Monty Python and the Holy Grail was released 50 years ago and became a cult classic that inspires comedy to this day. Here's what fans told NPR the film means to them.

There were Knights who said Ni, sorcerers named Tim, crusaders who lobbed holy hand grenades, peasants who discussed collectivization, and swordfights that ended with limbs hacked off and blood ...

The wine glasses at the meal were Grail-shaped, and the wedding rings were kept in the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch." "When my husband and I were first dating in 1990, we were attending the ...