Prominent Features

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Prominent Features was a British production company formed by members of Monty Python in 1987 as a vehicle for their individual projects. The company produced several films as well as some television series through its associated company Promiment Television. It was run by Steve Abbott.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The company was formed by Eric Idle, John Cleese, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam, bt not Graham Chapman.^[4]^[5]

Select credits

A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
Erik the Viking (1989)
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1989)
American Friends (1991)
Blame It on the Bellboy (1992)
Splitting Heirs (1993)
Brassed Off (1996)
Fierce Creatures (1997)
Hope Springs (2003)

References

↑ "THE MOVIE CHART". Los Angeles Times. 1987-07-12. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
↑ "American Friends". Variety. 1991-01-01. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
↑ Johnson, Steve. "PALIN TRADES PYTHON PRATFALLS FOR 'AMERICAN FRIENDS'". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
↑ "Python". Daily Times-Advocate. 30 March 1989. p. 9.
↑ "Python team's film venture". The Daily Telegraph. 27 February 1987. p. 26.

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[1] "THE MOVIE CHART". Los Angeles Times. 1987-07-12. Retrieved 2020-06-12.

[2] "American Friends". Variety. 1991-01-01. Retrieved 2020-06-12.

[3] Johnson, Steve. "PALIN TRADES PYTHON PRATFALLS FOR 'AMERICAN FRIENDS'". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2020-06-12.

[4] "Python". Daily Times-Advocate. 30 March 1989. p. 9.

[5] "Python team's film venture". The Daily Telegraph. 27 February 1987. p. 26.

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