Jeannette Charles, an actress whose uncanny resemblance to Queen Elizabeth II launched a movie career that included scene-stealing moments in National Lampoon’s European Vacation, The Naked Gun, and Austin Powers sequel Goldmember, died June 2 at a care home in Great Beddow in Essex, England. She was 96.
Her death was announced by daughter Carol Christophi to UK publications The Mirror and The Standard. “Mum was a real character and a force of nature,” Christophi said in a statement. “She had an amazing life.” In an interview with UK radio station Lbc, Christophi said, “She was always respectful of the Queen and adored the Royal Family. We will miss her dearly.”
In a 2022 essay for The Guardian, Charles explained how she began her career as a lookalike. “Before I had children,” she wrote, “I’d worked as an au pair and a typist, but I’d always wanted to act. I’d been in amateur productions,...
Her death was announced by daughter Carol Christophi to UK publications The Mirror and The Standard. “Mum was a real character and a force of nature,” Christophi said in a statement. “She had an amazing life.” In an interview with UK radio station Lbc, Christophi said, “She was always respectful of the Queen and adored the Royal Family. We will miss her dearly.”
In a 2022 essay for The Guardian, Charles explained how she began her career as a lookalike. “Before I had children,” she wrote, “I’d worked as an au pair and a typist, but I’d always wanted to act. I’d been in amateur productions,...
- 6/5/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Jeannette Charles, the Queen Elizabeth II look-alike who played the British monarch for laughs in National Lampoon’s European Vacation, in the first Naked Gun movie and in the last Austin Powers film, has died. She was 96.
Charles died Sunday at a hospice facility in Great Baddow, Essex, England, her daughter, Carol Christophi, announced. “Mum was a real character and a force of nature. She had an amazing life,” she said. “She was always respectful of the queen and adored the royal family.”
Queen Elizabeth II died in September 2022, also at age 96.
Charles spent more than four decades doubling for the head of state before she wound down her career in 2014.
“I think the first time I was recognized [as the queen] was on a trip [in 1971] to Capri in Italy, with my Italian pen friend Florence,” she recalled in a 2012 interview. “Someone shouted ‘Princess Elizabeth’ in Italian, my friend explained her majesty had...
Charles died Sunday at a hospice facility in Great Baddow, Essex, England, her daughter, Carol Christophi, announced. “Mum was a real character and a force of nature. She had an amazing life,” she said. “She was always respectful of the queen and adored the royal family.”
Queen Elizabeth II died in September 2022, also at age 96.
Charles spent more than four decades doubling for the head of state before she wound down her career in 2014.
“I think the first time I was recognized [as the queen] was on a trip [in 1971] to Capri in Italy, with my Italian pen friend Florence,” she recalled in a 2012 interview. “Someone shouted ‘Princess Elizabeth’ in Italian, my friend explained her majesty had...
- 6/5/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
To borrow a phrase from Paddy Chayefsky, Eric Idle is mad as hell, and he’s not going to take it anymore. The founding member of Monty Python, 80, has taken to X in recent days to clear the air on a number of matters regarding the legendary British troupe — whose catalog (four seasons of Monty Python’s Flying Circus plus five feature films, including Monty Python and the Holy Grail and Monty Python’s Life of Brian) have elevated them to “Beatles of comedy” status. (Idle, it’s worth noting, is also the mind behind the 1978 Beatles parody The Rutles.) The claims — which many fans say are ruining their cherished Python memories — are as follows:
Idle is Out of Money — and Blames the Gilliams
We own everything we ever made in Python and I never dreamed that at this age the income streams would tail off so disastrously. But I...
Idle is Out of Money — and Blames the Gilliams
We own everything we ever made in Python and I never dreamed that at this age the income streams would tail off so disastrously. But I...
- 2/14/2024
- by Seth Abramovitch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
George Harrison‘s wife, Olivia, thought her husband’s performance of “The Pirate Song” on Rutland Weekend Television was the bravest thing he ever did. The former Beatle proved he’d do anything for comedy.
