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	~~{{Short description\|1965 British musical comedy-adventure film starring the Beatles}}~~
	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Help!		\| name = Help!
	\| image = ~~Helponesheet~~.~~jpg~~		\| image = Help.webp
	\| caption = ~~Theatrical release poster~~		\| caption =
	\| director = [[Richard Lester]]		\| director = [[Richard Lester]]
	\| producer = [[Walter Shenson]]		\| producer = [[Walter Shenson]]
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	==External links==		==External links==

	* {{Official website\|www.thebeatles.com}}		* {{Official website\|www.thebeatles.com}}
	* {{IMDb title\|0059260\|Help!}}		* {{IMDb title\|0059260\|Help!}}

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	===Working title===		===Working title===
	~~{{more citations needed\|section\|date=August 2019}}~~
	Among the original working titles for the film were ''Beatles Phase II'' and ''Eight Arms to Hold You''. The latter title was printed on the single "Ticket to Ride" as an upcoming film. Because of this, the phrase has been used as a title for an album by [[Veruca Salt]] and for songs by [[the Goonies]] and by the Brittles, a Beatles-pastiche band.		Among the original working titles for the film were ''Beatles Phase II'' and ''Eight Arms to Hold You''. The latter title was printed on the single "Ticket to Ride" as an upcoming film. Because of this, the phrase has been used as a title for an album by [[Veruca Salt]] and for songs by [[the Goonies]] and by the Brittles, a Beatles-pastiche band.

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	==Production==		==Production==
	According to interviews conducted with [[Paul McCartney]], [[George Harrison]] and [[Ringo Starr]] for ''[[The Beatles Anthology]]'', director Richard Lester was given a larger budget for this film than he had for ''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)\|A Hard Day's Night]]'', thanks to the commercial success of the latter. Thus, this feature film was in colour and was shot on several overseas locations. It was also given a more extensive musical score than ''A Hard Day's Night'', provided by a full orchestra, and including pieces of well known classical music: [[Richard Wagner\|Wagner]]'s ''[[Lohengrin (opera)\|Lohengrin]]'', Act III prelude, [[Tchaikovsky]]'s ''[[1812 Overture]]'', [[Beethoven]]'s [[Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)\|Ninth Symphony]] ("Ode to Joy"), and, during the end credits and with their own comic vocal interpretation, [[Gioachino Rossini\|Rossini]]'s ''[[The Barber of Seville\|Barber of Seville]]'' overture. The original title for the film – only changed to ''Help!'' very near to its release – was ''Eight Arms to Hold You''.<ref>Matthews, Brian."Part 7," ''The Beatles Story'' (BBC, 1973).</ref> As such, [[Capitol Records]]' original pressings of the "[[Ticket to Ride (song)\|Ticket to Ride]]" single feature the subheading: ''From the United Artists release "Eight Arms to Hold You"''.~~{{citation needed\|date=July 2022}}~~		According to interviews conducted with [[Paul McCartney]], [[George Harrison]] and [[Ringo Starr]] for ''[[The Beatles Anthology]]'', director Richard Lester was given a larger budget for this film than he had for ''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)\|A Hard Day's Night]]'', thanks to the commercial success of the latter. Thus, this feature film was in colour and was shot on several overseas locations. It was also given a more extensive musical score than ''A Hard Day's Night'', provided by a full orchestra, and including pieces of well known classical music: [[Richard Wagner\|Wagner]]'s ''[[Lohengrin (opera)\|Lohengrin]]'', Act III prelude, [[Tchaikovsky]]'s ''[[1812 Overture]]'', [[Beethoven]]'s [[Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)\|Ninth Symphony]] ("Ode to Joy"), and, during the end credits and with their own comic vocal interpretation, [[Gioachino Rossini\|Rossini]]'s ''[[The Barber of Seville\|Barber of Seville]]'' overture. The original title for the film – only changed to ''Help!'' very near to its release – was ''Eight Arms to Hold You''.<ref>Matthews, Brian."Part 7," ''The Beatles Story'' (BBC, 1973).</ref> As such, [[Capitol Records]]' original pressings of the "[[Ticket to Ride (song)\|Ticket to Ride]]" single feature the subheading: ''From the United Artists release "Eight Arms to Hold You"''.

	''Help!'' was shot in London, [[Salisbury Plain]], the [[Austria]]n [[Alps]], [[New Providence Island]] and [[Paradise Island]] in the Bahamas, and [[Twickenham Film Studios]], beginning in the Bahamas on 23 February 1965. Starr commented in ''[[The Beatles Anthology]]'' that they were in the Bahamas for the hot weather scenes, and therefore had to wear light clothing even though it was rather cold. Tony Bramwell, the assistant to Beatles manager Brian Epstein, stated in his book ''A Magical Mystery Tour'' that Epstein chose the Bahamas for tax reasons. According to ''The Beatles Anthology'', during the restaurant sequence filmed in early April, Harrison began to discover [[India]]n-style music, which would be a key element in future songs such as "[[Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)\|Norwegian Wood]]". Filming finished on 14 April at Ailsa Avenue in [[Twickenham]].~~{{citation needed\|date=July 2022}}~~		''Help!'' was shot in London, [[Salisbury Plain]], the [[Austria]]n [[Alps]], [[New Providence Island]] and [[Paradise Island]] in the Bahamas, and [[Twickenham Film Studios]], beginning in the Bahamas on 23 February 1965. Starr commented in ''[[The Beatles Anthology]]'' that they were in the Bahamas for the hot weather scenes, and therefore had to wear light clothing even though it was rather cold. Tony Bramwell, the assistant to Beatles manager Brian Epstein, stated in his book ''A Magical Mystery Tour'' that Epstein chose the Bahamas for tax reasons. According to ''The Beatles Anthology'', during the restaurant sequence filmed in early April, Harrison began to discover [[India]]n-style music, which would be a key element in future songs such as "[[Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)\|Norwegian Wood]]". Filming finished on 14 April at Ailsa Avenue in [[Twickenham]].

	The ski scenes were shot at [[Obertauern]], a small village in Austria. One reason this location was chosen was that the stars of the film were less likely to be recognised there than at one of the larger resorts with many British tourists. The Beatles were in Obertauern for about two weeks in March 1965 along with a film crew of around 60 people. Locals served as ski stunt doubles for the Beatles, who stayed at the hotel "Edelweiss". Most of the crew were based in the hotel Marieta, where one night the Beatles gave an impromptu concert on the occasion of a director's assistant's birthday. This was the only time they ever played on stage in Austria.<ref name=FAS>{{cite news \| last = Kast\| first = Günter\| title = Hi-Hi-Hilfe! \| newspaper = Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung \| location = Travel Section \| pages = 4 \| language = de \| date = 4 January 2015 }}</ref>		The ski scenes were shot at [[Obertauern]], a small village in Austria. One reason this location was chosen was that the stars of the film were less likely to be recognised there than at one of the larger resorts with many British tourists. The Beatles were in Obertauern for about two weeks in March 1965 along with a film crew of around 60 people. Locals served as ski stunt doubles for the Beatles, who stayed at the hotel "Edelweiss". Most of the crew were based in the hotel Marieta, where one night the Beatles gave an impromptu concert on the occasion of a director's assistant's birthday. This was the only time they ever played on stage in Austria.<ref name=FAS>{{cite news \| last = Kast\| first = Günter\| title = Hi-Hi-Hilfe! \| newspaper = Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung \| location = Travel Section \| pages = 4 \| language = de \| date = 4 January 2015 }}</ref>
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	===Inspiration===		===Inspiration===
	The Beatles said the film was inspired by the classic [[Marx Brothers]] film ''[[Duck Soup (1933 film)\|Duck Soup]]'';<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MRpqWHwLZNoC&pg=PT377 \|title=Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation \|page=1377 \|isbn=978-0-7432-5378-9 \|year=2011 \|last=Norman \|first=Phillip \|publisher=Simon and Schuster \|access-date=2011-03-08}}</ref> it was also directly satirical of the [[James Bond]] series of films.<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_8Ob1bL_ongC&pg=PA102 \|page=102 \|title=Reading the Beatles: Cultural Studies, Literary Criticism, and the Fab Four \|year=2012 \|last=Womack \|first=Kenneth \|author2=Davis, Todd F. \|isbn=978-0-7914-8196-7 \|publisher=SUNY Press \|access-date=2011-03-08}}</ref> At the time of the original release of ''Help!'', its distributor, [[United Artists]], also held the rights to the Bond series.~~{{citation needed\|date=July 2022}}~~		The Beatles said the film was inspired by the classic [[Marx Brothers]] film ''[[Duck Soup (1933 film)\|Duck Soup]]'';<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MRpqWHwLZNoC&pg=PT377 \|title=Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation \|page=1377 \|isbn=978-0-7432-5378-9 \|year=2011 \|last=Norman \|first=Phillip \|publisher=Simon and Schuster \|access-date=2011-03-08}}</ref> it was also directly satirical of the [[James Bond]] series of films.<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_8Ob1bL_ongC&pg=PA102 \|page=102 \|title=Reading the Beatles: Cultural Studies, Literary Criticism, and the Fab Four \|year=2012 \|last=Womack \|first=Kenneth \|author2=Davis, Todd F. \|isbn=978-0-7914-8196-7 \|publisher=SUNY Press \|access-date=2011-03-08}}</ref> At the time of the original release of ''Help!'', its distributor, [[United Artists]], also held the rights to the Bond series.

