History Film / CarryOnCleo

* {{Adorkable}}: Hengist Pod. Then again, many of Kenneth Connor's ''Carry On'' roles are.

After three years of settling down and conquering the British Isles, the exhausted UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar (Williams) and his army general Mark Antony (James) return to Rome, to be greeted by an angry crowd of citizens and Caesar's annoyed wife Calpurnia (Sims). Because of sheer stupidity, Ancient Rome becomes a part of a war between Ptolemy and Cleopatra, so Mark is sent to kill them both. After one sight of the beauty of UsefulNotes/{{Cleopatra|VII}} (Amanda Barrie) [[DistractedByTheSexy coming out of her asses' milk bath and wrapping herself up in her dressing gown]], he decides to not kill her and hatches a plan to end Caesar's reign.

** Julius is at the mercy of his wife Calpurnia.

* FortuneTeller: Creator/JonPertwee as the soothsayer.

* InventingTheWheel: Justified because it's Hengist's goal to make money from creating something that he'd seen on a Roman's cart.

* MistakenForBadass: Hengist. He is caught with the sword surrounded by wounded unconscious soldiers and made Julius' chief bodyguard.

* ZettaiRyouiki: The less said about the men, the better.

After three years of settling down and conquering the British Isles, the exhausted UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar (Williams) and his army general Marc Antony (James) return to Rome, to be greeted by an angry crowd of citizens and Caesar's annoyed wife Calpurnia (Sims). Because of sheer stupidity, Ancient Rome becomes a part of a war between Ptolemy and Cleopatra, so Marc is sent to kill them both. After one sight of the beauty of UsefulNotes/{{Cleopatra|VII}} (Amanda Barrie) [[DistractedByTheSexy coming out of her asses' milk bath and wrapping herself up in her dressing gown]], he decides to not kill her and hatches a plan to end Caesar's reign.

** Julius has "Julie" used by Marc, and he calls him "Tony".
** Cleopatra calls Marc "Marky".

** Julius and Marc talk about the natives they've just enslaved moaning about "tea" and "Crum-pet"s, wondering whether they're gods that the British pray to.

* BeautyEqualsGoodness: As with many Sid James characters, Marc just assumes that Cleopatra is the typical StrawFeminist who is trying to rule the empire because she wants to get back at men for not finding her [[ChristmasCake desirable]]. The moment he sees her beauty, he immediately decides to betray the Roman Army.

* ComicallyMissingThePoint: During their plan to kill Caesar, Cleopatra gives Marc Antony a poisonious asp, stating that one bite can kill a man. Marc proceeds to bite the poor thing's head off, and complains about the taste.

** Marc, who betrays the army in order to get on the "[[DoubleEntendre good side]]" of Cleopatra.

** Ironically attempted to be defied by Julius when he sees himself [[spoiler:with a dagger in his chest]] in the soothsayer's vision. It isn't until it's too late that he discovers that Marc and Cleopatra have teamed up to kill him and Hengist.

--->'''Marc Antony:''' There must be some way we can get rid of [Julius]!\\

'''Marc Antony:''' ''[looking at her body up and down]'' ... I wouldn't say that.\\

** Marc's first appearance in the movie is a dramatic ride through the rainy British Isles, to which he exclaims disgustedly, "What a COUNT-ry!!"

** When Marc and the Roman Army arrive at Hengist's village:
--->'''Marc Antony:''' What do they call this place?\\

'''Marc Antony:''' ''[scoffs]'' What a mouthful.
** Marc makes Ptolomy and Cleopatra swap positions in royalty because "she'd make a better Queen than he would!"
* TheGhost: Ptolomy never appears in the story, and is mentioned by Cleopatra and Marc Antony a lot.

** Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, and Marc Antony.

* HowYouSay: Marc finds Julius trying to heal himself from a cold he caught from the bad weather in Britain.

-->'''Marc Antony:''' ''[describing Cleopatra's beauty]'' ... she's like a siren.\\

* MidBattleTeaBreak: Discussed (and implied to be the British Army's case) by Marc. It's even the page quote of the trope.
-->'''Marc Antony:''' You know, I just don't get these Britons; every time we get a good punch-up going, someone behind the line yells "Tea's up!" and they all disappear!

