First screened on bbc2 in 1978, at a time when the standing of the beatles was at its lowest, the rutles all you need is cash is the original and pace this is spinal tap best rockumentary spoof. This venture included a madefortelevision mockumentary titled all. The prefab four return, as rhino reissue the rutles, the soundtrack album to the brilliant 1978 spoof documentary all you need is cash, which parodies the rise and fall of the beatles. All you need is cash can be viewed as the point where the funny, creative and inventive eric idle started to be replaced by a lazier writer, who would string out a single joke not. All you need is cash 1978 was a hilarious parody of the beatles. Originally created as a short sketch in idles british television comedy series rutland weekend television, the rutles gained notice after being the focus of the mockumentary television film all you need is cash 1978, aka the rutles. The rutles are an interesting slice of pop culture, an intersection between the beatles, saturday night live, and monty pythons eric idle. Jun 20, 2012 it was indeed a wise idea, for the rutles. The prefab four, as they appear in the film all you need is cash, are dirk mcquickly eric idle, barry wom john halsey, stig ohara ricky fataar and ron nasty neil innes. All you need is cash is a series of skits and gags that illustrate the rutles story, following the chronology of the beatles. The rutles are a satirical band mirroring the beatles. All you need is cash is a 1978 english film stars eric idle, eric idle, gary weis, john halsey, ricky fataar, neil innes, michael palin, bianca jagger, john belushi, dan aykroyd, george harrison, gilda radner, bill murray, gwen taylor, ronnie wood, mick jagger, paul simon, gary weis, jeannette charles, eric idle, gary weis. Other special features include inside shabby road, the making of the music of the rutles and some deleted scenes, featuring mick jagger and paul simon.
A collaboration between major figures of both monty python and the early saturday night live crew, the rutles serve as a clear forerunner to spinal tap. The primary creative force of the rutles music was neil innes, the sole composer and arranger of the songs. Shop the rutles all you need is cash 30th anniversary edition 1978 dvd. Dec 02, 2010 roadshow home video australia trailer for the snl tv movie the rutles all you need is cash 1978. When originally issued on vinyl in 1978 it contained most of the music featured in the madefortv film.
The glue of the film is the soundtrack by innes, who created 19 more songs for the film, each. The band that originally performed the music in the film and on their records consisted of innes. Download or stream the rutles all you need is cash 1978 with eric idle, john halsey, gary weis for free on hoopla. Only the crustiest beatles fans will take offense to this film.
Eric idle, made their first appearance in a short film on saturday night live. Idle goes solowith a little help from his friends the rutles. All you need is cash was one of the first of its kind, inspiration for the rob reiner comedy film this is spinal tap in 1984 all you need is cash is a series of skits and gags that illustrate the rutles story, following the chronology of the beatles. The rutles all you need is cash 30th anniversary edition. Jun 21, 2014 the soundtrack to the movie the rutles. The tv film was originally intended as a latenight special, perhaps to fill in for nbcs saturday night on one of its weeks off. If you re familiar with neil innes, then thats all the recommendation you need.
All you need is cash, with guest appearances from george harrison. Did you know that neil innes played the magician in the 80s itvyorkshire tv series. Ive split the list into four sections mainly because i took the wikipedia beatles in film page as a starting point. The rutles all you need is cash 30th anniversary edition 1978 dvd. This film is one of the most perfect parody films ever written and produced. All you need is cash, the fictional story of englands other legendary foursome, i was going to put together a boxed set called the compleat rutles, compiling each and every existing track i could find, arranged in chronological order based on information taken directly. Staring rikki fataar, john halsey, gilda radner and george harrison. Nbc was so taken with the project, though, that they. If you re a fan of the beatles or of monty pythons flying circus and i happen to be both, its hard to dislike this classic takeoff of the beatles phenomenon masterminded by pythons eric idle and composer neil innes that lampoons the fab four so precisely that the attention to detail for beatlemaniacs will be even more impressive than the wit. In 1978, the bbc aired a special from former monty python member, eric idle. As tv guide described it, the groups resemblance to the beatles is purely and satirically intentional.
All you need is cash 1978, a beatles parody given form partly thanks to its lead guitarist george harrison originally conceived as a throwaway sketch on eric idles postpython bbc comedy series rutland weekend television 197576, the skit took on a life of its own when it was shown on an episode of the longrunning gag show. All you need is cash 1978 is now widely regarded as the best of the beatles parodies, and the fake band has garnered a cult following of its own, to rival that of spinal tap. The compleat rutles the boxed set that wasnt revised. Originally, the rutles appeared on saturday night live thats why members from s. Encouraged by the positive public reaction to the sketch, featuring beatles. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the classic tv movie the rutles. If ever a comedy film deserved a pass on the basis of its cast alone other than its a mad, mad, mad, mad world, naturally, one could make a pretty strong case for the rutles. All you need is cash, the centerpiece of the rutles anthology.
This venture included a madefortelevision mockumentary titled all you need is cash. All you need is cash on a tiny budget, but with a hilariously clever and knowing script, eric idle and neil innes labored to create the story of the rutles in a movie for nbc television called all you need is cash. All you need is cash 1978 eric idle, ricky fataar, john halsey, and neil innes in the rutles. All you need is cash, the fictional story of englands other legendary foursome, i was going to put together a boxed set called the compleat rutles, compiling each and every existing track i could find. The rutles all you need is cash tv movie 1978 imdb. Codirector eric idle was then enjoying success with rutland weekend television. Eric idle as dirk mcquickly paul narrator john halsey as barry wom ringo ric. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Former beatle george harrison appeared in the film and assisted in its creation. All you need is cash can be viewed as the point where the funny, creative and inventive eric idle. Encouraged by the positive public reaction to the sketch, featuring beatles music pastiches. Roadshow home video australia trailer for the snl tv movie the rutles all you need is cash 1978.
