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Writer:
Eric Idle (conceived and written by)
Release Date:
22 March 1978 (USA) more
Tagline:
The Rutles, a living legend that will live long after other living legends have died. more
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Charts the adventures of the prefab four, possibly the most famous band of all time. full summary | add synopsis
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Four Lads Who Shook Their Heads more (38 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Eric Idle | ... | Dirk McQuickly / Narrator / Stanley J. Krammerhead III,Jr.,Occasional visiting professor of applied narcotics at the University of Please Yourself Ca. | |
| John Halsey | ... | Barry Womble | |
| Ricky Fataar | ... | Stig O'Hara (as Rikki Fataar) | |
| Neil Innes | ... | Ron Nasty | |
| Michael Palin | ... | Eric Manchester, Rutle Corp. Press Agent / Lawyer | |
| George Harrison | ... | The Interviewer | |
| Bianca Jagger | ... | Martini McQuickly | |
| John Belushi | ... | Ron Decline, The most feared promoter in the world | |
| Dan Aykroyd | ... | Brian Thigh, Ex-Record producer who turned down the Rutles | |
| Gilda Radner | ... | Mrs. Emily Pules | |
| Bill Murray | ... | Bill Murray the K. | |
| Gwen Taylor | ... | Mrs. Iris Mountbatten / Chastity | |
| Ron Wood | ... | Hells Angel | |
| Terence Bayler | ... | Leggy Mountbatten | |
| Henry Woolf | ... | Arthur Sultan, The Surrey Mystic |
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All You Need Is Cash (USA)
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76 min
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Certification:
Australia:G (DVD rating) | Singapore:PG | UK:12 (video rating)
Filming Locations:
Abbey Road Studios, Abbey Road, St. John's Wood, London, England, UK more
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As Stig O'Hara, "the quiet Rutle," Ricky Fataar does not have one spoken line in the entire film. more
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Anachronisms: In one scene the Pre-Fab Four are in front of a wall with some graffiti in it. The words spell the name of a group that didn't form until 1972: Be Bop Deluxe. more
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Narrator: Stig, meanwhile, had hidden in the background so much that in 1969, a rumor went around that he was dead. He was supposed to have been killed in a flash fire at a waterbed shop and replaced by a plastic and wax replica from Madame Tusseaud's. Several so-called "facts" helped the emergence of this rumor... more
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Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Eric Idle/Kate Bush (#4.8)" (1978) more
Soundtrack:
Living In Hope more
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Rags to riches story of Dirk (Eric Idle), Barry (John Halsey), Stig (Rikki Fataar) and Nasty (Neil Innes): The Rutles. We follow their journey from humble Merseyside beginnings in Liverpool's Cavern Club to global superstardom under the secure (if somewhat shaky) hand of their manager, 'Leggy' Mountbatten. This intriguing and revelatory voyage to the highest echelons of the pop world and subsequent (and almost obligatory) mass litigation features several contributions from celebrity fans of the pre-fab four; ready to reveal to the waiting world exactly 'how it was'!!!
Brilliant mock-umentary stands as a glowing beacon to the Beatles (including a self-deprecating cameo from producer Harrison) with an astute collection of marvellous mickey-takes of the fab's more pivotal moments performed by four actors clearly having the time of their lives. (Idle and Innes are inspired). All this interweaved with Innes' uncannilly excellent soundtrack (inc. the sublime 'Let's Be Natural') makes for a must see film for true devotees of Beatles and comedy alike.