From what I understand, his name wasn't actually supposed to be Tim, but the actor couldn't remember the name and just made it up. They all just went with it
No. You are retelling an apocryphal story. Stop it!! The name appeared in the final draft of the script, finished a month before shooting commenced. John Cleese, on the DVD commentary: "I think Graham and I wrote this Tim the Enchanter. And it's funny how certain names have certain connotations, and when we were trying to think what he should be called, we came up with Tim - which was *not* a reference to Tim Brooke-Taylor - but I think was something to do with the fact the word 'timid' and 'timorous' and all those words indicating a lack of immense amount of bravery."
Apparently John Cleese almost died during the making of this scene. It was incredibly windy, and the explosions didn't help him keep his balance up on top of that rock. Also, his name was supposed to be much longer, but he forgot his line so he called himself Tim and it stuck.
Not actually correct, there was no improvisation after making up the name Tim. After he says his name is Tim, there is a cut in the scene. Meaning they stopped filming to set up the next shot in the scene. Meaning they had time to discuss whether they wanted to re-shoot that part or just rename the character Tim.
The wind bit is correct, and I'm very impressed. About the name Tim, however... John Cleese, on the DVD commentary: "I think Graham and I wrote this Tim the Enchanter. And it's funny how certain names have certain connotations, and when we were trying to think what he should be called, we came up with Tim - which was *not* a reference to Tim Brooke-Taylor - but I think was something to do with the fact the word 'timid' and 'timorous' and all those words indicating a lack of immense amount of bravery."
tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Trivia/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail You have to search a little, but it's mentioned near the bottom of the webpage that he improvised as he forgot his lines.
The name was in the final script dated 20th March 1974. The film was shot in May. John Cleese, on the DVD commentary: "I think Graham and I wrote this Tim the Enchanter. And it's funny how certain names have certain connotations, and when we were trying to think what he should be called, we came up with Tim - which was *not* a reference to Tim Brooke-Taylor - but I think was something to do with the fact the word 'timid' and 'timorous' and all those words indicating a lack of immense amount of bravery."
ohhhh my abs hurt ^-^, you can't make that shit up anymore its even more funny when you know they blew( litterally) all their budget with all those pyrotechnics hehe
o rly? played by John Cleese. this 3:40 clip contains more jokes than what is considered to be an entire comedy nowadays. jeez this is such a classic flick. I love how they all get restless and you can hear the coconuts clicking like the horses are nervous or something. Just F'ing brilliant.
Bollocks!! A-p-o-c-r-y-p-h-a-l S-t-o-r-y ! ! The name appeared in the script! John Cleese, on the DVD commentary: "I think Graham and I wrote this Tim the Enchanter. And it's funny how certain names have certain connotations, and when we were trying to think what he should be called, we came up with Tim - which was *not* a reference to Tim Brooke-Taylor - but I think was something to do with the fact the word 'timid' and 'timorous' and all those words indicating a lack of immense amount of bravery."
The name Tim appeared in the final draft of the script, finished a month before shooting commenced. Stop retelling this apocryphal story!! John Cleese, on the DVD commentary: "I think Graham and I wrote this Tim the Enchanter. And it's funny how certain names have certain connotations, and when we were trying to think what he should be called, we came up with Tim - which was *not* a reference to Tim Brooke-Taylor - but I think was something to do with the fact the word 'timid' and 'timorous' and all those words indicating a lack of immense amount of bravery."
you know what is so funny if you notice john cleese plays lancelot the brave and in this scene he plays the enchanter so what they do is block the other actors face the best they can with lancelots shield
Such frigging sense of rythm! First Tim is very eager to answer, then, abruptly, he goes quite silent for a period of time, then a series of short words, "a what?", "a GRAIL", "YES!", and finally a long monologue.
What’s awesome is that the character was supposed to have a different name that was long and complicated. John Cleese forgot it during one take so he just said the first name that came to his mind. So he became Tim the enchanter.
Follow! BUT! follow only if ye be men of valor, for the entrance to this cave is guarded by a creature so foul, so cruel, that no man yet has fought with it and lived! Bones of four fifty men lie strewn about its lair! So, brave knights, if you do doubt your courage or your strength, come no further, for death awaits you all with nasty, big, pointy teeth!
The phrase "funny scene" as it pertains to MPATHG is redundant! The best part of this scene for me is, when Tim resumes his proclivity of causing solitary wilderness explosions, Arthur goes "look, you're a busy man..." haha.
Lmao I just found out that John Cleese's character's name wasn't supposed to be Tim, but he forgot what it was so he just said "Tim?" and the crew was like "aight"
Why is everyone telling this apocryphal story? The name was in the script. John Cleese, on the DVD commentary: "I think Graham and I wrote this Tim the Enchanter. And it's funny how certain names have certain connotations, and when we were trying to think what he should be called, we came up with Tim - which was *not* a reference to Tim Brooke-Taylor - but I think was something to do with the fact the word 'timid' and 'timorous' and all those words indicating a lack of immense amount of bravery."
