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At a meeting in the offices of their film distributor, the members of [[Monty Python]] discuss allowing the film ''[[Life of Brian]]'' to be released in America first because of America's [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|first amendment]]. [[John Cleese]] voices his support for the idea, and says that he loves Americans. We then see American reporters at a screening of the movie where a near riot is taking place, with the protesters condemning the film as "blasphemous". The Pythons review a disheartening statement made by a religious leader, implying that the film causes violence. Cleese misinterprets this (possibly deliberately) and goes off on a tangent about little kids carrying out copycat crucifixions on their friends. Their distributor, Barry, suggests a low profile approach for the UK release so as not to cause too much upset. "Let's not project an advert onto the side of [[Westminster Abbey]] or make ''Life of Brian'' Christmas crackers".
Much of the film is taken up with preparations for a debate on the [[BBC Two|BBC2]] chat show ''[[Friday Night, Saturday Morning]]''. Initially, the Pythons are reluctant to take part but
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