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Overview

User Rating:
7.0/10   6,526 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Marc Behm (screenplay) &
Charles Wood (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
25 August 1965 (USA) more
Tagline:
Stop worrying! HELP! is on the way!
Plot:
Ringo finds himself the human sacrifice target of a cult and the band must try to protect him from it. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination more
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that Ringo is something else more (89 total)

Cast

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John Lennon ... John (as The Beatles)

Paul McCartney ... Paul (as The Beatles)

George Harrison ... Himself (as The Beatles)

Ringo Starr ... Ringo (as The Beatles)
Leo McKern ... Clang
Eleanor Bron ... Ahme
Victor Spinetti ... Foot
Roy Kinnear ... Algernon
Patrick Cargill ... Superintendent
John Bluthal ... Bhuta
Alfie Bass ... Doorman
Warren Mitchell ... Abdul
Peter Copley ... Jeweller
Bruce Lacey ... Lawnmower
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Frankie Howerd ... Sam Ahab (scenes deleted)
Wendy Richard ... Lady Macbeth (scenes deleted)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Beatles Phase II (UK) (working title)
Eight Arms to Hold You (UK) (working title)
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Runtime:
90 min
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Color (Eastmancolor)
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1.75 : 1 more
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Mono | Dolby Digital (re-release)
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Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | UK:U | South Korea:12 | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:11 | USA:G (1980)
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Trivia:
There are many references to the James Bond films, as United Artists also distributed the films of that series. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the attempts are being made on Ringo's life, he and John go to post a letter. There are people walking on the sidewalk in the background, and a time lapse has them jumping suddenly to another spot on the sidewalk. more
Quotes:
Ringo: I don't subscribe to your religion! more
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Featured in The Beatles on Record (2009) (TV) more
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Another Girl more

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17 out of 22 people found the following review useful.
that Ringo is something else, 12 June 2005
8/10
Author: Lee Eisenberg (eisenberg.lee@gmail.com) from Portland, Oregon, USA

Okay, so "Help!" isn't quite as creative as "A Hard Day's Night", but the Beatles always were able to do something good. In this case, Ringo happens to have a sacrificial ring belonging to a religious cult. So, the cult sets about trying to get it back. When they fail, they decide to sacrifice Ringo. Meanwhile, a scientist (Victor Spinetti) wants the ring for his own purposes. And of course, there's plenty of great music along the way.

In a way, the whole movie is sort of an excuse to be wacky. Whether it's the seemingly separate apartments that turn out to be one big room, the trap door activated by a glass, the skiing tournament, or the whole Bahamas sequence, they've got something neat every step of the way. Leo McKern, as cult leader Clang, and Eleanor Bron, as cultist Ahme who tries to protect Ringo, provide cool supporting roles.

I guess that if I ever get a woman to watch "Help!" with me, I'll never "Lose That Girl".

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