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Overview

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Director:
Writers:
Marc Behm (screenplay) &
Charles Wood (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
25 August 1965 (USA) more
Tagline:
Stop worrying! HELP! is on the way!
Plot:
Ringo finds himself the human sacrifice target of a cult and the band must try to protect him from it. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for 2 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
"It's a season ticket. What d'you think it is?" more (89 total)

Cast

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John Lennon ... John (as The Beatles)

Paul McCartney ... Paul (as The Beatles)

George Harrison ... Himself (as The Beatles)

Ringo Starr ... Ringo (as The Beatles)
Leo McKern ... Clang
Eleanor Bron ... Ahme
Victor Spinetti ... Foot
Roy Kinnear ... Algernon
Patrick Cargill ... Superintendent
John Bluthal ... Bhuta
Alfie Bass ... Doorman
Warren Mitchell ... Abdul
Peter Copley ... Jeweller
Bruce Lacey ... Lawnmower
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Frankie Howerd ... Sam Ahab (scenes deleted)
Wendy Richard ... Lady Macbeth (scenes deleted)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Beatles Phase II (UK) (working title)
Eight Arms to Hold You (UK) (working title)
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Runtime:
90 min
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Colour:
Colour (Eastmancolor)
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1.75 : 1 more
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Mono | Dolby Digital (re-release)
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Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | UK:U | South Korea:12 | Finland:K-8 | Sweden:11 | USA:G (1980)
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Trivia:
The actors had 16 days, meaning 10 pages per day to memorize. more
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Revealing mistakes: During 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!" more
Quotes:
John: Oh, why don't you chop it off, Ringo?
Ringo: Look John, I've had some great times with this finger.
[to Paul]
Ringo: And how do you know I wouldn't miss it?
Paul: You're a rat underneath, aren't you?
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Referenced in "Jeopardy!: (#22.79)" (2005) more
Soundtrack:
She's a Woman more

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29 out of 34 people found the following comment useful.
"It's a season ticket. What d'you think it is?", 31 October 2001
Author: David (doggans) from Middle of Nowhere, CT

A great movie. People here seem to complain the plotline was too silly. But keep in mind this was during the Bond phase(almost a forerunner to Get Smart). A sacrificial ring caught on the Famous Ringo's finger. A mad scientist trying to take over the world. An evil cult trying to kill our heroes. A girl from that cult secretly helping our heroes. Typical Bondish plotlines.

It also has great one-liners(Maybe it's that I'm just your average 14 year old American who loves British humor), and just weird ones that sound funny. "I don't subscribe to your religion." "He's out to rule the world if he can get a government grant." "Now, look here, Paul. I've had some great times with this finger. How do you know I wouldn't miss it?"

And, of course, greeeeeaaaaat music.

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