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)
- …
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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
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that Ringo is something else
Okay, so "Help!" isn't quite as creative as "A Hard Day's Night", but the Beatles always were able to do something good. In this case, Ringo happens to have a sacrificial ring belonging to a religious cult. So, the cult sets about trying to get it back. When they fail, they decide to sacrifice Ringo. Meanwhile, a scientist (Victor Spinetti) wants the ring for his own purposes. And of course, there's plenty of great music along the way.
In a way, the whole movie is sort of an excuse to be wacky. Whether it's the seemingly separate apartments that turn out to be one big room, the trap door activated by a glass, the skiing tournament, or the whole Bahamas sequence, they've got something neat every step of the way. Leo McKern, as cult leader Clang, and Eleanor Bron, as cultist Ahme who tries to protect Ringo, provide cool supporting roles.
I guess that if I ever get a woman to watch "Help!" with me, I'll never "Lose That Girl".
In a way, the whole movie is sort of an excuse to be wacky. Whether it's the seemingly separate apartments that turn out to be one big room, the trap door activated by a glass, the skiing tournament, or the whole Bahamas sequence, they've got something neat every step of the way. Leo McKern, as cult leader Clang, and Eleanor Bron, as cultist Ahme who tries to protect Ringo, provide cool supporting roles.
I guess that if I ever get a woman to watch "Help!" with me, I'll never "Lose That Girl".
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- lee_eisenberg
- Jun 12, 2005
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- Budget
- $1,500,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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