the Pythons later called it "the most anybody's ever paid for a cinema ticket in history". Life of Brian grossed $21 million at the box office in the US.

Harrison explained: "The name of the company came about as a bit of a joke. I'd been to Wookey Hole in Somerset ... [near] an old paper mill where they show you how to make old underpants into paper. So I bought a few rolls, and they had this watermark 'British Handmade Paper' ... So we said ... we'll call it Handmade Films."

First film and growth of productions

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