Fern is a young farm girl who rescues the runt, Wilbur. Wilbur the pig is saved from certain death and Fern visits him every day at her Uncle Homer's farm. But it's Wilbur's friendship with Charlotte the spider that ultimately saves him from the "smoke house." Charlotte's talent for weaving praiseworthy words about Wilbur into her web turns the Zuckerman farm into a tourist attraction.
20) Winnie the Pooh
Publisher
Disney Blu-ray
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
When sad old Eeyore loses his tail, Owl sends the whole gang - Pooh, Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet, Kanga, and Roo - on a wild journey to help Eeyore and save Christopher Robin from the mysterious Backson. In the end, it turns out to be a very busy day for a bear who simply set out to find some 'hunny.'