An Eastern cult discovers that the sacrificial ring is missing. Sir Ringo Starr, drummer of The Beatles has it; sent by the girl (who's to be sacrificed) as a gift. Clang, Ahme, Bhuta, and several cult members leave for London to retrieve the ring. After several failed attempts to steal the ring, they confront him in an Indian restaurant. Ringo learns that if he does not return the ring soon, he will become the next sacrifice. Ringo then discovers that the ring is stuck on his finger. Its a race against time; John Lennon, Sir Paul McCartney, and George Harrison try to protect their friend while they're all being chased not only by Clang and his minions, but also by two mad scientists and the Chief Inspector of Scotland yard. Will Ringo be saved, or will he be sacrificed?Written by
Erin Pelicano
During the closing credits, The Beatles and their co-stars take turns appearing as reflections in a giant ruby. During this sequence, George can be heard in voice-over, proclaiming "'I Need You' written by George Harrison!" and repeating this same information twice. As the movie ends, John's image is the last that appears in the ruby. See more »
Goofs
When the boys are out in the field protected by security, you can see through the whole first song, that Ringo does not have the ring on his finger, but during the next song before the ground explodes, he does have it on. See more »
Quotes
Superintendent:
Oh come on now lads, don't be windy, where's that famous pluck?
John:
I haven't got any, have you George?
George:
Did have.
Paul:
I have had.
Ringo:
I will have! Lead on!
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Crazy Credits
This film is respectfully dedicated to the memory of Mr. Elias Howe, who, in 1846, invented the sewing machine. See more »
Alternate Versions
When 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. See more »
This film, suck in the shadow of the criticaly lauded (rightfully so) "A Hard Day's Night", is arguably just as good and maybe more important. Richard Lester's
stuck deep in Buster Keaton mode (the Beatles Digs seem an homage to "the
Electric House") and he never made his modernized version of Buster work
better. Though it lacks "Hard Day's Nights" quicksilver verbal wit; there are
excellent visual jokes to pick up the slack, and the Beatles acting, FAR from being bad, hits just the right tone of throwaway sillyness. The supporting cast are perfect. Of the seven Beatles songs, I would say three( "Help" "The NIght Before" and "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away") are A plus Beatles, setting the bar very high indeed. This style of comedy, as I suggested, had one foot in silent comedy and one in hip detachment; and if that works for you, "Help!" should prove timeless.
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This film, suck in the shadow of the criticaly lauded (rightfully so) "A Hard Day's Night", is arguably just as good and maybe more important. Richard Lester's
stuck deep in Buster Keaton mode (the Beatles Digs seem an homage to "the
Electric House") and he never made his modernized version of Buster work
better. Though it lacks "Hard Day's Nights" quicksilver verbal wit; there are
excellent visual jokes to pick up the slack, and the Beatles acting, FAR from being bad, hits just the right tone of throwaway sillyness. The supporting cast are perfect. Of the seven Beatles songs, I would say three( "Help" "The NIght Before" and "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away") are A plus Beatles, setting the bar very high indeed. This style of comedy, as I suggested, had one foot in silent comedy and one in hip detachment; and if that works for you, "Help!" should prove timeless.