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Cast
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Dirk McQuickly /
The Narrator /
Stanley J. Krammerhead III, Jr.
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John Halsey | ... | |
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Ricky Fataar | ... |
Stig O'Hara
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Neil Innes | ... | |
| Michael Palin | ... |
Eric Manchester, Rutle Corp. Press Agent /
Lawyer
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| George Harrison | ... |
The Interviewer
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| Bianca Jagger | ... |
Martini McQuickly
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| John Belushi | ... |
Ron Decline, The most feared promoter in the world
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| Dan Aykroyd | ... |
Brian Thigh, Ex-Record producer who turned down the Rutles
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| Gilda Radner | ... |
Mrs. Emily Pules
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| Gwen Taylor | ... |
Mrs. Iris Mountbatten /
Chastity
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| Terence Bayler | ... |
Leggy Mountbatten
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Henry Woolf | ... |
Arthur Sultan, The Surrey Mystic
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Rutland Weekend Television takes a look at the Pre-fab Four: Dirk, Barry, Stig and Nasty; better known as the Rutles. This documentary follows their career from their early days in Liverpool and Hamburg's infamous Rat-Keller, to their amazing worldwide success. A parody of Beatlemania and the many serious documentaries made about the Beatles. Written by Alexander Lum <aj_lum@postoffice.utas.edu.au>
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The Rutles, a living legend that will live long after other living legends have died. See more »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
22 March 1978 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
All You Need Is Cash See more »Box Office
Budget:
$200,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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Written and Produced by Neil Innes
Parody based on "Don't Pass Me By", Written by Ringo Starr (as Richard Starkey)
Performed by Neil Innes, Ollie Halsall, Ricky Fataar and John Halsey
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Innes, Fataar and Halsey regrouped in 1996 to record "Archaeology", their satirical response to the Beatles' "Anthology". It consisted of tunes not used in the movie, rearranged Neil Innes solo songs and one song penned as a spoof of "Free as a Bird". Idle didn't take part; Dirk McQuickly, the album's press materials explained, had quit the music business to become a comedian. See more »Goofs
The 'Tragical History Tour' film within the film says it was made in 1968, but the bus has a 'J' suffix registration plate which means the bus was first registered between August 1970 and July 1971. See more »Quotes
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. One: he never said anything publicly. Even as the "quiet one," he'd not said a word since 1966. Two: on the cover of their latest album, "Shabby Road," he is wearing no trousers, an Italian way ...See more »
Crazy Credits
Stanley J. Krammerhead III, Jr., Occasional visiting professor of applied narcotics at the University of Please Yourself Ca. See more »Soundtracks
"Living In Hope"Written and Produced by Neil Innes
Parody based on "Don't Pass Me By", Written by Ringo Starr (as Richard Starkey)
Performed by Neil Innes, Ollie Halsall, Ricky Fataar and John Halsey
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While "The Rutles" doesn't contain any outright belly laughs, there are many times when I chuckled and the humor was extremely clever. The mockumentory spoof of The Beatles has become a cult classic. You have to give credit to Eric Idle for conceiving such an accurate and well-researched spoof. In many ways, this can almost be seen as the dry run for "This Is Spinal Tap". If you are a fan of "Spinal Tap", "Monty Python", vintage "SNL", or the fab four, you'll most likely be amused by this made for TV movie.
One of the reasons why it works so well is the amount of comedic talent assembled. Eric Idle and Michael Palin from "Monty Python", Neil Innes from the Bonzo Doo Dog Band (who were featured in The Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour"), and many cast members from the original season of "SNL" (John Belushi, Dan Ackroyd, Bill Murray, Gilda Radner). Adding to this are cameos from musicians such as George Harrison and Ron Wood, and interviews with Mick Jagger and Paul Simon. Fans of the 70s will be in heaven! Plus the songs are both hilarious and catchy and well written, something which "Spinal Tap" would also manage to pull off. "The Rutles" is refreshing, very amusing, and deserving of its cult classic status. (7/10)