George Harrison with his wife Olivia | Tom Wargacki/Getty Images The former Beatle fell in love with The Rutles
In 1975, Eric Idle and Neil Innes created a sketch that followed a fictional band based on The Beatles called The Rutles. The sketch appeared on Idle’s BBC television series Rutland Weekend Television later that year.
In 1976, Idle played clips of The Rutles on SNL. Producer Lorne Michaels liked the sketch and agreed to produce The Rutles‘ movie, All You Need Is Cash, with Idle. The Rutles line-up included Ron Nasty (Innes), Dirk McQuickly (Idle), Stig O’Hara (Ricky Fataar), and Barry Wom (John Halsey).
George was involved from the start. He immediately signed on to play a reporter.
George Harrison with his wife Olivia | Tom Wargacki/Getty Images The former Beatle fell in love with The Rutles
In 1975, Eric Idle and Neil Innes created a sketch that followed a fictional band based on The Beatles called The Rutles. The sketch appeared on Idle’s BBC television series Rutland Weekend Television later that year.
In 1976, Idle played clips of The Rutles on SNL. Producer Lorne Michaels liked the sketch and agreed to produce The Rutles‘ movie, All You Need Is Cash, with Idle. The Rutles line-up included Ron Nasty (Innes), Dirk McQuickly (Idle), Stig O’Hara (Ricky Fataar), and Barry Wom (John Halsey).
George was involved from the start. He immediately signed on to play a reporter.
- 1/29/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Ever wondered about the inner workings of a vampire’s mind? Do you spend your spare time thinking about how a group of flat-sharing vampires divide up the household chores, or how they decide what to wear for a night on the town? Yeah, so do we. All these musings and many more are answered in Jemaine Clement and Taika Waitit’s hilarious mockumentary, What We Do In the Shadows. To celebrate the release of the Flight of the Conchords writers’ latest project, we take a look at the other best mockumentaries to hit the silver screen.
This is Spinal Tap (1984)
What many consider the ultimate mockumentary, this cult classic has topped many lists since the 80’s. Most of the dialogue was ad-libbed and the actors were accredited as writers as well because of this. One of the best rock movie quotes, “turn it up to 11”, comes from this masterpiece.
This is Spinal Tap (1984)
What many consider the ultimate mockumentary, this cult classic has topped many lists since the 80’s. Most of the dialogue was ad-libbed and the actors were accredited as writers as well because of this. One of the best rock movie quotes, “turn it up to 11”, comes from this masterpiece.
- 11/29/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
If ever a comedy film deserved a pass on the basis of its cast alone (other than It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, naturally), one could make a pretty strong case for The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash, the centerpiece of The Rutles Anthology. A collaboration between major figures of both Monty Python and the early Saturday Night Live crew, the Rutles serve as a clear forerunner to Spinal Tap, and Cash an early entry in the musical faux-documentary genre.
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- 2/8/2014
- by Anders Nelson
- JustPressPlay.net
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Dec. 3, 2013
Price: Blu-ray/DVD Combo $29.95
Studio: Broadway Video
Meet Sgt. Rutter's Only Darts Club Band in The Rutles Anthology.
All You Need is Cash, the great 1978 rock mockumentary comedy created by Monty Python’s Eric Idle that outstandingly parodied The Beatles, makes its Blu-ray debut in The Rutles: Anthology.
Originally introduced by Idle in his post-Python BBC satire Rutland Weekend Television, the film All You Need Is Cash was brought to prime time in a 1978 TV special, produced by Saturday Night Live’s Lorne Michaels, directed by Gary Weis and featuring the original Not Ready For Prime Time Players. The film follows the epic rise and fall of the tight-trousered lads from Rutland as they hit the top of the pops and the heights of absurdity. Needless to say, it became a major cult hit…
The Rutles are played by Idle, Neil Innes, John Halsey and Ricky Fataar,...
