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	The Beatles as Themselves
	Eleanor Bron as Ahme
	Leo McKern as Clang
	John Budthal as Bhuta
	Victor Spinettti as Prof. Foot
	Roy Kenner as Algernon
	Directed by Richard Lester
	Musical Director: Ken Thorne
	Written by Marc Behm, Charles Wood

This film is fun if you’re in the right frame of mind. It is not as good as A Hard Days Night but there are  some people who prefer it.  The eastern characters are stereotypical, but are so obviously made up that it doesn’t fool anybody. I think the main problem with the film is that the Beatles were only loosely related to the rest of the storyline. The two parts, the Beatles plot and the eastern caper, were both quite good separately but didn’t mesh that well, but I still like the film. In my opinion it is Eleanor Bron who saves the film, she makes an otherwise stereotypical character credible and heroic. I've always considered her an underrated talent. Ringo who has the Sacrificial Ring stuck on his finger throughout the film, showed that he could indeed do a starring role in Help. Incidentally I decided to show the Beatles both in their skiing outfits and their beachwear in the Bahamas.

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