| Release Date: | Mar 1978 |
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| Genres: | Comedy / Music |
| Runtime: | 76 min |
| Cast: | Eric Idle (Dirk McQuickly), John Halsey (Barry Womble) Ricky Fataar (Stig O'Hara) Neil Innes (Ron Nasty) Michael Palin (Eric Manchester, Rutle Corp. Press...) George Harrison (The Interviewer) Bianca Jagger (Martini McQuickly) John Belushi (Ron Decline, The most feared promoter...) Dan Aykroyd (Brian Thigh, Ex-Record producer who...) Gilda Radner (Mrs. Emily Pules) Bill Murray (Bill Murray the K.) Gwen Taylor (Mrs. Iris Mountbatten / Chastity) Ron Wood (Hells Angel) Terence Bayler (Leggy Mountbatten) Henry Woolf (Arthur Sultan, The Surrey Mystic) |
Rutland Weekend Television takes a look at the Pre-fab Four: Dirk, Barry, Stig and Nasty; better known as the Rutles. This documentary follows their career from their early days in Liverpool and Hamburg's infamous Rat-Keller, to their amazing worldwide success. A parody of Beatlemania and the many serious documentaries made about the Beatles.