Aurther: Fine, I don't want to waste any more of your time, but I don't suppose you could tell us where we could find a uh...a uh, a uh... Tim: A what? Aurther: A g-g-g-g-g-g... Tim: A Grrrraill?! Aurthur: Yes! I think so. Knights: Yeah. Tim: YES!
@3TNT3 Not sure, but I seem to have been thoroughly criticized for writing that statement but if it really is true according to where I read that on imdb it was supposed to be some very complicated fantasy name.
apparently, tim the enchanter wasn't supposed to be tim, he forgot his line and he just came up with a random name and it turned out so funny they kept it!
John Cleese forgot the name of his character, which explains why he came up with "Tim"? The Python team simply decided to keep it in the movie being that it was truly random.
This is an apocryphal story. An urban myth. Or rural. John Cleese, on the DVD commentary: "I think Graham and I wrote this Tim the Enchanter. And it's funny how certain names have certain connotations, and when we were trying to think what he should be called, we came up with Tim - which was *not* a reference to Tim Brooke-Taylor - but I think was something to do with the fact the word 'timid' and 'timorous' and all those words indicating a lack of immense amount of bravery."
I love how hes blowing shit up in the middle of nowhere for no reason.
"There are some who call me.... Tim?"
The question mark is what makes it so hilarious
From what I understand, his name wasn't actually supposed to be Tim, but the actor couldn't remember the name and just made it up. They all just went with it
In 2018 interview, John Cleese denied the rumors about Tim's name wasn't being an original.
I love the applause like they’re at a fireworks display!
There are a few encounters in Fallout 2 that pay homage to this movie quite faithfully.
I think that Tim is fighting beings in another dimension, visible only to him, while talking to King Arthur, AND randomly blowing up rocks.
Or... Tim is no friend to gophers.
My favore scene ever, you can seriously tell he totally pulled Tim right out of his ass. lmao.
He actually did :D He was supposed to say some long and complicated name, but he forgot what it was.
No. You are retelling an apocryphal story. Stop it!! The name appeared in the final draft of the script, finished a month before shooting commenced.
John Cleese, on the DVD commentary: "I think Graham and I wrote this Tim the Enchanter. And it's funny how certain names have certain connotations, and when we were trying to think what he should be called, we came up with Tim - which was *not* a reference to Tim Brooke-Taylor - but I think was something to do with the fact the word 'timid' and 'timorous' and all those words indicating a lack of immense amount of bravery."
Apparently John Cleese almost died during the making of this scene. It was incredibly windy, and the explosions didn't help him keep his balance up on top of that rock. Also, his name was supposed to be much longer, but he forgot his line so he called himself Tim and it stuck.
+Red Judas The great ones have good instincts like that.
I love how everyone just rolled with the name Tim for the rest of the scene
That'd explain the '....tim?'
Not actually correct, there was no improvisation after making up the name Tim. After he says his name is Tim, there is a cut in the scene. Meaning they stopped filming to set up the next shot in the scene. Meaning they had time to discuss whether they wanted to re-shoot that part or just rename the character Tim.
The wind bit is correct, and I'm very impressed. About the name Tim, however...
John Cleese, on the DVD commentary: "I think Graham and I wrote this Tim the Enchanter. And it's funny how certain names have certain connotations, and when we were trying to think what he should be called, we came up with Tim - which was *not* a reference to Tim Brooke-Taylor - but I think was something to do with the fact the word 'timid' and 'timorous' and all those words indicating a lack of immense amount of bravery."
He's just got Fireball, so he's testing it
I was also trying out my new sorcerer's staff
Tim the enchanter: The Micheal Bay of his era. Only good.
Fun fact: John Cleese (Tim) was terrified of falling off that mountain he starts the scene on. Well not fun for him I guess...
He said tim like it was a question XD tim?
soulist John Cleese had forgotten the line. He was supposed to say some ridiculously long name, and the director, liking the humor it added, kept it.
I hears about that but still he took so long and all he thought of was Tim XD
Oroperion Source?
tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Trivia/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail
You have to search a little, but it's mentioned near the bottom of the webpage that he improvised as he forgot his lines.
The name was in the final script dated 20th March 1974. The film was shot in May.
John Cleese, on the DVD commentary: "I think Graham and I wrote this Tim the Enchanter. And it's funny how certain names have certain connotations, and when we were trying to think what he should be called, we came up with Tim - which was *not* a reference to Tim Brooke-Taylor - but I think was something to do with the fact the word 'timid' and 'timorous' and all those words indicating a lack of immense amount of bravery."