Price: Blu-ray/DVD Combo $29.95
Studio: Broadway Video
Meet Sgt. Rutter's Only Darts Club Band in The Rutles Anthology.
All You Need is Cash, the great 1978 rock mockumentary comedy created by Monty Python’s Eric Idle that outstandingly parodied The Beatles, makes its Blu-ray debut in The Rutles: Anthology.
Originally introduced by Idle in his post-Python BBC satire Rutland Weekend Television, the film All You Need Is Cash was brought to prime time in a 1978 TV special, produced by Saturday Night Live’s Lorne Michaels, directed by Gary Weis and featuring the original Not Ready For Prime Time Players. The film follows the epic rise and fall of the tight-trousered lads from Rutland as they hit the top of the pops and the heights of absurdity. Needless to say, it became a major cult hit…
The Rutles are played by Idle, Neil Innes, John Halsey and Ricky Fataar,...
- 10/16/2013
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
It’s not his birthday, he didn’t die (at least not when this was written), and he doesn’t have a new movie out, but gosh darn it – let’s talk Bill Murray. He is, as we all know, the best person. Today I wanted to try and find some more roles in the vein of The Razor’s Edge; just some odd, maybe funny/maybe not characters he’s played over the years that we all may have missed out on. My goal here: to give you, at the very least, one Bill Murray role you didn’t know about, but would now really like to watch. Here we go… 10. Bill Murray The K & Man On The Street in All You Need is Cash/Mr. Mike’s Mondo Video As a performance, there’s nothing too out of the ordinary here; it’s just Murray screaming and being Murray-like. That...
- 4/11/2013
- by David Christopher Bell
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Here are some of our favourite scenes involving the world's most likable actor - what have we missed that you'd add to the list?
All right-thinking individuals love Bill Murray. From Caddyshack and Stripes through to Fantastic Mr Fox and Moonrise Kingdom, he's been one of cinema's most consistently likable presences for more than 30 years, turning in terrific performances even in forgettable films. But if you had to pick just one scene, from one of his films, to illustrate his talents, what would it be?
Here are five of our favourites, including suggestions from @guardianfilm Twitter followers @michaelrobb87, @AlBritten, @ChrisBza, @EdKeates and @filipequintans. We've aimed for a mix of some well-known, some more obscure appearances – but what have we missed?
1. The dinner scene in What About Bob?
Murray plays a psychiatric patient with multiple phobias, who invites himself on holiday with his increasingly apoplectic therapist (Richard Dreyfus). This scene is...
All right-thinking individuals love Bill Murray. From Caddyshack and Stripes through to Fantastic Mr Fox and Moonrise Kingdom, he's been one of cinema's most consistently likable presences for more than 30 years, turning in terrific performances even in forgettable films. But if you had to pick just one scene, from one of his films, to illustrate his talents, what would it be?
Here are five of our favourites, including suggestions from @guardianfilm Twitter followers @michaelrobb87, @AlBritten, @ChrisBza, @EdKeates and @filipequintans. We've aimed for a mix of some well-known, some more obscure appearances – but what have we missed?
1. The dinner scene in What About Bob?
Murray plays a psychiatric patient with multiple phobias, who invites himself on holiday with his increasingly apoplectic therapist (Richard Dreyfus). This scene is...
- 1/31/2013
- by Adam Boult
- The Guardian - Film News
Believe us when we tell you we're exploring some of the best cults and quasi-religious groups on film. Join us ...
This week's Clip joint is by David Biddle.
Think you can do better? Email your idea for a future Clip joint to adam.boult@guardian.co.uk
Next month sees the release of Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master, a film about a drifter who founds a cult with absolutely no relation to any litigious, real-life organisation whatsoever.
Cults and other shadowy quasi-religious organisations are common in pop culture, generally as antagonists, largely because the past few decades have seen some genuinely terrifying real-life examples. Here are some of my cinematic favourites.
1) The Wicker Man
This 1973 horror film has the distinction of being not only about a cult but also a cult film. Led by Christopher Lee's charismatic Lord Summerisle, a group of pagan islanders with a fondness for...
