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.

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.

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

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

Fifty years ago this month, Monty Python and the Holy Grail made its big-screen debut in the U.S. — and took the legend of King Arthur to the heights of inspired silliness. The delightfully absurd ...