* MobileShrubbery: Seneca hides in a giant pot and wanders to Cleopatra's bedroom [[spoiler:to watch whether Julius' plan to stop his murder will work]]. Marc catches the pot walking into the room [[spoiler:from his hiding place under the bed]] and is rather confused.
-->[[spoiler:'''Marc Antony:''' Goodness! She must be selling tickets!]]

* ProphecyTwist: [[spoiler:Despite successfully managing to defeat Marc and Cleopatra, Caesar is still stabbed to death ... by his own government.]]

** How Cleopatra convinces Marc to murder Caesar is the same way that LadyMacbeth convinced [[Theatre/{{Macbeth}} her husband]] to kill King Duncan by using reverse psychology towards his masculinity.
** Marc's annoyance towards Julius making Hengist the chief bodyguard mirrors Iago's hatred towards Theatre/{{Othello}}, to an extent. He sets it upon himself to try and catch the foreigner out by asking him detailed questions that would need specific answers, putting an uncomfortable Hengist on the spot.

** When Hengist is found delirious after the assassin ambush, he collapses into Marc's arms unconscious making Marc laugh "What a carve up!", which could be a reference to the horror comedy film ''Film/WhatACarveUp'' that was released about the same time as this movie, which featured the two actors as the leading duo.

* SlaveMarket: One of the many stock sword and sandal story tropes that shows up along the way.

Meanwhile, Horsa and Pod are bought at an auction by a battle-axed woman who lusts over their looks, so they decide to escape and hide in a temple for virginal women and eunuchs. Caesar, who is constantly tortured by Seneca's (Hawtrey) horoscope, visits the temple to get an accurate reading, followed by his {{mooks}}, who have been told to have him killed. In the conflict, the bodyguards are killed, Horsa escapes, and the confused Hengist is mistaken as the killer. Overcome with relief, Julius makes him his new Commandant and personal bodyguard.

--->'''Bilius:''' Caesar, there is a messenger here without.
--->'''Julius Caesar:''' I'm not surprised, if we stay here much longer we'll all be without.

-->'''Brutus:''' The senate are worried about matters in the east, the affairs involving Ptolemy and Cleopatra.
-->'''Julius Caesar:''' ''[coos]'' Are they having an affair? Oh, do tell!

-->'''Mark Antony:''' Julie! I caught you with your toga up!
-->'''Julius Caesar:''' Oh yes, I'm sorry I've caught something, one of these local things I can't seem to shake off. It's called "A Stinking Cold".

-->--'''Julius Caesar''', moments away from being [[BodyguardBetrayal attacked by his bodyguard]].

* AbsoluteTerritory: The less said about the men, the better.

* VisualPun: The Roman messenger that sends messages between Britain and Rome is rather hot-footed -- you can tell because steam is coming out of his sandals.

** When Hengist is found delirious after the assassin ambush, he collapses into Marc's arms unconscious making Marc laugh "What a carve up!", which could be a reference to the horror comedy film ''What a Carve Up!'' that was released about the same time as this movie, which featured the two actors as the leading duo.

* ShoutOutToShakespeare: Most of the dialogue contains references from Shakespeare's ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar'' and ''Theatre/AntonyAndCleopatra'', with a hybrid of his other famous works (and obviously, the movie ''Film/{{Cleopatra}}'').
** Marcius and Spencius are references to the British high street store Marks and Spencer.
** "Beware the Ides of March".
** "Friends, Romans..." "Countrymen?" "I KNOW!!!"
** "Et tu, Brute?"
** [[spoiler:A stabbed Caesar in the clairvoyant's premonition moans,]] "[[Theatre/{{Macbeth}} Is this a dagger I see before me?]] [[{{bathos}} It is!]] ''[[[ChewingTheScenery groans in pain]]]''"
** Upon saying goodbye to his wife, Julius mumbles "[[Theatre/TheMerchantOfVenice Good riddance]]," under his breath.
** How Cleopatra convinces Marc to murder Caesar is the same way that LadyMacbeth convinced [[Theatre/{{Macbeth}} her husband]] to kill King Duncan by using reverse psychology towards his masculinity.
** Marc's annoyance towards Julius making Hengist the chief bodyguard mirrors Iago's hatred towards Theatre/{{Othello}}, to an extent. He sets it upon himself to try and catch the foreigner out by asking him detailed questions that would need specific answers, putting an uncomfortable Hengist on the spot.

