 A Hard Day's Night 1964  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Musical / Comedy
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Wilfrid Brambell, Victor Spinetti, Norman Rossington, Kenneth Haigh, Richard Vernon, Marianne Stone, John Junkin, Anna Quayle
Like its stars, this pseudo documentary by the Beatles stands above other fare of the same genre. Filled with songs and comedy, the story line follows the Beatles through one day in their lives.
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 Help! 1965 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Leo McKern, Eleanor Bron, Victor Spinetti, Roy Kinnear, John Bluthal, Patrick Cargill
This story is about a strange religious cult whose members want to retrieve a sacrificial ring, which is now on Ringo's finger. The best part of this film is the Beatles' music that figures into the plot as cult members interfere with the Beatles' recording of a new album. A wild and funny flick.
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 Let It Be 1970  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Cast: George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr
The Beatles were on the verge of breaking up during the filming of this documentary, as cameras followed them during their music making–including the arguments. It ends with their famous impromptu rooftop concert, which turned out to be the last concert the Beatles would give. The musical score won an Oscar, the only Oscar for the Beatles.
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Life of Brian 1979 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Monty Python's Life of Brian
Director: Terry Jones
Cast: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, Carol Cleveland, Charles McKeown, Neil Innes, George Harrison, Terence Baylor, Kenneth Colley, John Young, Gwen Taylor, Sue Jones-Davies
Brian (Graham Chapman) was born the same time as Jesus Christ, and it is his misfortune that three wise men mistake him for the Savior. Although Brian does try, but fails, to convince the Romans that he is not the Messiah, he finds himself being chased either by the adoring believers or government officials and spends most of his time running from them. The Monty Python gang (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, and Terry Gilliam) take on multiple roles in this comedy.
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The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash 1978 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Eric Idle, Gary Weis
Cast: Eric Idle, John Halsey, Ricky Fataar, Neil Innes, Michael Palin, George Harrison, Bianca Jagger, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, Bill Murray, Gwen Taylor, Henry Woolf, Ron Wood, Terence Bayler
Monty Pythoner Eric Idle's parody of the Beatles phenomenon is brilliant and a must for fans. The mockumentary follows the The Rutles–-Dirk (Eric Idle), Barry (John Halsey), Stig, (Ricky Fataar), and Nasty (Neil Innes)–a Beatles-like group as they rise to success from their early days in Liverpool to worldwide fame. Songs include "Hold My Hand," 'Love Life," "Get Up and Go," "Yellow Submarine Sandwich," and many more.
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Shanghai Surprise 1986  PG-13, 94 min.
Genre: Adventure / Comedy
Director: Jim Goddard
Cast: Madonna, Sean Penn, Paul Freeman, Richard Griffiths, Philip Sayer, Clyde Kusatsu, George Harrison, Kay Tong Lim, Sonserai Lee, Victor Wong
Comedy and adventure intertwine in this bad film about a missionary (Madonna) in search of 1100 pounds of opium. To that end, she enlists the aid of a hustler (Sean Penn) who at least has some idea of how to track down the cache.
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 Yellow Submarine 1968 G, 85 min.
Genre: Family
Director: George Dunning
Cast: Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Clive, Geoffrey Hughes, Peter Batten, Paul Angelis, Dick Emery, Lance Percival
This full-length cartoon is all about Pepperland–a land beneath the sea. The plot includes an attack by the Blue Meanies on the magical kingdom of Pepperland. The Beatles come to the rescue. Many great Beatles songs.
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| 1. A Hard Day's Night (1964)
2. Help! (1965)
3. Imagine: John Lennon (1988)
4. Let It Be (1970)
5. Life of Brian (1979)
aka: Monty Python's Life of Brian
6. The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978)
7. Shanghai Surprise (1986)
8. Yellow Submarine (1968)
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