'The Meaning of Life' trivia and fun facts
Sex education lessons
Before the teacher gives the sex education lesson, he gives a extremely convoluted explanation of how to proceed during the next football match. According to John Cleese, the speech was taken almost verbatim from his old headmaster, who sometimes had a hard time making sense.
Budget problems
Terry Jones spent most of the budget on the "Every Sperm Is Sacred" sequence. The rest of the team found out later.
Singing a song
The kids who sang in the "Every Sperm is Sacred" sketch later said they had no idea what they were singing about.
Violence and Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino says that the explosion of Mr. Creosote is the only time he has been disturbed by graphic violence on film.
Improvisation
Michael Palin's line, "Hey, but I didn't eat the mousse," was not in the script.
Proud Chapman
Graham Chapman, who was openly gay, asked to play God in this movie because he was frustrated at the Church of England for refusing to marry him and his partner, David Sherlock. At the time same-sex marriage was not legal in the United Kingdom, or recognized by the Church of England.
Mr. Creosote's moment
The "Mr. Creosote" scene was roundly rejected on its initial read-through. John Cleese saved it a few weeks later, after realizing the waiter was the funniest part.