This week's Clip joint is by David Biddle.
Think you can do better? Email your idea for a future Clip joint to adam.boult@guardian.co.uk
Next month sees the release of Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master, a film about a drifter who founds a cult with absolutely no relation to any litigious, real-life organisation whatsoever.
Cults and other shadowy quasi-religious organisations are common in pop culture, generally as antagonists, largely because the past few decades have seen some genuinely terrifying real-life examples. Here are some of my cinematic favourites.
1) The Wicker Man
This 1973 horror film has the distinction of being not only about a cult but also a cult film. Led by Christopher Lee's charismatic Lord Summerisle, a group of pagan islanders with a fondness for...
- 10/16/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
Searching for Sugar Man
Directed by: Malik Bendjelloul
Documentary
Running Time: 1 hr 26 mins
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: August 10, 2012
Plot: A documentary about the mystery of Detroit songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, who wrote two albums in the early 70s and then was rumored to have killed himself.
Who’S It For? You don’t have to know anything about the musical artist Rodriguez before seeing this documentary. But you will definitely be a fan of him after you leave.
Overall
Twenty minutes into Searching for Sugar Man, I thought I was watching a ruse. It had to be. How could I have never heard of this musician, if his two albums were reportedly so great? (And this is when the film had only shown me a couple songs). With comparisons to Bob Dylan being thrown around, I figured this “Rodriguez” guy was just a parody of Dylan, much like Ricky Fataar parodied...
Directed by: Malik Bendjelloul
Documentary
Running Time: 1 hr 26 mins
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: August 10, 2012
Plot: A documentary about the mystery of Detroit songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, who wrote two albums in the early 70s and then was rumored to have killed himself.
Who’S It For? You don’t have to know anything about the musical artist Rodriguez before seeing this documentary. But you will definitely be a fan of him after you leave.
Overall
Twenty minutes into Searching for Sugar Man, I thought I was watching a ruse. It had to be. How could I have never heard of this musician, if his two albums were reportedly so great? (And this is when the film had only shown me a couple songs). With comparisons to Bob Dylan being thrown around, I figured this “Rodriguez” guy was just a parody of Dylan, much like Ricky Fataar parodied...
- 8/11/2012
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
Check out this two part video tribute to fictional movie bands courtesy of Vulture.
Musical artists featured are as follows:
01 - The Lone Rangers (Airheads)
02 - Dewey Cox (Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story)
03 - Spinal Tap (This is Spinal Tap)
04 - The Pinheads (Back to the Future)
05 - Weird Sisters (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)
06 - Max Frost and the Troopers (Wild in the Streets)
07 - The Blues Brothers (The Blues Brothers)
08 - The Soggy Bottom Boys (O Brother, Where Art Thou?)
09 - The Swanky Modes (Tapeheads)
10 - Marvin Berry & the Starlighters (Back to the Future)
11 - Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes (Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope)
12 - The Wonders (That Thing You Do!)
13 - The Folksmen (A Mighty Wind)
14 - The New Main Street Singers (A Mighty Wind)
15 - Mitch & Mickey (A Mighty Wind)
16 - Three Times One Minus One (Run, Ronnie, Run...
Musical artists featured are as follows:
01 - The Lone Rangers (Airheads)
02 - Dewey Cox (Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story)
03 - Spinal Tap (This is Spinal Tap)
04 - The Pinheads (Back to the Future)
05 - Weird Sisters (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)
06 - Max Frost and the Troopers (Wild in the Streets)
07 - The Blues Brothers (The Blues Brothers)
08 - The Soggy Bottom Boys (O Brother, Where Art Thou?)
09 - The Swanky Modes (Tapeheads)
10 - Marvin Berry & the Starlighters (Back to the Future)
11 - Figrin D'an and the Modal Nodes (Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope)
12 - The Wonders (That Thing You Do!)
