Terry Gilliam, of Monty Python and Baron Munchausen fame, reveals an interesting perspective in an upcoming TMC documentary about his work. He credits George Harrison, of Beatles fame, with rescuing "Monty Python's The Life of Brian" during filmmaking in 1979. Uncut news reported Terry Gilliam's commentary:

"We had pop stars who were our friends, rich pop stars like George Harrison and record companies who made a lot of money, and they liked us, and they gave us money," he says in a documentary about his work to be screened on Turner Classic Movies on November 24. "Just as the crew was heading out to Tunisia to go to work, EMI, who were backing at that point, pulled out, leaving us high and dry."Thank God George Harrison came to the rescue, and thank God he liked what we had done, and we were able to make the film without any Hollywood involvement or anything, just private pop star money."Harrison set up Handmade Films in 1979 to finance Life Of Brian. The company subsequently went on to make other British classics including The Long Good Friday and Withnail & I.

Excerpts from "Monty Python's Life of Brian":Trailer: