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The Rutles: All You Need is Cash

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The Rutles: All You Need is Cash
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NR,1hr 10min
Genre:
Comedy
Released:
January 1, 1978
Directors:
Eric Idle, Gary Weis
Distributor:
Rhino Home Video
Starring:
Eric Idle, Neil Innes, Mick Jagger  ...more
Synopsis: A mockumentary of a Beatles-like singing group called the Rutles, The Rutles is a collaboration between Monty Python alumnus Eric Idle and Saturday Night Live filmmaker Gary Weis. The members of the "pre-Fab Four" are Nasty, Barry, Stig, and Dirk. There really isn't any plot, just a series of vignettes, unctuously narrated by Idle, which mercilessly skewer the Beatles mythology. Under the guidance of agent Leggy Mountbatten (before he tragically takes a teaching post in Australia), the Rutles rise ... Full Synopsis
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Mark Deming, AMG Review
You don't have to be a Beatles fan to enjoy All You Need Is Cash, though it certainly helps. Co-writers and directors Eric Idle and Gary Weis ruthlessly and hilariously parody the style of biographical television documentaries, and anyone who has ever watched A&E's Biography will be able to recognize the same clichés more than 20 years down the line. But, just as importantly, Idle and Weis know the ... Full Review
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Eric Idle
Dirk McQuickley, Narrator, S.J. Krammerhead, Dirk McQuickley/Narrator/S.J. Krammerhead
Neil Innes
Ron Nasty
Mick Jagger
Himself
Paul Simon
Himself
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