SevÂerÂal weeks back, ColÂin MarÂshall wonÂdered whether Pink FloyÂd’s 1972 conÂcert among the ruins of PomÂpeii (watch it here) proÂvidÂed some inspiÂraÂtion for Rob ReinÂer’s 1984 satirÂiÂcal film, This is Spinal Tap. (RememÂber the clasÂsic StoneÂhenge scene?) PerÂhaps the same could be asked about All You Need is Cash, the 1978 mockÂuÂmenÂtary that folÂlows the musiÂcal career of The RutÂles, whose resemÂblance to The BeaÂtÂles was pureÂly and entireÂly intenÂtionÂal.
Eric Idle, of MonÂty Python fame, directÂed the film, along with Gary Weis, a filmÂmakÂer for SatÂurÂday Night Live. That pretÂty much guarÂanÂteed some good satire and clasÂsic cameo appearÂances by Michael Palin, GilÂda RadÂner, John Belushi, Bill MurÂray, Al Franken and Dan Aykroyd — not to menÂtion RonÂnie Wood, Mick JagÂger, Paul Simon, and, yes, even George HarÂriÂson. (It’s worth recallÂing that HarÂriÂson became tight with the MonÂty Python crew, and finanÂcialÂly backed MonÂty Python’s Life of BriÂan, which hit theÂaters the next year.)
When All You Need is Cash aired on NBC, it kind of bombed, but it latÂer reboundÂed on the BBC. And today the film gets a 90% on RotÂten TomaÂtoes’ “TomatomeÂter,” a solÂid score.
Part 1 appears above, and here we give you the remainÂing parts: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. Get your highÂer-resÂoÂluÂtion copy on DVD right here.
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