The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (2004)

Twenty-three years after the release of the original Rutles documentary, famous artists, actors and musicians speak out on how the Rutles influenced them.

Director:

Eric Idle

Writer:

Eric Idle

Stars:

Eric Idle, Neil Innes, Ricky Fataar

Cast

Credited cast:
Eric Idle	...	Narrator / Dirk McQuickly / Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler
Neil Innes	...	Ron Nasty
Ricky Fataar	...	Stig O'Hara
David Bowie	...	David Bowie - Interviewee
Billy Connolly	...	Billy Connolly - Interviewee
Carrie Fisher	...	Carrie Fisher - Interviewee
Jewel Kilcher	...	Jewel - Interviewee (as Jewel)
Steve Martin	...	Steve Martin - Interviewee
Mike Nichols	...	Mike Nichols - Interviewee
Conan O'Brien	...	Conan O'Brien - Interviewee
Salman Rushdie	...	Salman Rushdie - Interviewee
Garry Shandling	...	Garry Shandling - Interviewee
Robin Williams	...	Hans Hänkie
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
April Adams	...	Groupie Interviewee (scenes deleted)
Clint Black	...	Clint Black - Interviewee

Storyline

After sitting on a shelf at Warner Brothers for over a year, Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch, the much anticipated sequel to Eric Idle and Gerard Corvin's 1978 mockumentary, is finally on release, revealing the final exploits of The Rutles as they do a reunion tour of America. Documentor, Dirk McQuickly, interviews many artists and personalities who were inspired by the legendary band, from David Bowie to Tom Hanks.

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Plot Keywords:

sequel | fake documentary | second part | written and directed by cast member | tv special | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

PG-13

Details

Official Sites:

Warner Bros. [United States]

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 November 2004 (Hungary)

Filming Locations:

Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Above Average Productions Inc., Broadway Video, Rutle Corp

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Rutland Weekend Television: Rutland Weekend Rutles (1976)

User Reviews

You're all missing the point!!!!

Remember when "Beatles 1" came out and suddenly there was this big Beatles media blitz and all these news channels were doing all the rehashed stories on The Beatles and interviewing various people (some who weren't even musicians) about the degree of influence The Beatles had on their careers? Well, THAT is EXACTLY what Eric Idle was doing with "The Rutles 2: All You Need Is Lunch;" he's sending up the fact that all these years later, people are still doing stories about The Beatles, though they're just going over the same ground about their history and recycling the same old comments about them. So that's what "Rutles 2" satirizes. Therefore, it ISN'T EVEN TRYING to be as good as the original (awfully tough act to follow, anyway). With that said, "Rutles 2" is what it is. There are some good items in it (David Bowie gives some surprisingly memorable moments, and there's some great unused footage from the original movie), but this is something you can only watch every once in a while. Otherwise, my relatively high mark is mostly for Eric's satire/self-awareness about the whole thing.