13 - The Folksmen (A Mighty Wind)
14 - The New Main Street Singers (A Mighty Wind)
15 - Mitch & Mickey (A Mighty Wind)
16 - Three Times One Minus One (Run, Ronnie, Run...
- 2/3/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
From a time before hip-hop and crack, cult documentary offers a vivid snapshot of south Bronx street life
"I've seen … 57s … I've seen 12-gauge shotguns, I've seen 12-gauge pumps … I've seen a .45 military special with a clip on the street … I've seen fuckin' Thompsons. A damn Thompson! I've seen it! I've seen hand grenades, I've seen damn beer-can bazookas getting made. That thing hit you, just the same as being hit with a gun! I've seen .22 zip guns, I've seen .38 zip guns. I see things you never think you'll see on the street. I've seen dynamite. I've seen all this, man; you'd be surprised. Pretty soon, they're going to steal the damn atom bomb!"
The young man recounts his amateur arsenal to the camera with a complete lack of drama or hyperbole, quickly ticking off the hardware of his daily life as though he were running through a shopping list.
"I've seen … 57s … I've seen 12-gauge shotguns, I've seen 12-gauge pumps … I've seen a .45 military special with a clip on the street … I've seen fuckin' Thompsons. A damn Thompson! I've seen it! I've seen hand grenades, I've seen damn beer-can bazookas getting made. That thing hit you, just the same as being hit with a gun! I've seen .22 zip guns, I've seen .38 zip guns. I see things you never think you'll see on the street. I've seen dynamite. I've seen all this, man; you'd be surprised. Pretty soon, they're going to steal the damn atom bomb!"
The young man recounts his amateur arsenal to the camera with a complete lack of drama or hyperbole, quickly ticking off the hardware of his daily life as though he were running through a shopping list.
- 11/27/2010
- by Justin Quirk
- The Guardian - Film News
Every week we look around and try to come up with ideas for Top 7 lists at The Scorecard Review. Some are easy to think of like Top 7 Superhero Sequel Seconds as a nod to Iron Man 2. Other times, we have to dig a little.
With MacGruber opening up on Friday, May 21 and me being a bit of a “Saturday Night Live” geek, I figured there couldn’t be a better time to whip up a “Top 7 SNL Movies of All Time.”
Complete MacGruber coverage including reviews and interviews
Now, when I say “bit” of a SNL geek. What I mean to say is, I haven’t missed an episode in probably a decade. If I had to place a bet on the matter, I would say the over/under on episodes missed in the last 12 years would be three. And I would take the under. Don’t get me wrong,...
With MacGruber opening up on Friday, May 21 and me being a bit of a “Saturday Night Live” geek, I figured there couldn’t be a better time to whip up a “Top 7 SNL Movies of All Time.”
Complete MacGruber coverage including reviews and interviews
Now, when I say “bit” of a SNL geek. What I mean to say is, I haven’t missed an episode in probably a decade. If I had to place a bet on the matter, I would say the over/under on episodes missed in the last 12 years would be three. And I would take the under. Don’t get me wrong,...
- 5/19/2010
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
Doug Gordon, better known in his native Scotland for his undead-comedian alter ego Angus MacAbre, gave Fango the scoop on his upcoming mockumentary The Zombeatles: All You Need Is Brains. The flick finds MacAbre teaming with and documenting Madison, Wisconsin band The Gomers, who every Halloween transform into and perform as The Zombeatles.
Nicknamed “The Fab Gore,” the Zombeatles consist of Jaw Nlennon, Pall Ickartney, Gorge Harryson and Dingo Scarr (see more record covers below). Since the band formed four years ago, they’ve become a seasonal favorite in Madison, and gained wider recognition in 2006 when Rob Zombie selected their music video for “A Hard Day’s Night of the Living Dead” for a Halloween collection.
All You Need Is Brains focuses on the rise and fall of the group, beginning with the meeting and biting of Jaw and Pall at art school in Pool of Liver. After transforming into the walking dead,...
