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The film (co-produced by Lorne Michaels' production company) was a fictional mockumentary on The Rutles, Beatles-like characters that were introduced to UK audiences on the BBC, and in the U.S. on SNL. Their "story", such as it was, followed the real Beatles' career almost to the letter, spoofing many of The Beatles' career landmarks. For instance, the animated Yellow Submarine is spoofed as Yellow Submarine Sandwich, and the song Get Back became Get Up And Go.
The Rutles were played by Eric Idle, John Halsey , Rikki Fataar , and Neil Innes. Ironically, former Beatle George Harrison appeared in the film as a reporter.Among the other cast: SNL members Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, Rolling Stones Mick JaggerSir Michael "Mick" Philip Jagger is a British rock musician, actor, writer, composer, record and film producer and businessman. He is most famous for being the lead singer and co-founder (with guitarist Brian Jones) of the British rock and roll band The R and Ron WoodRon Wood is a British rock guitarist and a member of The Rolling Stones and the Jeff Beck Group. He began his career in the late 1960s as part of The Creation, then joined the Jeff Beck Group as a bass player together with singer Rod Stewart. They split u, and singer Paul SimonThis article is about the musician; for other Paul Simons, see Paul Simon (disambiguation). Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941 in Newark, New Jersey) is a renowned Jewish, American songwriter, receiving Kennedy Center Honors in 2002. Simon and Gar.
An accompanying soundtrack album (also by The Rutles) was released on LP and has been reissued on CD.
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