Definitely 'klutz' in all the versions of the film we've seen. The 'cunt'/'klutz' cesorship has been pretty well documented elsewhere also. It's been noted that both words have the same satisfying sound when screamed in exasperation.
But 'cunt' would have been a better choice.
Why would cunt have been a better choice?
>Why would cunt have been a better choice?
Due to the nature of the scene - a perfect juxtaposition between Reg's mock coy niceties towards Brian after he'd inadvertently led the Centurians to the blah blah blah.
>But 'cunt' would have been a better choice.
On what grounds, other than the same ones as TV Go Home uses as an excuse for using it ad infinitum in every publishing, just to be shocking.
>On what grounds, other than the same ones as TV Go Home uses as an excuse for using it ad infinitum in every publishing, just to be shocking.
On the grounds of it being a singular, one-off unexpected use of the word in the middle of a ninety-minute film. And the fact that it's coming out of John Cleese' hitherto amiable face.
I.e. dramatic shock equalling humour, not for 'tee hee, he said cunt' reasons but as a means to surprise with its sheer unexpectedness. As per 'Alright, I am the messiah...now fuck off'. If the latter scene had been 'Alright, fuck you, I am the fucking messiah, now fuck off' it wouldn't have been half as surprising a line. Or indeed half as funny.
Neither would it have been as funny if someone had suggested 'sod off' instead because the word 'fuck' interfered with the comedy.
Morgan Freeman only really swears once in the film 'Se7en' near the end - see? Shcok factor adds dramatic tension. (as if there isn't enough in that film...)
Also, the line "you cunt" is funny because for the past hour, Reg and the revolutionaries have chosen their words SO carefully (parodying the obsession with terminology and language prevalent in left-wing thinking). Suddenly he's so cross he forgets himself and uses the planet's rudest word.
It's much funnier that way.
(On the DVD commentary, by the way, all the dumb decisions Cleese made to neuter things are skirted round. The other Pythons keep saying things like "someone decided this was wrong", as if not wanting to attack Cleese...)