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.

Terry Jones (left to right) Graham Chapman and Michael Palin in "Monty Python and the Holy Grail." Another famous character from the movie, the Killer Rabbit, had an actual real-life prototype.

When the mythical king of the Britons leads his knights on a quest for the Holy Grail, they face a wide ... the perilous Castle Anthrax, a killer rabbit, a house of virgins, and a handful of ...

But, honestly, what is left for a writer to say about “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” the seminal comedy ... hopped into theaters like the Rabbit of Caerbannog 50 years ago and forever ...

the Killer Rabbit, had an actual real-life prototype. Cleese encountered him when he was 5. If wishes were horses, the knights of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" would ride. But since the now ...

Before the 1975 release of Monty Python ... Killer Rabbit); a signpost pointing to Camelot in one direction and Certain Death in the other; and a shrubbery. The wine glasses at the meal were Grail ...

Monty Python and ... what makes Holy Grail a timeless masterpiece. Despite their appearances, rabbits aren't always the most innocent-looking animals. Recent reports of rabbit strikes on airplanes ...

But, honestly, what is left for a writer to say about “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” the seminal comedy ... hopped into theaters like the Rabbit of Caerbannog 50 years ago and forever ...

If wishes were horses, the knights of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" would ride ... Another famous character from the movie, the Killer Rabbit, had an actual real-life prototype.