	The humour of the film is strongly influenced by the abstract humour of ''[[The Goon Show]]'', in which the director had personal and direct experience in the conversion of the radio format to television, and personal working experience with [[Peter Sellers]] in particular.<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HESlHkg_pRoC&pg=PA54 \|title=John Lennon Imagined: Cultural History of a Rock Star \|page=54 \|isbn=0-8204-6788-X \|year=2004 \|last=Mäkelä \|first=Janne \|publisher=Peter Lang \|access-date=2011-03-08}}</ref> Beatles recording producer [[George Martin]] had also produced records for the ''Goon Show'' team. McCartney has always said that the Beatles' style of humour was taken from the ''Goon Show''. Many of the film's concepts are derived from ''Goon Show''s, such as the presence of wild animals, music, [[fourth wall]]-breaking jokes and abstractions such as the closing statement that concludes the film.~~{{citation needed\|date=July 2022}}~~		The humour of the film is strongly influenced by the abstract humour of ''[[The Goon Show]]'', in which the director had personal and direct experience in the conversion of the radio format to television, and personal working experience with [[Peter Sellers]] in particular.<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HESlHkg_pRoC&pg=PA54 \|title=John Lennon Imagined: Cultural History of a Rock Star \|page=54 \|isbn=0-8204-6788-X \|year=2004 \|last=Mäkelä \|first=Janne \|publisher=Peter Lang \|access-date=2011-03-08}}</ref> Beatles recording producer [[George Martin]] had also produced records for the ''Goon Show'' team. McCartney has always said that the Beatles' style of humour was taken from the ''Goon Show''. Many of the film's concepts are derived from ''Goon Show''s, such as the presence of wild animals, music, [[fourth wall]]-breaking jokes and abstractions such as the closing statement that concludes the film.

	===Working title===		===Working title===
	{{more citations needed\|section\|date=August 2019}}		{{more citations needed\|section\|date=August 2019}}
	Among the original working titles for the film were ''Beatles Phase II'' and ''Eight Arms to Hold You''. The latter title was printed on the single "Ticket to Ride" as an upcoming film. Because of this, the phrase has been used as a title for an album by [[Veruca Salt]] and for songs by [[the Goonies]] and by the Brittles, a Beatles-pastiche band.~~{{citation needed\|date=July 2022}}~~		Among the original working titles for the film were ''Beatles Phase II'' and ''Eight Arms to Hold You''. The latter title was printed on the single "Ticket to Ride" as an upcoming film. Because of this, the phrase has been used as a title for an album by [[Veruca Salt]] and for songs by [[the Goonies]] and by the Brittles, a Beatles-pastiche band.