Teraria anyone? XD
Yep
ohhhh my abs hurt ^-^, you can't make that shit up anymore
its even more funny when you know they blew( litterally) all their budget with all those pyrotechnics hehe
"Look, you're a busy man" lol
"Look um, you're a busy man"* 2:19
"A What?" says Tim, "A GRAIL?!?!"
"Uhh yes, i think so..." says King Arthur
I love how pissed he sounds while agreeing to help them.
30 years ahead of its time , this movie will always be one of the funniest , if not the funiest ever
It's been 10 years, I thought you deserved your first thumbs up.
i dont understand why people post "funny skit from Monty Python." All Monty Python skits are hilarious.
o rly? played by John Cleese.
this 3:40 clip contains more jokes than what is considered to be an entire comedy nowadays. jeez this is such a classic flick.
I love how they all get restless and you can hear the coconuts clicking like the horses are nervous or something. Just F'ing brilliant.
I know him as "that guy who still owes me ten bucks." Tim the Enchanter is a welch.
My favorite scene from the movie
You know my name?
I do! WHOOOOOOOSH!!!!
I like when Tim blew himself up and reappeared. It's so flamboyant. HAHA
You can find him easier if you need his hat
- A GRAAEEL?!
What do you want to know that isn't hidden? -Tim.
yes...umm... you're a busy man :P
I was Tim the Enchante for costumer event today ;)
staff/cane/wand/stick/etc
you get the idea
@Cazz814
"In an interview with Shaun Micallef in 2007, John Cleese claimed that "we chose 'Tim' to annoy Tim Brooke-Taylor".[1]"
Via Wikipedia
In the DVD audio commentary, recorded around 2000, he said it was *not* a reference to Tim Brooke-Taylor.
Some guys were insulting you.
Supposedly, he had another name but couldn't remember his line, so he used Tim instead. They loved the blooper so much, they put it in the final film.
Bollocks!! A-p-o-c-r-y-p-h-a-l S-t-o-r-y ! !
The name appeared in the script!
John Cleese, on the DVD commentary: "I think Graham and I wrote this Tim the Enchanter. And it's funny how certain names have certain connotations, and when we were trying to think what he should be called, we came up with Tim - which was *not* a reference to Tim Brooke-Taylor - but I think was something to do with the fact the word 'timid' and 'timorous' and all those words indicating a lack of immense amount of bravery."
tim is in terraria
you know much that is hidden oh tim!
1:05 - 1:10 lol
the best part!
What..? How did I find an 11 year old GmanLives comment?
you dont suppose you know where we could find a uh... umm uhh... uhh ah- a what? a... uh umm- A GGRAIL?? XD
"What an eccentric performance" hahahaha. Love Monty Python.
I love being named Tim :)
A what?? A g g g g, A GRAIL?!?!
I too am refered to as, ..... Tim!
Does someone know what he was supposed to say, before he improvised "tim" ?
he didn't improvise it, he just forgot the name and as badtato said, that pretty much is the reason why he said tim, doesn't matter, its awesome
+talantus It is improvising if he just said timm
The name Tim appeared in the final draft of the script, finished a month before shooting commenced. Stop retelling this apocryphal story!!
John Cleese, on the DVD commentary: "I think Graham and I wrote this Tim the Enchanter. And it's funny how certain names have certain connotations, and when we were trying to think what he should be called, we came up with Tim - which was *not* a reference to Tim Brooke-Taylor - but I think was something to do with the fact the word 'timid' and 'timorous' and all those words indicating a lack of immense amount of bravery."
@Cazz814 Well now you've got me curious. What name was he suppose to say, originally?
Too bad it is in lower quality, so you can not see "Tim" spitting all the time he is talking :)
I love when he says Grllllllllalllle!!!!
My favorite subtle line: "Look, you're a busy man..."
you know what is so funny if you notice john cleese plays lancelot the brave and in this scene he plays the enchanter so what they do is block the other actors face the best they can with lancelots shield
tim is practicing his fireworks
I love at 3:02 when he says foul you see spit fly out of his mouth! LOL!
Funniest comment in the film: (After he blasts several rocks to shit) Chapman says, "Youre a busy man. . ."
@ShadowtheRotarygod Well this scene and the killer rabbit are my favorites (look at the bones¡¡ :P)
Such frigging sense of rythm! First Tim is very eager to answer, then, abruptly, he goes quite silent for a period of time, then a series of short words, "a what?", "a GRAIL", "YES!", and finally a long monologue.
What’s awesome is that the character was supposed to have a different name that was long and complicated. John Cleese forgot it during one take so he just said the first name that came to his mind. So he became Tim the enchanter.
Look, you're a busy man...
I love how he is just blowing up random shit.
With nasty, big, pointy TEETH *moves hand in a teethy way*
Gotta love when he turns around and shoots the rocket, so random.
BUT!!! Follow only if ye be men of valor!
