The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch
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| The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Eric Idle |
| Produced by | Eric Idle Lorne Michaels |
| Written by | Eric Idle |
| Narrated by | Eric Idle |
| Starring | Eric Idle Neil Innes Ricky Fataar |
| Release date(s) | 2005 |
| Running time | 84 min. |
| Country | U.K. |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | All You Need Is Cash |
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The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch is the sequel to the 1978 mockumentary All You Need is Cash.
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[edit] Plot
Twenty three years after the original, documentarist Melvin Hall (Eric Idle) interviews artists, actors, and musicians about the days of the popular band The Rutles, though mostly ending up in the wrong country. In the interviews with David Bowie, he is seen holding a copy of the vinyl album "The Rutles 1", calling it a "piece of marketing extravagance". The interview in the film shows the cover of the album with a black circle that has the words "27 No. 1 Songs On One LP". In the DVD extras, the circle on the album cover says "27 No. 1 Songs On 1 CD", even though this is a vinyl record album. Either way, this was the only time that a Rutles album was practically identical to a Beatles album in both album cover and title.
[edit] Cast
- Eric Idle as Narrator / Dirk McQuickly / Lady Beth Mouse-Peddler
- Neil Innes as Ron Nasty
- Ricky Fataar as Stig O'Hara
- David Bowie as Himself - Interviewee
- Billy Connolly as Interviewee
- Carrie Fisher as Interviewee
- Jewel Kilcher as Interviewee (as Jewel)
- Steve Martin as Interviewee
- Mike Nichols as Interviewee
- Conan O'Brien as Interviewee
- Salman Rushdie as Interviewee
- Garry Shandling as Interviewee
- Robin Williams as Hans Hänkie
- April Adams as Groupie Interviewee (scenes deleted)
- Clint Black as Interviewee
- Jimmy Fallon as Reporter
- Tom Hanks as Interviewee
- Bill Murray as Bill Murray "The K" (archive footage)
- Graham Nash as Interviewee
- Kevin Nealon as Kevin Wongle
- Catherine O'Hara as Astro Glide
- Jim Piddock as Troy Nixon
- Bonnie Raitt as Interviewee
- David A. Stewart as Interviewee
- James Taylor as Interviewee
- Jann Wenner as Interviewee
[edit] Release
The film was made by Eric Idle in 2002, but was shelved and released later. It is still unavailable in Britain.
[edit] Reception
It wasn't as well received as the original. Some critics argue it is basically just a retelling of The Rutles story from the first film.
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