Sir Ringo Starr finds himself the human sacrifice target of a cult, and his fellow members of The Beatles must try to protect him from it.Sir Ringo Starr finds himself the human sacrifice target of a cult, and his fellow members of The Beatles must try to protect him from it.Sir Ringo Starr finds himself the human sacrifice target of a cult, and his fellow members of The Beatles must try to protect him from it.
- Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 5 nominations total
John Lennon
- John
- (uncredited)
Paul McCartney
- Paul
- (uncredited)
George Harrison
- George
- (uncredited)
Ringo Starr
- Ringo
- (uncredited)
Ronnie Brody
- Priest
- (uncredited)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhile The Beatles are attempting to solve Ringo Starr's ring problem at the jeweler's, George Harrison can be seen quietly shoplifting various jewels and slipping them into his overcoat pockets.
- GoofsDuring the scene in the Beatles' home where John defends himself from cult members using a telephone, one of his blows accidentally connects; he can be heard saying, "Oh sorry, I hit him!"
- Crazy creditsThis film is respectfully dedicated to the memory of Mr. Elias Howe, who, in 1846, invented the sewing machine.
- Alternate versionsWhen released on video for the first time in 1989, the film remained in mono but the songs were remixed into stereo, dubbed over with the recordings from the stereo album.
- ConnectionsEdited into Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles (1974)
- SoundtracksHelp!
(1965) (uncredited)
Written by John Lennon with Paul McCartney
Performed by The Beatles
Published by Capitol Records
Featured review
Great fun, great music - what's not to like?
Help! has had a bad press, dating back to the 60s - when John Lennon criticises his own work, people listen.
But John wasn't really being fair. His disappointment (and similar comments from the others) reflect that, in this film, the Beatles were playing characters rather than, as in A Hard Day's Night, imitations of themselves.
Personally, I don't see the difference. Unless the cameras are fly-on-the-wall filming you in real life, then you're playing a character - that's what a fiction film is all about! And the Beatles played characters based on themselves in both A Hard Day's Night and Help!, it's just that the former film was staged in a more cine-verite manner.
Help!, on the other hand, is pure escapist nonsense. It's colourful, it has an actual plot (wildly improbable as it might be), the four Beatles discharge their responsibilities adequately, there are some lovely little throwaway bits of humour (check out Paul, Eleanor Bron, George, and the winking), and above everything, the music is great.
Just take it as an opportunity to go back to the summer of 1965 and relish the Beatles providing fun at the height of their popularity!
But John wasn't really being fair. His disappointment (and similar comments from the others) reflect that, in this film, the Beatles were playing characters rather than, as in A Hard Day's Night, imitations of themselves.
Personally, I don't see the difference. Unless the cameras are fly-on-the-wall filming you in real life, then you're playing a character - that's what a fiction film is all about! And the Beatles played characters based on themselves in both A Hard Day's Night and Help!, it's just that the former film was staged in a more cine-verite manner.
Help!, on the other hand, is pure escapist nonsense. It's colourful, it has an actual plot (wildly improbable as it might be), the four Beatles discharge their responsibilities adequately, there are some lovely little throwaway bits of humour (check out Paul, Eleanor Bron, George, and the winking), and above everything, the music is great.
Just take it as an opportunity to go back to the summer of 1965 and relish the Beatles providing fun at the height of their popularity!
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- neil-476
- Oct 4, 2007
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $1,500,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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