Nicknamed “The Fab Gore,” the Zombeatles consist of Jaw Nlennon, Pall Ickartney, Gorge Harryson and Dingo Scarr (see more record covers below). Since the band formed four years ago, they’ve become a seasonal favorite in Madison, and gained wider recognition in 2006 when Rob Zombie selected their music video for “A Hard Day’s Night of the Living Dead” for a Halloween collection.
All You Need Is Brains focuses on the rise and fall of the group, beginning with the meeting and biting of Jaw and Pall at art school in Pool of Liver. After transforming into the walking dead,...
- 11/5/2008
- Fangoria
Doug Gordon, better known in his native Scotland for his undead-comedian alter ego Angus MacAbre, gave Fango the scoop on his upcoming mockumentary The Zombeatles: All You Need Is Brains. The flick finds MacAbre teaming with and documenting Madison, Wisconsin band The Gomers, who every Halloween transform into and perform as The Zombeatles.
Nicknamed “The Fab Gore,” the Zombeatles consist of Jaw Nlennon, Pall Ickartney, Gorge Harryson and Dingo Scarr (see more record covers below). Since the band formed four years ago, they’ve become a seasonal favorite in Madison, and gained wider recognition in 2006 when Rob Zombie selected their music video for “A Hard Day’s Night of the Living Dead” for a Halloween collection.
All You Need Is Brains focuses on the rise and fall of the group, beginning with the meeting and biting of Jaw and Pall at art school in Pool of Liver. After transforming into the walking dead,...
Nicknamed “The Fab Gore,” the Zombeatles consist of Jaw Nlennon, Pall Ickartney, Gorge Harryson and Dingo Scarr (see more record covers below). Since the band formed four years ago, they’ve become a seasonal favorite in Madison, and gained wider recognition in 2006 when Rob Zombie selected their music video for “A Hard Day’s Night of the Living Dead” for a Halloween collection.
All You Need Is Brains focuses on the rise and fall of the group, beginning with the meeting and biting of Jaw and Pall at art school in Pool of Liver. After transforming into the walking dead,...
- 11/5/2008
- Fangoria
Latest: Funnyman Eric Idle's mock Beatles, The Rutles, performed live for the first time in Hollywood on Monday night.
Following a question-and-answer session at the Egyptian Theatre, which marked the first time the quartet had appeared together since making 1978 mockumentary All You Need Is Cash, Idle and bandmates Neil Innes, John Halsey and Ricky Fataar took to the stage at a Vip party.
The sold-out event was held to mark the 30th anniversary of the film, which the four-piece introduced at the beginning of the evening.
Celebrities who turned up to salute the mock rockers included Andy Summers, Jeff Lynne, Peter + Gordon star Peter Asher and The Simpsons regular Dan Castellaneta.
Asked about their 'reunion' after 30 years apart, Idle quipped, "This is the first time in history that a band has reunited before they have actually united in the first place!"
There was a surprise in store for the Rutles - 'reunion' instigator and 30th anniversary celebration host Martin Lewis read out a message from Sir Mick Jagger.
Jagger appeared as himself throughout the original 1978 film and, in the closing scene of the film, he was asked if he thought the Rutles would ever reunite. His response: "Hope not!"
Playing on that, Jagger sent the band the following message: "After all the on and off promises and cancelled shows, I can't believe you have finally decided - at your great age - to defy all the odds and recreate your magnificent past. I wish I could be there. If only to laugh!"...
Following a question-and-answer session at the Egyptian Theatre, which marked the first time the quartet had appeared together since making 1978 mockumentary All You Need Is Cash, Idle and bandmates Neil Innes, John Halsey and Ricky Fataar took to the stage at a Vip party.
The sold-out event was held to mark the 30th anniversary of the film, which the four-piece introduced at the beginning of the evening.
Celebrities who turned up to salute the mock rockers included Andy Summers, Jeff Lynne, Peter + Gordon star Peter Asher and The Simpsons regular Dan Castellaneta.
