Ricky Fataar/Stig O'Hara

[No. Fourteen]

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?

 

[MBE]

I've thought about that too. Perhaps they heard the Flame album. Pretty Beatles like.

[Goin’Bald]

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….

[No. Fourteen]

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. 

[Roger Ryan]

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.