bettycjung 5/6/18. If you remember the Beatles, then you will enjoy this mockumentary of a group of wanna-be musicians that sound amazingly like the Beatles! Their music is a mishmash of Beatles music that the Beatles could have actually played and sang. I have a couple of the Rutles cassette tapes. A stellar cast of well-known celebrities heap praise on the wondrous Rutles, including Bowie himself! I would have enjoyed a Rutles concert film.

kgardnerd The Rutles, All You Need is Cash, is brilliant. When we heard that Idle made a follow-up, "Can't Buy Me Lunch," we expected something as exciting, fun and original as the first outing. Unfortunately, the flick is really nothing more than Idle re-hashing old footage from the original, with pieces of film that were obviously left on the editing room floor. In the original, narrator Idle ends the flick and briefly tells us "what became of the Rutles," but the description of this flick suggests that he follows through with what has become of the Rutles over a 20+ year period, and there's actually nothing about "what became of," nor is the anything about a "reunion" tour. The rather impressive list of guest commentators about the "Rutles," and the impact the "Rutles" had on their "lives" and "careers" is hit and miss...Billy Connelly, Steve Martin, and Garry Shandling are particularly hilarious in their observations, and while some guests are obviously good choices as interviews: ie: Bonnie Raitt, Carrie Fisher, Conan O'Brian, others really seem to have no reason to be there other than their names. And splicing old interview footage from the original in with the current is so cheesy and really does not work. This is basically what one may expect from this sequel...a lot of old footage, with mainly irrelevant current footage. This could have been a real gem...In fact, there is not an original current "Rutle" to be seen, which would have made more sense; y'know, WHERE ARE THE RUTLES NOW? WHAT ARE THEY DOING? HOW DO THEY FEEL ABOUT THEIR INFLUENCE ON MUSIC AND MUSICIANS...then the comments from the multitude of "guest commentators" might have made more sense AND been even funnier. Instead, one is left with somewhat of a letdown from what should and could have been an outstanding sequel. And what was with the Jimmy Fallon tack-on schtick?

lrek-1 I'm a huge Rutles fan and I'd never even heard of this until ten minutes ago. Considering how little information is available about it online (aside from the usual synopses and cast lists), it looks like very few others had seen it either. It's curious to note that apparently the official press release lists Eric Idle as one of the founding members of the Bonzo Dog Band -- I hope everyone knows that's not correct. I also see that the DVD comes with an "Never-before-seen alternate ending" -- interesting, considering how few people have seen the regular ending. Now, to stretch this thing out to the requisite ten lines, here are some vegetables that I like: Oops. Out of space. Maybe next time.

sean-107 So here it is 2 years after Cant Buy Me Lunch has been finished and STILL no distribution? I'm growing a little concerned with our society in general when Charlies Angels 2 is welcomed with open arms and a gem like Rutles 2:Cant Buy me lunch doesnt see the light of day. This is a fantastic sequel to the classic original. All the key elements are here the interviews with all the celebrity guests (especially Gary Shandling) are hilarious! I saw this in a theater full of people and everyone seemed to genuinely enjoy it. The bits with Jimmy Fallon are a little weak but Shandling and Steve Martin are extremely funny. We need to get Idle in some more films! are you listening Harvey Weinstein?