McCartney Times

One of the most highly anticipated comedies launched on June 24, 1983, and disappeared into oblivion. Yellowbeard had everything imaginable going for it on paper, including members of the Monty Python team, Mel Brooks collaborators and even Cheech and Chong. Then production issues changed everything.Yellowbeard, played by Monty Python’s Graham Chapman, is a 17th-century pirate who escapes from prison and wants to reclaim his hidden treasure. Unfortunately, word has gotten around, so he’s not the only one involved in the search. Co-stars in the ensemble cast include fellow Pythons Eric Idle and John Cleese, British comedy stalwarts Peter Cook and Spike Milligan, Brooks’ colleagues Madeline Khan and Marty Feldman, and even a cameo from David Bowie – who did it so he could say he worked with some Pythons.

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