Fans of The Rutles can rejoice now that SonicPool Post Production
has completed audio and video restoration on the legendary Beatles
parody, The Rutles: All You Need is Cash.
The Rutles, led by Monty Python’s Eric Idle and Neil Innes, debuted
on Idle’s 1975 BBC sketch comedy series Rutland Weekend Television.
After an excerpt from the show was aired during an Idle-hosted episode
of Saturday Night Live, SNL creator Lorne Michaels suggested that Idle
produce a full-length history of the prefab four in the form of a
mockumentary, one of the first of its kind. Produced by Michaels’ then
fledgling Broadway Video studio, All You Need Is Cash premiered on NBC
in 1978.
Jonathan Gross, President of North American distributor Video
Services Corp., says he’s looking forward to the new release. “We’ve
taken it to SonicPool to make it look better, sound better, and it’s a
great piece for the catalogue.” SonicPool Post Production provided film
cleaning, HD formatting and picture restoration for the project, which
used original film stock as source material. The new 5.1 mix was created
by Connor Gross.
The forthcoming DVD/Blu-ray combo pack being released by VSC also
comes with the original version of the 2004 follow-up The Rutles 2:
Can’t Buy Me Lunch along with the original SNL Rutles sketch, a new
commentary/interview with Idle and more. It is set for release in
November with iTunes. Sonic Pool also provided authoring services.
Gross says, “It’s a big package. People love HD and I’m a big Rutles
fan, so we’re doing it!”
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