When someone tells me somthing is "nonsense", i remember Tim hitting the tree with a rocket launched from his staff, lol
Cleese's delivery as Tim the Enchanter makes this entire movie.
I didn’t scroll through so I appologize if I’m repeating, BUT the spit flying from Tim’s mouth always cracks me up
hahahaha i love how he randomly blows stuff up for no reason
2:53 "BUT, follow ONLY if ye be men of valor...."
Too funny. Scared the living **** out of Arthur and his brave knights. Especially brave Sir Robin.
UNNECESSARY??
Follow! BUT! follow only if ye be men of valor, for the entrance to this cave is guarded by a creature so foul, so cruel, that no man yet has fought with it and lived! Bones of four fifty men lie strewn about its lair! So, brave knights, if you do doubt your courage or your strength, come no further, for death awaits you all with nasty, big, pointy teeth!
I'm sorry about those creeps. Glad you enjoyed it!
The phrase "funny scene" as it pertains to MPATHG is redundant! The best part of this scene for me is, when Tim resumes his proclivity of causing solitary wilderness explosions, Arthur goes "look, you're a busy man..." haha.
I guess they couldn't afford any horses for the movie because they used up all the budget for these explosions...
Every LINE is classic.
Lmao I just found out that John Cleese's character's name wasn't supposed to be Tim, but he forgot what it was so he just said "Tim?" and the crew was like "aight"
Why is everyone telling this apocryphal story? The name was in the script.
John Cleese, on the DVD commentary: "I think Graham and I wrote this Tim the Enchanter. And it's funny how certain names have certain connotations, and when we were trying to think what he should be called, we came up with Tim - which was *not* a reference to Tim Brooke-Taylor - but I think was something to do with the fact the word 'timid' and 'timorous' and all those words indicating a lack of immense amount of bravery."
I Know I'm very late to this but , my grandpa just sent me this for no reason?!?!
Hahahaha the bottle rocket, and the explosion...then the round of applause.
Fucking great stuff...hahahaha
Me if I was in the movie:
Shoves Tim off mountain.
The words above my head as I put on my new wizard hat:
There are some who call him...
Kill tim
"There are some who call me........ Tim."
How he says that is hilarious XD
Aurther: Fine, I don't want to waste any more of your time, but I don't suppose you could tell us where we could find a uh...a uh, a uh...
Tim: A what?
Aurther: A g-g-g-g-g-g...
Tim: A Grrrraill?!
Aurthur: Yes! I think so.
Knights: Yeah.
Tim: YES!
@3TNT3 Not sure, but I seem to have been thoroughly criticized for writing that statement but if it really is true according to where I read that on imdb it was supposed to be some very complicated fantasy name.
The sound of the rocket launcher is so perfect....and how the heck did he manage to hit the tree?! Hilarious!
*The real way Jedi Master Luke introduced himself to Rey*
apparently, tim the enchanter wasn't supposed to be tim, he forgot his line and he just came up with a random name and it turned out so funny they kept it!
lol i love the hand thing he does when he's talking about the teeth
Cleese said in the DVD commentary that he was standing on a cliff about 700' high & it scared the shit outta him...
haha i love how he just blows stuff up and then they clap
when they made this movie they had no idea what they were doing, im not insulting it they admitted this
Who are you that can summon up fire without flint or tinder?
@phadde Trallagh upon a sixpence and pocketful of rye, ken?
you know my name? - i DO! *uses flamethrower at random* xD
he has a flame throwe and a missle louncher in a stick lol
2 dislikes ?!? what an eccentric behavior . disliking that which is truly great .. hmm?
@Keviamaya It's my fav part of this movie. I love how it's actually a question....tim?
i must be too young to understand this.
some people call me......... Michael Bay?
You know much that is hidden O' Tim. -- QUITE!! *fires rocket at skinny tree* XD
Ah man this scene gets me every time!
Have you seen the script? The name has like 36 letters, Id forget it too XD.
"There are some who call me.... Tim?.." xD
Don't swear at bigboyburnsy, jerk!
there are two people who cannot summon up fire without flint or tender
'By what name are you known?'
'there are some who call me...TIM...'
There are som who call me.... Tim...
The best sentence of all time!
John Cleese forgot the name of his character, which explains why he came up with "Tim"? The Python team simply decided to keep it in the movie being that it was truly random.
This is an apocryphal story. An urban myth. Or rural.
John Cleese, on the DVD commentary: "I think Graham and I wrote this Tim the Enchanter. And it's funny how certain names have certain connotations, and when we were trying to think what he should be called, we came up with Tim - which was *not* a reference to Tim Brooke-Taylor - but I think was something to do with the fact the word 'timid' and 'timorous' and all those words indicating a lack of immense amount of bravery."
he and i are not too different
who played Tim the Enchanter? Brilliant.
There are those who call me......Tim.....
I deleted their nasty comments.