The death of Footman () in Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Footman ()

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Film: Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Deceased Character: Footman
Archetype: Innocent Bystander
Killed by: The French
Killed with: Giant Wooden Rabbit

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Written by Old Bluffer 2nd Jun 2005

The Python's tribute to the Siege of Troy does not end well for this nameless footman. King Arthur's best engineer, Sir Bedevere, has forgotten to fill his giant wooden rabbit with soldiers, but nobody realised this rather major oversight until the French wheel it into their castle.
It doesn't take long for the French to realise that the massive piece of artwork is unlikely to appreciate in value so they summarily catapult it back over the walls, directly onto the head of the unfortunate footman.

"What now?"
"Well, we wait until nightfall, then Lancelot, Galahad and I, leap out of the rabbit..."

Just one category for this death : Crushed by Falling Object

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Last Updated: 25th Apr 2007

This review has 3 comments. Reply to the comments

Comment 1 by 'aimee' (reply to this comment)
that's an awesome scene!

Comment 2 by 'Ocafi' (reply to this comment)
Quite funny, and a silly death at that. Silly deaths are always the best deaths.

Comment 3 by 'Mr. Blofeld' (reply to this comment)
You forgot to put the name of the fellow who played the Footman: Neil Innes. winking smiley