THE RUTLES "Back in '64"
THE RUTLES "Back in '64"
March, 2008 marks the 30th anniversary of the premiere of the Rutles film "All You Need Is Cash".
The Rutles members were: Ron Nasty (styled after John Lennon) played by Neil Innes; Dirk McQuickly (styled after Paul McCartney) played by Eric Idle; Stig O'Hara (styled after George Harrison) played by Ricky Fataar; Barry Wom (born Barrington Womble) (styled after Ringo Starr) played by John Halsey (the character's truncated surname was an affectionate play on how Ringo had changed his real surname of 'Starkey' to 'Starr'); (Hamburg only) 'Leppo, The Fifth Rutle' (styled after Stu Sutcliffe) seen only in a still photograph in the film - the photo showed Ollie Halsall, the fourth musician who played and sang on the soundtrack.
George Harrison (a long time friend of Idle's) was involved in the project from almost the beginning. Producer Gary Weis remembers: "We were sitting around in Eric's kitchen one day, planning a sequence that really ripped into the mythology
