The bluray presents all you need is cash remastered in 16x9 high definition, mostly from the original 16mm film elements. 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. All you need is cash was broadcast march 22, 1978, in a prime weeknight 9. When the pythons were scripting their tv series, sketches were run past the. With titles like hold my hand, with a girl like you, and ouch. Rutles 2 qualifies as little more than an overly reverent tribute to the 1978 original, and it barely bothers with the details at all. All you need is cash, an extrasfilled disc marred only by mentions of plans to film a sequel. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Former beatle george harrison appeared in the film and assisted in its creation. All you need is cash did much better outside the us. 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. All you need is cash was not a success on american television on its first showing on 22 march 1978. The rutles all you need is cash 1978 roadshow home video. Cant buy me lunch, followed by the subtitle another look at the rutles.
The rutles all you need is cash 1978 a beatles mockumentary with parodypastiche songs. Idle goes solowith a little help from his friends the rutles. Rutles leader neil innes, dead at 75, goes deep in one of his final. Discussion in visual arts started by mben989, mar 23. 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. The rutles all you need is cash 1978 roadshow home video australia trailer. Cant buy me lunch is also included, but only on the dvd. Jun 21, 2014 the soundtrack to the movie the rutles. I was only dimly aware of who eric idle and the other pythons were at this time.
All you need is cash, a tv movie shown in both england and the united states, was the. Standard definition or not, i can think of no good reason for it to not appear on the bluray disc too. All you need is cash, which originally aired on nbctv in the spring of 1978 six years. 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. After the rutles movie, innes was also featured in the english tv series the innes. The rutles all you need is cash 1978 roadshow home. The 1978 rutles movie all you need is cash was produced by. 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. All you need is cash was a beatles satire by people who clearly loved and understood their source material and bothered to get the details right. 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. 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 dvd 603497664122 from rhino.
Produced by michaels then fledgling broadway video studio, all you need is cash premiered on nbc in 1978. All you need is cash 1978 eric idle, gary weis on allmovie a mockumentary of a beatleslike singing group. 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. Rutter wont spoil any more, but its highly recommended. The rutles are a satirical band mirroring the beatles. 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. The rutles anthology arrives as a 2 disc set with a bluray and standard dvd. But its still fun and i can still hold two hours of songs in my head. With eric idle, john halsey, ricky fataar, neil innes. So, yeah, we could leave it there, said neil innes during a san diego visit to plan. Monty python alumnus eric idle charts the rise and fall of the prefab four, known to their adoring fans. Gilda radner and al franken and tom davis all have roles. George harrison cameo in the rutles all you need is cash. 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.
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. 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. Before spinal tap, there was the rutles, the story of the prefab four and their rise to fame from bumping into each other by accident in liverpool to drinking heavy amounts of. Not only did the show come in last in its time slot, it was the lowest rated show for the entire week coming in.
Charts the adventures of the prefab four, possibly the most famous band of all time. 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. 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. Film watch music tv paul simon george harrison movies ron woods monty python the beatles musical movies. So great was the reaction that the show was rerun just two months later on bbc1, may 27, 1978, at 10. The dark horse years 19761992 segment got my mind set on you l. This particular evening, i was home alone flipping through the channels and i came upon all you need is cash just as it was starting. Lorne asked if i could write 20 more rutles songs by next thursday lunchtime.
Dec 30, 2019 lorne asked if i could write 20 more rutles songs by next thursday lunchtime. All you need is cash wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. 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 six years before the more famous mockumentary spinal tap. 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. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Roadshow home video australia trailer for the snl tv movie the rutles all you need is cash 1978. All you need is cash 1978 english cinema, trailer, video clips, the rutles. Staring rikki fataar, john halsey, gilda radner and george harrison. Unfollow meet the rutles to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Robin williams footage, in particular, looks as if. As tv guide described it, the groups resemblance to the beatles is purely and satirically intentional. 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 rutland weekend songbook, sometimes referred to as rutland times, is a 1976 album by eric idle and neil innes featuring songs from the. The rutles the prefab four are a band known for their visual and aural pastiches and parodies of the beatles.
In merchandising for the tv series, references were made to a rutles album. Jun 20, 2012 it was indeed a wise idea, for the rutles. Originally, the rutles appeared on saturday night live thats why members from s. 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. This is at least a slightly more accurate description of what is. 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 rutles was initially released as a made for nbc tv film in 1978. All you need is cash 1978 is a comedy, music movie starring eric idle and neil innes. Sein bemuhen, so viele wie moglich in diesen film noch. The project was given extra recognition through harrisons support. The coolest thing about all you need is cash are the songs, all written by innes, a composer and monty python regular player. Now comes the dvd of idles biggest postpython success, the rutles. All you need is cash featuring eric idle and neil innes is not currently available to stream, rent, or buy but you can add it to your want to see list for. Years before anyone had ever heard of spinal tap, there were the rutles.
Eric idle, neil innes, rikki fataar, and john halsey director. One of the local radio stations had a beatlesonly weekend, and ran a contest where they would play unannounced rutles songs randomly, and the first caller to. 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. The show fared better on bbc television when it was premiered a week later, on 27 march 1978. This is at least a slightly more accurate description of what is less a sequel than a confounding regurgitation of the.
The rutles songs including piggy in the middle, doubleback alley, hold my hand, i must be in. Did you know that neil innes played the magician in the 80s itvyorkshire tv series puddle lane. All you need is cash tv movie 1978 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Rutland weekend television takes a look at the prefab four. The public reaction to the rutles clip led to all you need is cash this full length documentary. This astonishingly bad comedy, a belated quasisequel to 1978s the rutles all you need is cash, is being marketed as the rutles 2 cant buy me lunch but it actually bears a different title onscreen. The rutles is the soundtrack album to the film all you need is cash, a mockumentary about the fictional band the rutles. In merchandising for the tv series, references were made to a rutles album finchley. I was home alone flipping through the channels and i came upon all you need is cash just as it was starting. Eric idle got by with a little help from his monty python and saturday night live pals to create this mockumentary, originally a 1978 nbctv special execproduced by lorne michael, part satire of and part tribute to the beatles with the same kind of visual and verbal anarchy that characterized monty.
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 all you need is cash tv movie 1978 imdb. In 1978, i was sort of in a dormant phase of my beatle fandom. Marz 1978 wird streifen im amerikanischen fernsehen zum ersten mal.
All you need is cash can be viewed as the point where the. It was forty years ago yesterday that 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. Neil innes, a master of musical humor, is dead at 75 the. The rutles in all you need is cash original airdate. This proposal led to the mockumentary all you need is cash 1978, directed by. Cant buy me lunch is a 2002 retelling of the 1978 mockumentary all you need is cash, in a modern setting. A successful soundtrack album in 1978 was, much later, followed in 1996 by archaeology.
Law 1 episode, 1993 rhyme and punishment 1993 tv episode c. Dec 02, 2010 roadshow home video australia trailer for the snl tv movie the rutles all you need is cash 1978. The rutles all you need is cash filmkritik film tv spielfilm. Krammerhead iii, john halsley barry wom, ricky fataar stig ohara, neil innes ron nasty, michael palin eric manchester, rutle corp. All you need is cash 1978 was a hilarious parody of the beatles. Did you know that neil innes played the magician in the 80s itvyorkshire tv series.
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