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Help! DVD

G (General Audience) :: Capitol :: Released: 2007-11-06

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Help! Summary The Beatles followed up their debut film, A HARD DAY'S NIGHT, with this fanciful spy spoof. When Ringo adds a new ring to his collection, he's unaware of how important and dangerous this piece of jewelry is. On one hand, a religious cult considers it a sacred object and the wearer must become a sacrifice to their gods. On the other hand, the ring has magical abilities that hold the key to

disc 1 (96 Minutes)

-help! Theatrical Movie

-digitally Restored And Newly Created 5.1 Soundtrack.

disc 2 (57 Minutes)

the Beatles In Help! 30 Minute Documentary About The Making Of The Film With Richard Lester, The Cast And Crew. Includes Exclusive Behind The Scenes Footage Of The Beatles On Set.

- A Missing Scene Featuring Wendy Richard

- The Restoration Of Help! An In Depth Look At The Restoration Process

- Memories Of Help! The Cast And Crew Reminisce

- Theatrical Trailers 2 Us Trailers And 1 Spanish Trailer

- 1965 Us Radio Spots - Hidden In Disc Menus

After the worldwide success of A Hard Day's Night, the Beatles and director Richard Lester reunited for a follow-up film, Eight Arms to Hold You. Well, that wasn't the final title; a pleading Lennon-McCartney tune provided the catchier handle: Help! A loose semispoof of the globe-trotting James Bond pictures, Help! has always been considered a somewhat disorganized comedown from its predecessor; but it presents "the famous Beatles" even more clearly as the English cousins of the Marx Brothers. The plot has an Eastern religious cult declaring that the new ring on Ringo's finger is the key element in a human sacrifice; they will stop at nothing to obtain it. Meanwhile, a mad scientist (crazed Victor Spinetti, who also appeared in A Hard Day's Night and Magical Mystery Tour) believes that if he has the ring, he could--dare we say it?--rule the world. The songs, including "Ticket to Ride" and "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away," are filmed with gleeful ingenuity, in locations such as the Bahamas, an Austrian ski resort, and the Salisbury Plain. The relentless nonsense becomes nearly the equivalent of a swinging-'60s Alice in Wonderland: for instance, Paul shrinks to the size of a gum wrapper, John fishes a season ticket out of his soup, George wears a top hat on the ski slopes, the lads sing the "Ode to Joy" to a lion. Oh, and the film is dedicated to Elias Howe, "who in 1846 invented the sewing machine." Brilliant. --Robert Horton

Techincal Details Cast:
Director: Richard Lester
Aspect Ratio: 1.75:1
Rated: G (General Audience)
Running Time: 149 mins
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Binding: DVD
Studio: Capitol
Release Date: 2007-11-06
Region Code: 1
Specs: Color, Widescreen, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC

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