Released on 23 June 1983 in the United Kingdom , '' The Meaning of Life '' , although not as acclaimed as its predecessors , was still well received critically and was a minor box office success , grossing almost $ 15 million on a $ 9 million budget . It also screened at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival , where it won the Grand Prix . The film appears in a 2010 list of the top 20 cult films published by '' The Boston Globe ''
1983 Cannes Film Festival
1983 Cannes Film Festival
Monty Python's The Meaning of Life