Sir Ringo Starr finds himself the human sacrifice target of a cult, and his fellow members of The Beatles must try to protect him from it.Sir Ringo Starr finds himself the human sacrifice target of a cult, and his fellow members of The Beatles must try to protect him from it.Sir Ringo Starr finds himself the human sacrifice target of a cult, and his fellow members of The Beatles must try to protect him from it.
- Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 5 nominations total
John Lennon
- John
- (uncredited)
Paul McCartney
- Paul
- (uncredited)
George Harrison
- George
- (uncredited)
Ringo Starr
- Ringo
- (uncredited)
Ronnie Brody
- Priest
- (uncredited)
- …
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe swimmer who pops up twice asking for the White Cliffs of Dover, once in the Alps, and once in the Bahamas, is Mal Evans, road manager for The Beatles.
- GoofsDuring the scene in the Beatles' home where John defends himself from cult members using a telephone, one of his blows accidentally connects; he can be heard saying, "Oh sorry, I hit him!"
- Crazy creditsThis film is respectfully dedicated to the memory of Mr. Elias Howe, who, in 1846, invented the sewing machine.
- Alternate versionsWhen released on video for the first time in 1989, the film remained in mono but the songs were remixed into stereo, dubbed over with the recordings from the stereo album.
- ConnectionsEdited into Braverman's Condensed Cream of the Beatles (1974)
- SoundtracksHelp!
(uncredited)
Written by John Lennon with Paul McCartney
Performed by The Beatles
Published by Capitol Records
Featured review
Stuck in the Shadow of "Night" a classic in it's own right
This film, suck in the shadow of the criticaly lauded (rightfully so) "A Hard Day's Night", is arguably just as good and maybe more important. Richard Lester's
stuck deep in Buster Keaton mode (the Beatles Digs seem an homage to "the
Electric House") and he never made his modernized version of Buster work
better. Though it lacks "Hard Day's Nights" quicksilver verbal wit; there are
excellent visual jokes to pick up the slack, and the Beatles acting, FAR from being bad, hits just the right tone of throwaway sillyness. The supporting cast are perfect. Of the seven Beatles songs, I would say three( "Help" "The NIght Before" and "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away") are A plus Beatles, setting the bar very high indeed. This style of comedy, as I suggested, had one foot in silent comedy and one in hip detachment; and if that works for you, "Help!" should prove timeless.
stuck deep in Buster Keaton mode (the Beatles Digs seem an homage to "the
Electric House") and he never made his modernized version of Buster work
better. Though it lacks "Hard Day's Nights" quicksilver verbal wit; there are
excellent visual jokes to pick up the slack, and the Beatles acting, FAR from being bad, hits just the right tone of throwaway sillyness. The supporting cast are perfect. Of the seven Beatles songs, I would say three( "Help" "The NIght Before" and "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away") are A plus Beatles, setting the bar very high indeed. This style of comedy, as I suggested, had one foot in silent comedy and one in hip detachment; and if that works for you, "Help!" should prove timeless.
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- rufasff
- Apr 4, 2004
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,500,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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