A character in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Lancelot quotes from Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)

Tied for 3rd most-quoted character in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975): in 3 of its 30 quotes
Most scenes with: Galahad (3), King Arthur (2)

Scenes with Lancelot

3 scenes
Zoot

Welcome, gentle sir Knight. Welcome to the Castle Anthrax.

The Castle Anthrax?

Zoot

Yes, it's not a very good name, is it? Oh, but we are nice, and we will attend to your every, every need.

Zoot

Oh, I am afraid our life must seem very dull and quiet compared to yours. We are but eight-score young blonds and brunettes, all between 16 and 19 1/2, cut off in this castle with no one to protect us. Oooh, it is a lonely life: Bathing, dressing, undressing, making exciting underwear. We are just not used to handsome knights.

Dingo

You must spank her well, and after you are done with her, you may deal with her as you like, and then spank me.

Nuns

And me. And me too. And me.

Dingo

Yes. Yes, you must give us all a good spanking. And after the spanking, the oral sex.

Well, I could stay a bit longer.

Lancelot
[Sir Lancelot crashes in, grabs Galahad and rushes out of the castle]

We were in the nick of time. You were in great peril.

I don't think I was.

Lancelot

Yes, you were. You were in terrible peril.

Look, let me go back in there and face the peril.

Lancelot

No, it's far too perilous.

Look, it's my duty as a knight to sample as much peril as I can.

Lancelot

No, we've got to find the Holy Grail. Come on.

Oh, let me have just a little bit of peril?

Lancelot

No. It's unhealthy.

I bet you're gay.

Lancelot

No, I'm not.

Lancelot

We have the Holy Hand Grenade.

Yes, of course! The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch! 'Tis one of the sacred relics Brother Maynard carries with him. Brother Maynard! Bring up the Holy Hand Grenade!

Monks
[chanting]

Pie Iesu domine, dona eis requiem. Pie Iesu domine, dona eis requiem.
Pie Iesu domine, dona eis requiem. Pie Iesu domine, dona eis requiem.

[holding the Holy Hand Grenade]

How does it, um — how does it work?

Lancelot

I know not, my liege.

Consult the Book of Armaments!

Brother Maynard

Armaments, chapter two, verses nine to twenty-one.

Cleric

And Saint Attila raised the Hand Grenade up on high, saying, 'O Lord, bless this Thy Hand Grenade that, with it, Thou mayest blow Thine enemies into tiny pieces... in Thy mercy.'
And the Lord did grin, and the people did feast upon the lambs, and sloths, and carp, and anchovies, and orangutans, and breakfast cereals, and fruit bats, and large chu —

Brother Maynard

Skip a bit, Brother.

Cleric

And the Lord spake, saying, 'First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then, shalt thou count to three. No more. No less. Three shalt be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once at the number three, being the third number be reached, then, lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who, being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it.'

Brother Maynard

Amen.

Knights

Amen.

Right! [removes the Holy Pin] One!... Two!... FIVE!

Three, sir.

THREE!
[Arthur throws the Hand Grenade. A chorus of angels sing before it explodes, destroying the rabbit.]

[The Knights, along with Brother Maynard, venture into the cave and find the runes.]

There! Look!

Lancelot

What does it say?

What language is that?

Brother Maynard! You are our scholar.

Brother Maynard
[studies the runes]

It's Aramaic.

What does it say?

Maynard

It says, 'Here may be found the last words of Joseph of Arimethea: "He who is valiant and pure of spirit may find the Holy Grail in the Castle of Aaaaarrrgh"'.

[pause]

What?

Maynard

'"...The Castle of Aaaaarrrgh"'.

Bedevere
[pause]

Where is that?

Maynard

He must have died while carving it.

Lancelot
[incredulous]

Oh, come on!

Maynard

Well that's what it says.

Look, if he was dying, he wouldn't bother to carve 'Aaaaarrrgh'. He'd just say it!

Perhaps he was dictating.

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