Only the crustiest beatles fans will take offense to this film. All you need is cash follow fourmop topped young brits whose right choice of trousers tight gets them a lifetime recording contract despite their lack of musical ability. Erics script combined with neils fantastic songs, the fine direction and superb acting of the cast created something very special. 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. 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. Now comes the dvd of idles biggest postpython success, the rutles. As tv guide described it, the groups resemblance to the beatles is purely and satirically intentional the film was coproduced by the production companies of eric idle and lorne michaels, and directed by idle. The original soundtrack and film were released in 197 the original soundtrack and film were released in 197.
A mockumentary of a beatleslike singing group called the rutles, the rutles is a collaboration between monty python alumnus eric idle and saturday night live filmmaker gary weis. All you need is cash 1978 was a hilarious parody of the beatles. When originally issued on vinyl in 1978 it contained most of the music featured in the madefortv film the rutles. Neil innes performs i must be in love with the rutles video. Overcoming that, they produce monumental albums like sgt. Audience response was so overwhelming that snl producer lorne michaels decided to go ahead with a full production, all you need is cash, which originally aired on nbctv in the spring. The rutles are an interesting slice of pop culture, an intersection between the beatles, saturday night live, and monty pythons eric idle. The rutles are a satirical band mirroring the beatles. Codirector eric idle was then enjoying success with rutland weekend television, while his script displays the same feeling for the inane non. As well as providing ideas, he supplied idle and innes with a copy of the beatles longplanned documentary, the long and winding road eventually retitled the beatles anthology and. 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. All you need is cash tv movie 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. All you need is cash, an extrasfilled disc marred only by mentions of plans to film a sequel.
The public reaction to the rutles clip led to all you need is cash this full length documentary. Written by idle and innes, all you need is cash documents the rise and fall of the rutles, paralleling much of the history of the beatles. 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 on dvd 603497664122 from rhino. All you need is cash, the centerpiece of the rutles anthology.
The rutles in all you need is cash original airdate. Staring rikki fataar, john halsey, gilda radner and george harrison. The rutles, a hilarious spoof of the beatles and the brainchild of monty pythons eric idle, made their first appearance in a short film on saturday night live. The rutles lp is the soundtrack album from that film and it contains 14 of the film s 20 songs. Capatal dissected and dismembered the british albums, added singles, and created completely different albums. Mar 27, 2012 the rutles, a hilarious spoof of the beatles and the brainchild of monty pythons eric idle, made their first appearance in a short film on saturday night live. All you need is cash ogsa titulert the rutles er en parodisk. 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. 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. Their 1978 rockumentary all you need is cash predated spinal tap and paved the way for. A shortlived rutles fan club, called rutlemaniacs international, was created and run by david rosenbaum in the year after all you need is cash aired. The rutles soundtrack from 1990, composed by the rutles. The rutles is the soundtrack album to the film all you need is cash, a mockumentary about the fictional band the rutles. Its the cut of the film used for the dvd, which is supposed to be an early edit.
Major happys upandcoming once upon a good time band rendezvous duration. There really isnt any plot, just a series of vignettes, unctuously narrated by idle, which mercilessly skewer the beatles mythology. The rutles is a soundtrack album to the 1978 telemovie all you need is cash. The rutles all you need is cash subtitulada en espanol duration. All you need is cash is one of my favorite films of all time. Since there is no complete rutles discography out there in the internet universe, i decided to compile one as a reference for all rutles fans. Mar 29, 2015 the rutles gained more fame after their 1978 mockumentary television film, all you need is cash in which george harrison actually appears. 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. Rutters only darts club band, which, along with appearances on the ed sullivan show and a concert.
The new version of the original lp has a great sounding remaster based on my ortofon 2m blue. With eric idle, john halsey, ricky fataar, neil innes. Buy the rutles 2 cant buy me lunch from amazons movies store. 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. Charts the adventures of the prefab four, possibly the most famous band of all time. The problem is that it very quickly exhausts itself, both aesthetically and in terms of the. As tv guide described it, the groups resemblance to the beatles is purely and satirically intentional. 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. Even to those who have never been exposed to either monty python or spinal tap, it will come across as flat and tired, squandering. The tv film was originally intended as a latenight special, perhaps to fill in for nbcs saturday night on one of its weeks off. The rutles all you need is cash 30th anniversary edition 1978.
This originally fictional band, created by eric idle and neil innes for 1970s television programming, became an actual group whilst remaining a parody of the beatles which toured and recorded, releasing many songs and albums that included two uk chart hits. Released by rhino records in 1990 r2 75760 containing music from the rutles. The members of the prefab four are nasty, barry, stig, and dirk. Originally, the rutles appeared on saturday night live thats why members from s. In the third issue of the fan club newsletter rutles forever, an interview with eric idle conducted by mr. The rutles beatles blog beatles blog adventures in. 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. The project was given extra recognition through harrisons support. 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. This venture included a madefortelevision mockumentary titled all you need is cash. Ive long wondered about all you need is cash, one of the first and more obscure film credits of the legendary bill murray. The problem with the rutles is not that it is a tv film. The album contains 14 of the tongueincheek pastiches of beatles songs that were featured in the film.
But with this cd reissue we finally get to hear the complete set of songs from that film. The rutles all you need is cash subtitulada en espanol. Im glad to have finally seen it, as it remains a witty mockumentary, albeit a. The band that originally performed the music in the film and on their records consisted of innes. One of the first mockumentaries, the rutles takes satirical aim at the beatles through the story of the rutles, whose journey through the 60s travels the same fabled arc as a. The rutles gained more fame after their 1978 mockumentary television film, all you need is cash in which george harrison actually appears. Even george harrison got in on the joke he makes a cameo appearance along with paul simon, mick. Jun 21, 2014 the soundtrack to the movie the rutles. All you need is cash ook bekend als the rutles is een britse televisiefilmmockumentary uit 1978. The primary creative force of the rutles music was neil innes, the sole composer and arranger of the songs. 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.
Rosenbaum was published in the summer of 1979 in this interview, idle talks about the origin of the idea, some problems involved in. Cant buy me lunch is a 2002 retelling of the 1978 mockumentary all you need is cash, in a modern setting. Krammerhead iii, john halsley barry wom, ricky fataar stig ohara, neil innes ron nasty, michael palin eric manchester, rutle corp. Nbc was so taken with the project, though, that they. The rutles are, of course, bonzo dog doodah bandmonty python man neil innes pastiche of the beatles. The rutles all you need is cash tv movie 1978 imdb. Listen free to the rutles the rutles hold my hand, number one and more. Aug 30, 20 the rutles are, of course, bonzo dog doodah bandmonty python man neil innes pastiche of the beatles. 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. Rutland weekend television series one, episode one 1975. Charts the adventures of the prefab four, possibly the most famous band of. 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 tv film, all you need is cash, was released in 1978 and featured cameos from george harrison, mick jagger, bill murray and michael palin.
The rutles 2 cant buy me lunch eric idle 2002 youtube. A mockumentary of a beatleslike singing group called the rutles, the rutles is a collaboration between beatles alumnus eric idle and beatles filmmaker gary weis. Pop culture, comedic satire, and rock music have always made for strange bedfellows. 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.
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