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Title: Ricky Fataar/Stig O'Hara Post by: No. Fourteen on November 12, 2007, 06:50:08 AM Watched the fantastic Beatles parody The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash this weekend. Got me wondering,
how did Ricky Fataar (who plays the "George" character, Stig O'Hara) become involved with the project? Title: Re: Ricky Fataar/Stig O'Hara Post by: MBE on November 13, 2007, 12:16:53 AM I've thought about that too. Perhaps they heard the Flame album. Pretty Beatles like.
Title: Re: Ricky Fataar/Stig O'Hara Post by: Goin’Bald on November 14, 2007, 11:48:48 AM I just contacted the owner of the Flame website. I mean, if you look at his website (http://www.the-flames.com/), he should know, shouldn’t he. But he’s not sure. He just mentions that he believes Eric Idle and Ricky just met at the beach. That figures….
Title: Re: Ricky Fataar/Stig O'Hara Post by: No. Fourteen on November 15, 2007, 06:53:16 AM Yeah, I had checked out that website. Met at the beach? Perfect! Ricky is great in the film, and doesn't have any lines!
Overall, the only minor hang-up I have is that Eric Idle isn't even close miming the bass-playing during performance sequences. Title: Re: Ricky Fataar/Stig O'Hara Post by: Roger Ryan on November 15, 2007, 08:54:44 AM According to an article on Neil ("Ron Nasty") Innes' website, Al Jardine was invited to appear in The Rutles' "Shangri-La" video back in '96. Upon seeing Ricky Fataar in a Beatle wig on set, Jardine reportedly remarked "I didn't know you were a Rutle!" Whether Jardine was making a joke or simply wasn't aware of Fataar's involvement was not clarified.
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