Asked about their 'reunion' after 30 years apart, Idle quipped, "This is the first time in history that a band has reunited before they have actually united in the first place!"
There was a surprise in store for the Rutles - 'reunion' instigator and 30th anniversary celebration host Martin Lewis read out a message from Sir Mick Jagger.
Jagger appeared as himself throughout the original 1978 film and, in the closing scene of the film, he was asked if he thought the Rutles would ever reunite. His response: "Hope not!"
Playing on that, Jagger sent the band the following message: "After all the on and off promises and cancelled shows, I can't believe you have finally decided - at your great age - to defy all the odds and recreate your magnificent past. I wish I could be there. If only to laugh!"...
- 3/18/2008
- WENN
Latest: Eric Idle's The Rutles 30th anniversary revue is set for a limited run in New York, coinciding with former Monty Python star's 65th birthday.
Idle devised the Rutlemania show to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the spoof Beatles band's All You Need Is Cash mockumentary, which first aired in 1978. A one-week season of tribute concerts, featuring Beatles covers act The Fab Four as The Rutles, interacting with clips from the original film and dancing girls is currently playing in Hollywood.
And Rutlemania will continue at the Blender Theater in the Big Apple from 24 March and run until 29 March - Idle's 65th birthday.
The anniversary celebrations in Los Angeles also include the first time the original Rutles - Dirk McQuickly, Barry Wom, Stig O'Hara and Ron Nasty - have appeared in public together; the quartet made no personal appearances at the time of the film's 1978 premiere.
Rock stars like Dave Stewart, Jeff Lynne and The Police's Andy Summers are expected to be among the fans in attendance to see a special screening of the 1978 All You Need Is Cash film, followed by a question-and-answer session with the four Rutles, Ron Nasty, Dirk McQuickly, Stig O'Hara and Barry Wom (aka Idle, Neil Innes, John Halsey and Ricky Fataar).
Reunion organiser Martin Lewis says, "This will be a magical evening where real rock stars show up to salute a reunion of mock rock stars."...
Idle devised the Rutlemania show to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the spoof Beatles band's All You Need Is Cash mockumentary, which first aired in 1978. A one-week season of tribute concerts, featuring Beatles covers act The Fab Four as The Rutles, interacting with clips from the original film and dancing girls is currently playing in Hollywood.
And Rutlemania will continue at the Blender Theater in the Big Apple from 24 March and run until 29 March - Idle's 65th birthday.
The anniversary celebrations in Los Angeles also include the first time the original Rutles - Dirk McQuickly, Barry Wom, Stig O'Hara and Ron Nasty - have appeared in public together; the quartet made no personal appearances at the time of the film's 1978 premiere.
Rock stars like Dave Stewart, Jeff Lynne and The Police's Andy Summers are expected to be among the fans in attendance to see a special screening of the 1978 All You Need Is Cash film, followed by a question-and-answer session with the four Rutles, Ron Nasty, Dirk McQuickly, Stig O'Hara and Barry Wom (aka Idle, Neil Innes, John Halsey and Ricky Fataar).
Reunion organiser Martin Lewis says, "This will be a magical evening where real rock stars show up to salute a reunion of mock rock stars."...
- 3/17/2008
- WENN
It was 30 years ago today -- well, this month -- that the Rutles film All You Need Is Cash had its world premiere on NBC. The Mods & Rockers Film Festival will celebrate the anniversary with an event March 17 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood featuring all four original Rutles: Eric Idle, Neil Innes, Ricky Fataar and John Halsey.
A digitally restored version of All You Need Is Cash will be screened, along with the rarely seen 1975 British TV skit that inspired the film, Rutles-related footage from Saturday Night Live and more. A Q&A with the Rutles will follow. Details: ModsAndRockers.com.
A digitally restored version of All You Need Is Cash will be screened, along with the rarely seen 1975 British TV skit that inspired the film, Rutles-related footage from Saturday Night Live and more. A Q&A with the Rutles will follow. Details: ModsAndRockers.com.
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