Bill Murray, Billy Connolly, Bonnie Raitt

The Rutles -- Beatles wanna-bes from Liverpool, the same English town that the Fab Four called home -- are once again the subject of a pseudo-documentary by nerdy TV reporter S.J. Krammerhead (Eric Id...( read more  read more... )le) in this hilarious sequel. Visit with vocalist Ron Nasty (Neil Innes), guitarist Stig O'Hara (Ricky Fataar), bassist Dirk McQuickley (Idle) and drummer Barry Womble (John Halsey) as they recall their journey to the top.

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PG-13, 56 min.

Directed by: Eric Idle

Release Date: December 31, 2002

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DVD Release Date: March 1, 2005

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  • August 6, 2008
    I was very disappointed with this. Not only did it completely end up screwing up the plot from the original film, but it was basically a cheap clipshow, or less. Pass on this one.
  • April 5, 2008
    Pretty much just the first movie
  • September 20, 2007
    Not as funny as the original, some funny parts and good songs though.
  • June 23, 2007
    Disappointing, see the first one instead. This one is a lot of old footage. Basically it is just a cash grab.
  • May 27, 2007
    again, as usual... THE BEATLES!!!!!!!!!
  • April 24, 2007
    Not as good as the 1st, but still good.
  • February 6, 2007
    :-) Eric Idle as the television journalist ... He must have studied documentaries made for BBC!!! ;-)
  • January 23, 2007
    Eric Idle and his musical friends return in this sequel to one of the funniest mockumentaries of all time, and in the process lose all the magic that made the first film so fresh and funny. None of the original actors (apart from Idle) return, with the band themselves appearing ...( read more)only in recycled footage and outtakes from the first film. Most of the new material here consists of interviews with celebrities (including David Bowie, Carrie Fisher, Jewel, Bonnie Raitt, Robin Williams, Tom Hanks, and Steve Martin) professing their love of the fictitious group. (An inspired exception is Billy Connolly, who only has harsh things to say about the band.) There are some mild chuckles sprinkled throughout, and a few new Rutle songs on the soundtrack, but overall this pale imitation just tries much too hard, with forced humor that doesn't match the original. Not terrible, but disappointing in its over-eagerness.

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