The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)
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- Not Rated
- 1h 16min
- Comedy, Music
- 22 Mar 1978 (USA)
- TV Movie
Charts the adventures of the prefab four, possibly the most famous band of all time.
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Cast verified as complete
| Eric Idle | ... |
Dirk McQuickly / The Narrator / S.J. Krammerhead
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John Halsey | ... |
Barry Wom
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| Ricky Fataar | ... |
Stig O'Hara
(as Rikki Fataar)
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| Neil Innes | ... |
Ron Nasty
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| Michael Palin | ... |
Eric Manchester / Billy Kodak
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| George Harrison | ... |
The Interviewer
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| Bianca Jagger | ... |
Martini
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| John Belushi | ... |
Ron Decline
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| Dan Aykroyd | ... |
Brian Thigh
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| Gilda Radner | ... |
Mrs. Emily Pules
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| Bill Murray | ... |
Bill Murray the K.
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| Gwen Taylor | ... |
Mrs. Iris Mountbatten / Chastity
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| Ronnie Wood | ... |
A Hell's Angel
(as Ron Wood)
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| Terence Bayler | ... |
Leggy Mountbatten
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| Henry Woolf | ... |
Arthur Sultan
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| Jeannette Charles | ... |
A Queen of England
(as Jeanette Charles)
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| Carinthia West | ... |
The Bigamy Sisters
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| Al Franken | ... |
Decline's Henchman
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| Lorne Michaels | ... |
Sleazy Merchandiser
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| Tom Davis | ... |
Decline's Henchman
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| Frank Williams | ... |
Archie Macaw - Record Producer
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Eunice |
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| Barry Cryer | ... |
Dick Jaws - Music Publisher
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Penelope Tree | ... |
Penelope - Stig's Wife
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| Robert Putt | ... |
Roadie
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Tania Kosevich | ... |
German Streetwalker
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Jerome Greene | ... |
Blind Lemon Pye
(as Jerome Green)
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Vivienne Cohen |
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Bob Gibson | ... |
Ruttling Orange Peel
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Ollie Halsall | ... |
Leppo - The 5th Rutle
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Pat Pierre Perkins | ... |
Mrs. Peel
(as Pat Perkins)
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Ray Tranter | ... |
Sir Brian Morrison - Oxford Music Professor
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Bunny May | ... |
Journalist / Bobby
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Debbie Waterson |
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| Mick Jagger | ... |
Self - Rock Star
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| Paul Simon | ... |
Paul Simon - Interviewee
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| Roger McGough | ... |
Roger McGough - Liverpool Poet
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| David Battley | ... |
Thief Stealing Typewriter (uncredited)
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| David Frost | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Ron Gwynne | ... |
Groupie #2 (uncredited)
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Cleo Rocos | ... |
Fan in a Red Sweater (uncredited)
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| Ed Sullivan | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Gary Weis | ... |
Photographer Getting off Train (uncredited)
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| Kim Wilde | ... |
Teenager on Roof (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Eric Idle | ||
| Gary Weis | ||
Written by
| Eric Idle | ... | (conceived and written by) |
Produced by
| Craig Kellem | ... | producer |
| Lorne Michaels | ... | executive producer |
| Gary Weis | ... | producer |
Music by
| Neil Innes | ||
Cinematography by
| Gary Weis | ||
Editing by
| Aviva Slesin | ||
Editorial Department
| Colin Berwick | ... | editor: UK |
| Iris Cahn | ... | assistant editor: USA |
| Joe Illing | ... | assistant editor: UK |
Art Direction by
| Peta Button | ||
Costume Design by
| Polly Hamilton | ||
Makeup Department
| Linda Brine | ... | assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist |
| Catherine Elwes | ... | assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist |
| Trisha Kelly | ... | assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist |
| Elaine Smith | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
Production Management
| Roger Simons | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Clive Hedges | ... | first assistant director |
| Kenneth Hunter | ... | assistant director: U.S. (as Ken Hunter) |
| Susanne Rostock | ... | assistant director: U.S. (as Suzanne Rostock) |
Art Department
| Tommy Bacon | ... | property master |