All you need is cash on dvd 603497664122 from rhino. Im glad to have finally seen it, as it remains a witty mockumentary, albeit a. The film it was made for tv was conceived by eric idle with songs written and produced by neil innes and performed by innes, john halsey, ollie halsall, andy. The rutles all you need is cash is an equally affectionate look at the short career of the beatles. Although the rutles is a very funny comedy itself it does require that you know both beatles and monty python relatively well. Created as a short sketch in idles uk television comedy series rutland weekend television, the rutles gained fame after being the focus of the 1978 mockumentary television film, all you need is cash the rutles.
Even if you dont like the beatles, i would still recommend one to check out the rutles, for if nothing else, its just good music. I am a great beatles fan and appreciate this mocumentary for its humour and the quality of the songs which are worthy of the beatles themselves. Ive long wondered about all you need is cash, one of the first and more obscure film credits of the legendary bill murray. The film it was made for tv was conceived by eric idle with songs written and produced by neil innes and performed by innes, john halsey, ollie halsall, andy brown, and ricky. But the one thing that i remember and enjoy most of all that neil innes was heavily involved in is the film the rutles 1978 also known as all you need is cash. Find great deals on ebay for the rutles dvd and all you need is cash dvd.
All you need is cash 1978 eric idle, gary weis on allmovie a mockumentary of a beatleslike singing group. The rutles je britska komedialni hudebni skupina, kterou v polovine 70. Cant buy me lunch is a 2002 retelling of the 1978 mockumentary all you need is cash, in a modern setting. Aug 15, 2009 with all due respect to the collective genius involved in the spinal tap saga, it is safe to say no other artists have been able to repeat or recreate the delicate balance exhibited in the rutles multimedia parody. Hey all, i couldnt find a complete list of all movies related to the beatles, so im trying to make one. Id seen the skit on snl and was not disappointed when a complete film was made of it. Jan 10, 2007 perhaps the best beatles parody of all time. The band that originally performed the music in the film and on their records consisted of innes, halsey, fataar, guitarist ollie halsall and bassist andy brown. Eric idle, neil innes, rikki fataar, and john halsey director. All you need is cash tv movie 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The john and yoko parody or is it just nasty neil innes and chastity gwen taylor.
With eric idle involved, george harrisons liking for monty python ensured that he would play an active part and found himself involved from the very beginning. The rutles all you need is cash 1978 roadshow home. All you need is cash, the film is a very specific and on the money parody of the famous supergroup. The special was a full on parody of the beatles history. All you need is cash was one of the first of its kind, inspiration for the rob reiner comedy film this is spinal tap in 1984. Sep 25, 2018 the prefab four return, as rhino reissue the rutles, the soundtrack album to the brilliant 1978 spoof documentary all you need is cash, which parodies the rise and fall of the beatles. The rutles all you need is cash 1978 roadshow home video. Gary weis and eric idle 74 minutes 15 1978 this spoof documentary on a beatleslike pop group written and performed by expython eric idle and exbonzo dog band member neil innes, with plenty of cameos from george harrison, paul simon. The public reaction to the rutles clip led to all you need is cash this full. The rutles all you need is cash 1978 roadshow home video australia trailer duration. All you need is cash vhs, 2001 at the best online prices at ebay. The prefab four, as they appear in the film all you need is cash, are dirk mcquickly, barry wom john halsey, stig ohara ricky fataar and ron nasty. Eric idle as dirk mcquickly paul narrator john halsey as barry wom ringo ricky fataar as stig ohara george neil innes as ron nasty john michael palin as eric manchester, rutle corp.
Gary weis and eric idle 74 minutes 15 1978 this spoof documentary on a beatleslike pop group written and performed by expython eric idle and exbonzo dog band member neil innes, with plenty of cameos from george harrison, paul simon, mick. The public reaction to the rutles clip led to all you need is cash this full length documentary. When originally issued on vinyl in 1978 it contained most of the music featured in the madefortv film the rutles. Twentythree years after the original, documentarist melvin hall eric idle interviews mainstream artists, actors, and musicians about the days of the popular band the rutles, which mostly consisted of. All you need is cash also known as the rutles is a 1978 television film that traces in mockumentary style the career of a fictitious english rock group called the rutles. The glue of the film is the soundtrack by innes, who created 19 more songs for the film, each a pastiche of a beatles song or genre. Actual beatle george harrison notably appeared in the film and assisted in its creation.
Charts the adventures of the prefab four, possibly the most famous band of all time. The rutles all you need is cash subtitulada en espanol. The rutles is a soundtrack album to the 1978 telemovie all you need is cash. Before this is spinal tap 1984 there was the rutles. I first saw this on tv in 1978 and have hoping it would be reshown but it never was so i was delighted to find it on dvd. All you need is cash is a 1978 television film that traces in mockumentary style the career of a fictitious english rock group called the rutles. With all due respect to the collective genius involved in the spinal tap saga, it is safe to say no other artists have been able to repeat or recreate the delicate balance exhibited in the rutles multimedia parody. The album contains 14 of the tongueincheek pastiches of beatles songs that were featured in the film.
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