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It's May 11, 1969.

28-year-old American cartoonist and animator Terry Gilliam hurries impatiently through the

streets of North London. He's late for an important meeting.

Terry is trying to find an obscure Indian restaurant where his friend,

the British comic actor John Cleese, is waiting for him.

But as Terry twists and turns through London's busy, labyrinthine roads,

he risks missing the meeting altogether.

Terry looks again at the crumpled up piece of paper he wrote the address on.

He thought he was on the right road, but now he's not so sure.

But just as Terry looks up to double check the name on a street sign,

he spots the doorway of an Indian restaurant.

A bell chimes above the door as he walks into the place.

It's busy, and the staff is furiously running around attempting to fill orders of their

popular curry dishes. Through the chaos, Terry sees a very tall man gesturing to him.

It's John Cleese, but he's not alone.

Unbeknownst to Terry, he was not the only one John called to the restaurant.

Also invited were four more of the country's sharpest comedic writers and performers.

Terry walks over and embraces John who quickly makes introductions.

On one side of the table are Michael Palin and Terry Jones,

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