* NotNowBernard: Much of Seneca's omens are dismissed as this.

** [[spoiler:A stabbed Caesar in the clairvoyant's premonition moans,]] "[[Theatre/{{Macbeth}} Is this a dagger I see before me?]] It is!!!!"

* CassandraTruth: Seneca keeps making dramatic predictions which get ignored by Julius. PlayedForLaughs because Caesar regards him as a fool, but then takes it seriously when he sees a vision of himself [[spoiler:stabbed.]]

This was ''Film/CarryOn's'' take on the movie ''Film/{{Cleopatra}}'', with a fraction of its budget. It was released in late 1964, and is considered one of the best ''Carry On'' films out of the entire franchise. It stars series regulars Creator/SidneyJames, Creator/KennethWilliams, Creator/JoanSims, Creator/CharlesHawtrey, Creator/KennethConnor and Creator/JimDale, and uses the [[RecycledSet old sets from the 20th Century Fox film]]. This film probably made more at the box office than the film it's parodying.

After three years of settling down and conquering the British Isles, the exhausted UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar (Williams) and his army general Marc Antony (James) return to Rome, to be greeted by an angry crowd of citizens and Caesar's annoyed wife Calpurnia (Sims).

Because of sheer stupidity, Ancient Rome becomes a part of a war between Ptolemy and Cleopatra, so Marc is sent to kill them both. After one sight of the beauty of UsefulNotes/{{Cleopatra|VII}} (Amanda Barrie) [[DistractedByTheSexy coming out of her asses' milk bath and wrapping herself up in her dressing gown]], he decides to not kill her and hatches a plan to end Caesar's reign.

** Cleopatra's adviser Archimedes talks in a stuffy, haughty lisp, and hobbles around flamboyantly.

'''Horsa''': Oh no. [[RagingStiffie My dad was always ready]] -- at least, that's what mum said.

** [[spoiler:Hengist's wife is implied. At the end of the movie, her and Hengist's home are surrounded by about six or seven children and she treats him like a king, all thanks to Hengist stealing Cleo's strange hormone potion.]]

* HenpeckedHusband: Julius is at the mercy of his wife Calpurnia.

* VisualPun: The Roman messenger that sends messages between Britain and Rome is rather hotfooted -- you can tell because steam is coming out of his sandals.

-->'''Marc Antony:''' You know, I just don't get these Britons; every time we get a good punch up going, someone behind the line yells "Tea's up!" and they all disappear!

* TheDreaded: How Julius uses Hengist, relying on his false reputation to keep the senate and others in line. Only Antony seems to see through it...

** When talking to Cleopatra's mute bodyguard, Julius signals "two" with his [[FlippingTheBird middle and index finger on his hand, but inverted]]. The bodyguard is immediately offended, charges across the room and picks him up, as if he's about to throw him out of a window. The rest of the guests grab the bodyguard and order him to put the emperor down.

* ShoutOut: Most of the dialogue contains references from Shakespeare's ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar'' and ''Theatre/AntonyAndCleopatra'', with a hybrid of his other famous works (and obviously, the movie ''Film/{{Cleopatra}}'').

** During his speech to the senate, Caesar lapses into a UsefulNotes/WinstonChurchill impression.
** When Hengist is found delirious after the assassin ambush, he collapses into Marc's arms unconscious making Marc laugh "What a carve up!", which could be a reference to the horror comedy film ''What a Carve Up!'' that was released about the same time as this movie, which featured the two actors as the leading duo.

* BeautyEqualsGoodness: As with many Sid James characters, Marc just assumes that Cleopatra is the typical StrawFeminist who is trying to rule the empire because she wants to get back at men for not finding her [[ChristmasCake undesirable]]. The moment he sees her beauty, he immediately decides to betray the Roman Army.

* UnfortunateName: The woman that buys Horsa has the initials "W C", which is what is tattooed near Horsa's elbow. Hengist cannot hold back his giggles.