The attention to period detail helps elevate the gags further, but idles real secret weapon is neil innes, standing in as ron nasty, the rutles answer to john lennon. 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 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. In one of the movie scenes where the rutles descend an outdoor fire exitstaircase, there is a 1970s vw rabbit parked near the base of the stairs. Nbc was so taken with the project, though, that they. On the soundtrack release of the music from all you need is cash, the rutles were officially. Originally, the rutles appeared on saturday night live thats why members from s. The music and events of the rutles paralleled that of the beatles, parodying.
Idle devised the rutlemania show to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the spoof beatles bands all you need is cash mockumentary, which first aired in 1978. 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. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. The public reaction to the rutles clip led to all you need is cash this full length documentary. 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. 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. The rutles the prefab four are a band known for their visual and aural pastiches and parodies of the beatles. All you need is cash 1978 12 03221978 us comedy, music 1h 16m user score. Charts the adventures of the prefab four, possibly the most famous band of all time. Twentythree years after the release of the original beatles mockumentary, the rutles. The album contains 14 of the tongueincheek pastiches of beatles songs that were featured in the film. Eric idle, neil innes, rikki fataar, and john halsey director. All you need is cash, an extrasfilled disc marred only by mentions of plans to film a sequel. All you need is cash dvd 2005 eric idle, weis dir cert 12.
The tv film was originally intended as a latenight special, perhaps to fill in for nbcs saturday night on one of its weeks off. Fragment filmu grupy monty python the rutles all you need is cash w rezyserii erica idlego i garego weisa. All you need is cash 1978 eric idle, gary weis on allmovie a mockumentary of a beatleslike singing group. In adapting the characters for a fulllength tv feature, several changes were made. Do you own it on its assorted formats vhs, laserdisc, dvd, bluray. Now comes the dvd of idles biggest postpython success, the rutles. Roadshow home video australia trailer for the snl tv movie the rutles all you need is cash 1978. Outlander meme, outlander season 1, outlander tv series, sam heughan outlander. Cant buy me lunch is a 2002 retelling of the 1978 mockumentary all you need is cash, in a modern setting. Eric idle s the rutles 30th anniversary revue is set for a limited run in new york, coinciding with former monty python stars 65th birthday. The rutles all you need is cash beatles spoof uk special. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. When a rutles segment from the show was played during a saturday night live episode hosted by idle, producer lorne michaels suggested doing a longer take on the beatles parody and this releases first offering all you need is cash shown in 1978 on the bbc in england and nbc over here was the result.
The rutles are a satirical band mirroring the beatles. All you need is cash was broadcast march 22, 1978, in a prime weeknight 9. 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 all you need is cash tv movie 1978 imdb. The rutles is the soundtrack album to the film all you need is cash, a mockumentary about the fictional band the rutles. The rutles all you need is cash 1978 roadshow home video. The rutles in all you need is cash original airdate. It was forty years ago yester day that all you need is cash first aired on nbc. Not only did the show come in last in its time slot, it was the lowest rated show for the entire week coming in. In 1978, the bbc aired a special from former monty python member, eric idle. All you need is cash tv movie 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. All you need is cash tv movie 1978 soundtracks on imdb.
All you need is cash ook bekend als the rutles is een britse televisiefilm mockumentary uit 1978. All you need is cash 1978 is a comedy, music movie starring eric idle and neil innes. With eric idle, john halsey, ricky fataar, neil innes. We were making a sketch about people suffering from lovesickness and neil had. 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. Maurice bursztynski and skizz cyzyk join mike to discuss the 1978 madefortv movie the rutles. The rutles is a soundtrack album to the 1978 telemovie all you need is cash. 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.
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 of 1978. The band that recorded the actual music was slightly different from the band that appeared on camera, as idle did not take part in the recording process. When the pythons were scripting their tv series, sketches were run past the. 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 is a 1978 television film that traces in mockumentary style the career of. 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. This eric idleconceived beatles parody features idle with john cleese, mick jagger, george harrison, paul simon and all the. The special was a full on parody of the beatles history. 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. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. All you need is cash, the film is a very specific and on the money parody of the famous supergroup.
The primary creative force of the rutles music was neil innes, the sole composer and arranger of the songs. 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. All you need is cash 1978 was a hilarious parody of the beatles. Eric idle, john halsey, ricky fataar, neil innes en michael palin. All you need is cash can be viewed as the point where the. 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 all you need is cash 1978 roadshow home. Discussion in visual arts started by mben989, mar 23, 2018. The project was given extra recognition through harrisons support. Directed by gary weis and eric idle, this mockumentary tells the tale of the incredible smash hit band the rutles. Snl nerds episode 55 the rutles all you need is cash 1978. Did you know that neil innes played the magician in the 80s itvyorkshire tv series puddle lane. 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.
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