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The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash

  • TV Movie
  • 1978
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 16m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
7.4K
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Eric Idle, Ricky Fataar, John Halsey, and Neil Innes in The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)
MockumentaryParodySatireComedyMusic

Charts the adventures of the prefab four, possibly the most famous band of all time.Charts the adventures of the prefab four, possibly the most famous band of all time.Charts the adventures of the prefab four, possibly the most famous band of all time.

  • Directors
    • Eric Idle
    • Gary Weis
  • Writer
    • Eric Idle
  • Stars
    • Eric Idle
    • John Halsey
    • Ricky Fataar
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    7.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Eric Idle
      • Gary Weis
    • Writer
      • Eric Idle
    • Stars
      • Eric Idle
      • John Halsey
      • Ricky Fataar
    • 61User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast44

    Eric Idle
    Eric Idle
    • Dirk McQuickly…
    John Halsey
    • Barry Wom
    Ricky Fataar
    Ricky Fataar
    • Stig O'Hara
    • (as Rikki Fataar)
    Neil Innes
    Neil Innes
    • Ron Nasty
    Michael Palin
    Michael Palin
    • Eric Manchester…
    George Harrison
    George Harrison
    • The Interviewer
    Bianca Jagger
    Bianca Jagger
    • Martini
    John Belushi
    John Belushi
    • Ron Decline
    Dan Aykroyd
    Dan Aykroyd
    • Brian Thigh
    Gilda Radner
    Gilda Radner
    • Mrs. Emily Pules
    Bill Murray
    Bill Murray
    • Bill Murray the K.
    Gwen Taylor
    Gwen Taylor
    • Mrs. Iris Mountbatten…
    Ronnie Wood
    Ronnie Wood
    • A Hell's Angel
    • (as Ron Wood)
    Terence Bayler
    Terence Bayler
    • Leggy Mountbatten
    Henry Woolf
    Henry Woolf
    • Arthur Sultan
    Jeannette Charles
    Jeannette Charles
    • A Queen of England
    • (as Jeanette Charles)
    Carinthia West
    Carinthia West
    • The Bigamy Sisters
    Al Franken
    Al Franken
    • Decline's Henchman
    • Directors
      • Eric Idle
      • Gary Weis
    • Writer
      • Eric Idle
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      TIME Magazine reported that the scene where Michael Palin played the press agent and George Harrison the interviewer, was the first time they ever talked to each other. It made Palin realize, he said, that Harrison was not some larger-than-life idol, but just an extremely talented person, very accessible, witty and interested in a variety of subjects. He turned out to know every Python sketch word for word. He also came across as someone far from 'the quiet one', rather a surprisingly enthusiastic talker.
    • 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.
    • Quotes
      • Narrator: Mick, why do you think the Rutles broke up?
      • Mick Jagger: Why do I think they did? Why did the Rutles break up? Women. Just women. Getting in the way. Cherchez la femme, you know.
      • Narrator: Do you think they'll ever get back together again?
      • Mick Jagger: I hope not.
    • 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.
    • Alternate versions
      The region 1 DVD contains an alternate edit from all previously released video releases.
    • Connections
      Edited from The Ed Sullivan Show: Meet The Beatles (1964)
    • Soundtracks
      Hold My Hand
      (uncredited)
      Written and Produced by Neil Innes
      Performed by Neil Innes, Ollie Halsall, Ricky Fataar and John Halsey

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    Details

    • Release date
      • March 22, 1978 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • The Rutles
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • All You Need Is Cash
    • Filming locations
      • Abbey Road Studios, Abbey Road, St. John's Wood, London, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Above Average Productions
      • Broadway Video
      • Rutle
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • $200,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 16m(76 min)
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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