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 ...

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.

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 ...