Quentin Tarantino Reveals the Monty Python Scene That Made Him Sick

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Quentin Tarantino recently shared that a particular scene from a Monty Python film actually made him feel ill, and surprisingly, it wasn’t the well-known, graphic “Live Organ Transplants” sketch from The Meaning of Life.

Despite the graphic and bloody scene featuring John Cleese and Graham Chapman operating on a living Terry Gilliam, Quentin Tarantino wasn’t bothered by it.

The sketch that really stood out was “The Autumn Years,” with Terry Jones playing Mr. Creosote, an incredibly overweight dinner guest. The scene is famous – and difficult to watch – because Creosote vomits repeatedly in increasingly graphic ways.

Tarantino recently shared a memory with The Irish Examiner about a particularly unsettling movie scene. He said the only time he’s ever had to look away from a film was during The Meaning of Life, specifically when a character repeatedly vomited. He felt genuinely nauseous and worried he might throw up if anyone nearby did the same.

The scene was shockingly violent, even for a director known for his graphic films. He admitted it almost made him sick, saying he still feels nauseous when he thinks about it.

The ‘Mr. Creosote’ sketch was among the last Monty Python performances to feature all six members of the group.

Terry Jones and Michael Palin started with the basic plan, and John Cleese and Graham Chapman then added more detail. Terry Gilliam designed a costume featuring a large, padded suit that eventually included an exposed chest, and Eric Idle wrote the opening song, titled “The Not Noël Coward Song.”

Quentin Tarantino, known for using intense and violent scenes in his movies, was surprised by how shocking the scene was. Even he, accustomed to on-screen violence, was disturbed by the extended vomiting of the character Mr. Creosote.

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2026-01-06 12:14