| Tony Cohen | ... | graphic designer |
Sound Department
| Joseph F. Brennan | ... | sound assistant (as Jo Brennan) |
| John Chandler | ... | sound assistant |
| Anthony Jackson | ... | sound (as Tony Jackson) |
| Jane Landis | ... | sound |
| John Ralph | ... | sound assistant (as John Relph) |
| Bruce White | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Julian Doyle | ... | additional photographer |
| John Etherington | ... | grip |
| Chris Sargent | ... | camera operator: second unit |
| Davis Strickland | ... | still photographer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Norma Moriceau | ... | assistant costumes |
Location Management
| Derek Parr | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Neil Innes | ... | lyricist |
| Steve James | ... | music editor |
| John Altman | ... | music arranger: brass and string arrangements (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Pat Rambaut | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
| Sallianne Branson | ... | production secretary |
| Eric Kahane | ... | french adaptation: original version with subtitles |
| Bill Rudgard | ... | production assistant (as Bill Rudguard) |
| Ray Tranter | ... | accountant |
| Jacques Volcouve | ... | french adaptation: original version with subtitles |
Thanks
| John Day | ... | thanks |
| Paul Hecht | ... | thanks |
| Paul Schonfield | ... | thanks |
| Ann Stein | ... | thanks |
| Susan Stone | ... | thanks |
| Tim Stone | ... | thanks |
| Pam Turner | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Above Average Productions
- Broadway Video
- Rutle (copyright holder)
Distributors
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1978) (United States) (tv) (original airing)
- BBC2 (1978) (United Kingdom) (tv) (original airing)
- Rhino Home Video (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- Total Concept Australia (1981) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Carlotta Films (France) (DVD)
- Comedy Central (1994) (United States) (tv) (cable television)
- Image Entertainment (1995) (United States) (video) (LaserDisc)
- Pacific Arts Video (1983) (United States) (VHS)
- Palace Video (1983) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- Rhino Home Video (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- Roadshow Home Video (1984) (Australia) (VHS)
- Sirius Publishing (1995) (United States) (video) (CD-ROM)
- Umbrella Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
- VCI Distribution (1986) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- VTC-Video (1990) (Finland) (VHS)
- Video Service Corporation (2013) (Canada) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1993) (Finland) (tv) (network television)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2007) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Blakes Hotel, London (thanks)
- Lee Lighting (electric equipment)
- Little Big Films of London (animation)
- R/Greenberg Associates (titles)
- Rank Film Laboratories (thanks)
- Télétota (French subtitles by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Rutland Weekend Television takes a look at the Pre-fab Four: Dirk McQuickly (Eric Idle), Barry Wom (John Halsey), Stig O'Hara (Ricky Fataar), and Ron Nasty (Neil Innes); 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 Film Affinity |
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| Taglines | Comedy spoof of Beatlemania from Monty Python's Eric Idle... See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $200,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | In his "memoir" available on the DVD, Eric Idle mentions what The Beatles thought of the movie. According to Idle, George Harrison was very supportive and encouraged him. Paul McCartney disapproved at first, but relented when he learned that Idle grew up near Liverpool; his wife Linda always loved it. Ringo Starr liked the happier scenes, but felt the scenes that mimicked sadder times hit too close. John Lennon (along with Yoko Ono) adored it and refused to return the videotape and soundtrack he was given for approval. Lennon also told Neil Innes that "Get Up and Go" was too similar to "Get Back", and to be careful not to be sued by ATV Music, owners of the Beatles catalogue's copyright at the time. The song was consequently omitted from the 1978 vinyl LP soundtrack. See more » |
| Goofs | When the narrator tries to describe the actual sound of singing "SERGEANT RUTTERS ONLY DARTS CLUB BAND" backwards, the on-screen title displays "DNAB BULC STRAD YLNO SRETTUR TNAEGRES" which are all the letters in reverse order, but he says "DNAB BULC YLNO SRETTUR TNAEGRES" failing to pronounce STRAD, or DARTS backwards. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited from Meet The Beatles (1964). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Hold My Hand See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Mick Jagger, Paul Simon, and Roger McGough are interviewed in this movie, and they got a credit on-screen, but they didn't appeared in the end credits. 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 Tussaud'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 of indicating death. Three: Nasty supposedly sings "I buried Stig" on "I Am The Waitress." In fact, he sings, "E burres stigano," which is very bad Spanish for "Have you a water buffalo?" Four: On the cover of the "Sergeant Rutter" album, Stig is leaning in the exact position of a dying Yeti, from the Rutland Book of the Dead. Five: If you sing the title of "Sergeant Rutter's Only Darts Club Band" backwards, it's supposed to sound very like "Stig has been dead for ages, honestly." In fact, it sounds uncannily like "Dnab Bulc Ylno S'rettur Tnaegres." Palpable nonsense. See more » |