The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash [DVD]

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DVD Special Features Brand new transfer featuring previously unavailable scenes Further deleted scenes Eric Idle commentary Eric Idle introduction From .co.uk ----------- 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. Codirector Eric Idle was then enjoying success with Rutland Weekend Television, while his script displays the same feeling for the inane non-sequitur evident in his Monty Python work. The band's progress from "penniless, untalented nobodies" to "rich, untalented somebodies" is vividly brought to life--with dialogue adapted from actual Beatles interviews and newsreels, and a roster of songs sounding uncannily close to Beatles originals thanks to "Nasty" Neil Innes' genius for pastiche. Interviews with a suitably primed Mick Jagger and Paul Simon give added realism, as do cameos from George Harrison (one-time Beach Boy Rikki aar plays his Rutles double Stig) and Stones guitarist Ron Wood. Dan Ackroyd and John Belushi make characterful, pre-Blues Brothers appearances. On the DVD: The Rutles--All You Need is Cash has come up well in this DVD transfer. The fullscreen 4:3 ratio picture and mono sound wear their age well, enhanced by the extra scenes included. There's further interview material with Jagger and Simon, and a specially recorded, though wholly unfunny, DVD introduction from Idle, who also contributes a running commentary. All in all, this is an ideal way to get to know, or renew acquaintance with, a film that brings the swinging 60s back down to earth. --Richard Whitehouse P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); From the Back Cover ------------------- This is the legendary story of four mop-topped scousers that changed the face of music in the 60’s. Ron Nasty, Dirk McQuickly, Stig O’Hara and Barry Wom, collectively, The Rutles. From the Hamburg days where they found themselves ‘far from home and far from talented’, through the of their classic albums ‘Sgt Rutter’s Only Darts Club Band’, ‘Let It Rot’ to the experimentation with tea, the artistic differences and the inevitable split. Relive the phenomenum of the pre-fab four who won over the world with their catchy tunes, whacky humour and tight trousers. Relive Rutlemania! See more ( javascript:void(0) )