we did this scene in my acting class and each take made tons of laughs, even our instructor as he utilized the camera spoke in a European accent which made us laugh even more
Guard: Halt! Who goes there? King Arthur: It is I, Arthur, son of Uther Pendragon, from the castle of Camelot. King of the Britons, defeater of the Saxons, Sovereign of all England! Guard: Pull the other one! King Arthur: I am, and this is my trusty servant Patsy. We have ridden the length and breadth of the land in search of knights who will join me in my court at Camelot. I must speak with your lord and master. Guard: What? Ridden on a horse? King Arthur: Yes! Guard: You're using coconuts! King Arthur: What? Guard: You've got two empty halves of coconut and you're bangin' 'em together. King Arthur: So? We have ridden since the snows of winter covered this land, through the kingdom of Mercia, through... Guard: Where'd you get the coconuts? King Arthur: We found them. Guard: Found them? In Mercia?! The coconut's tropical! King Arthur: What do you mean? Guard: Well, this is a temperate zone. King Arthur: The swallow may fly south with the sun or the house martin or the plover may seek warmer climes in winter, yet these are not strangers to our land? Guard: Are you suggesting that coconuts migrate? King Arthur: Not at all. They could be carried. Guard: What? A swallow carrying a coconut? King Arthur: It could grip it by the husk! Guard: It's not a question of where he grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut. King Arthur: Well, it doesn't matter. Will you go and tell your master that Arthur from the Court of Camelot is here? Guard: Listen. In order to maintain air-speed velocity, a swallow needs to beat its wings forty-three times every second, right? King Arthur: Please! Guard: Am I right? King Arthur: I'm not interested! [A second guard approaches the parapet] Guard 2: It could be carried by an African swallow! Guard 1: Oh yeah. An African swallow, maybe -- but not a European swallow, that's my point. Guard 2: Oh yeah, I agree with that. King Arthur: [exasperated] Will you ask your master if he wants to join my court at Camelot?! Guard 1: But, of course, African swallows are non-migratory. Guard 2: Oh, yeah. [Arthur begins to depart] Guard 1: ...So they couldn't bring a coconut back anyway.
And then when right before the villagers approach the scientist knight with the woman they want to burn as a witch, we see him releasing two swallows carrying a coconut with a line of tree bark. He's the one sending the coconuts all over England. LOL.
I would expect that few birds could carry an apple, let alone a coconut. i dunno how big an african swallow is, but I would think not nearly large enough to carry a coconut right?
we did this scene in my acting class and each take made tons of laughs, even our instructor as he utilized the camera spoke in a European accent which made us laugh even more
i done a mony python scene as well and they loved it
Guard: Halt! Who goes there?
King Arthur: It is I, Arthur, son of Uther Pendragon, from the castle of Camelot. King of the Britons, defeater of the Saxons, Sovereign of all England!
Guard: Pull the other one!
King Arthur: I am, and this is my trusty servant Patsy. We have ridden the length and breadth of the land in search of knights who will join me in my court at Camelot. I must speak with your lord and master.
Guard: What? Ridden on a horse?
King Arthur: Yes!
Guard: You're using coconuts!
King Arthur: What?
Guard: You've got two empty halves of coconut and you're bangin' 'em together.
King Arthur: So? We have ridden since the snows of winter covered this land, through the kingdom of Mercia, through...
Guard: Where'd you get the coconuts?
King Arthur: We found them.
Guard: Found them? In Mercia?! The coconut's tropical!
King Arthur: What do you mean?
Guard: Well, this is a temperate zone.
King Arthur: The swallow may fly south with the sun or the house martin or the plover may seek warmer climes in winter, yet these are not strangers to our land?
Guard: Are you suggesting that coconuts migrate?
King Arthur: Not at all. They could be carried.
Guard: What? A swallow carrying a coconut?
King Arthur: It could grip it by the husk!
Guard: It's not a question of where he grips it! It's a simple question of weight ratios! A five ounce bird could not carry a one pound coconut.
King Arthur: Well, it doesn't matter. Will you go and tell your master that Arthur from the Court of Camelot is here?
Guard: Listen. In order to maintain air-speed velocity, a swallow needs to beat its wings forty-three times every second, right?
King Arthur: Please!
Guard: Am I right?
King Arthur: I'm not interested!
[A second guard approaches the parapet]
Guard 2: It could be carried by an African swallow!
Guard 1: Oh yeah. An African swallow, maybe -- but not a European swallow, that's my point.
Guard 2: Oh yeah, I agree with that.
King Arthur: [exasperated] Will you ask your master if he wants to join my court at Camelot?!
Guard 1: But, of course, African swallows are non-migratory.
Guard 2: Oh, yeah.
[Arthur begins to depart]
Guard 1: ...So they couldn't bring a coconut back anyway.
The pitch in their voices and accents make this scene. LEGENDARY.
What? Ridden on a Horse? Yes. You're using Coconuts.
And then when right before the villagers approach the scientist knight with the woman they want to burn as a witch, we see him releasing two swallows carrying a coconut with a line of tree bark. He's the one sending the coconuts all over England. LOL.
best scene in the WHOLE movie!!!
"are you suggesting that coconuts migrate?"
i disagree, the whole movie is a best scene in itself
also i just replied on an 11yo comment
still timeless, so worth it
@@harleysq GET ON WITH IT
Not at all, they could be carried!
@@Ih8koneAm I right?
As Patsy said: "It's not gonna be cinematic".
@FullyNimble in MP's world anything is possible :P
Where is the guy with the coconuts?
Patsy
@erikweldingmusician It was the 900s in that movie
I would expect that few birds could carry an apple, let alone a coconut. i dunno how big an african swallow is, but I would think not nearly large enough to carry a coconut right?