	''Help!'' was settled on as the film's title in April, leading Lennon to write the song "Help!" that same night. The official title was announced on 14 April. Aside from ''Eight Arms to Hold You'', this title won over suggestions from Harrison (''Who's Been Sleeping in My Porridge'') and United Artists producer [[Walter Shenson]] (''The Day the Clowns Collapsed'').<ref>{{cite book\|last=Miles\|first=Barry\|author-link=Barry Miles\|title=The Beatles Diary Volume 1: The Beatles Years\|year=2001\|publisher=Omnibus Press\|location=London\|isbn=0-7119-8308-9\|page=194}}</ref> The Beatles had also suggested ''High-Heeled Knickers'', a play on the title of [[Tommy Tucker (singer)\|Tommy Tucker]]'s 1964 hit song "[[Hi-Heel Sneakers\|High-Heeled Sneakers]]".<ref name="Robertson/MojoSpecial p 17">{{cite book\|last=Robertson\|first=John\|year=2002\|chapter=''Help!'': The End of the Beginning\|title=Mojo Special Limited Edition: 1000 Days That Shook the World (The Psychedelic Beatles – April 1, 1965 to December 26, 1967)\|location=London\|publisher=Emap\|page=17\|title-link=Mojo (magazine)#Special editions}}</ref>		''Help!'' was settled on as the film's title in April, leading Lennon to write the song "Help!" that same night. The official title was announced on 14 April. Aside from ''Eight Arms to Hold You'', this title won over suggestions from Harrison (''Who's Been Sleeping in My Porridge'') and United Artists producer [[Walter Shenson]] (''The Day the Clowns Collapsed'').<ref>{{cite book\|last=Miles\|first=Barry\|author-link=Barry Miles\|title=The Beatles Diary Volume 1: The Beatles Years\|year=2001\|publisher=Omnibus Press\|location=London\|isbn=0-7119-8308-9\|page=194}}</ref> The Beatles had also suggested ''High-Heeled Knickers'', a play on the title of [[Tommy Tucker (singer)\|Tommy Tucker]]'s 1964 hit song "[[Hi-Heel Sneakers\|High-Heeled Sneakers]]".<ref name="Robertson/MojoSpecial p 17">{{cite book\|last=Robertson\|first=John\|year=2002\|chapter=''Help!'': The End of the Beginning\|title=Mojo Special Limited Edition: 1000 Days That Shook the World (The Psychedelic Beatles – April 1, 1965 to December 26, 1967)\|location=London\|publisher=Emap\|page=17\|title-link=Mojo (magazine)#Special editions}}</ref>

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	==Plot==		==Plot==
	[[File:The Beatles Trailer USHelp.jpg\|~~left~~\|thumb\|225x225px\|Screenshot of [[the Beatles]] in ''Help!'']]		[[File:The Beatles Trailer USHelp.jpg\|right\|thumb\|225x225px\|Screenshot of [[the Beatles]] in ''Help!'']]
	An [[Eastern world\|eastern]] [[cult]] (a parody of the [[Thuggee]] cult) is about to sacrifice a woman to their [[goddess]], Kaili. They notice that she is not wearing the sacrificial ring. Instead, [[Ringo Starr]], drummer of the Beatles, has the ring, sent to him by the intended victim, who is a fan of the Beatles. Determined to retrieve the ring and sacrifice the girl, the chief priest, Clang, several cult members, and high priestess Ahme leave for London. After failed attempts to steal the ring without Ringo noticing, they confront him in an Indian restaurant. Ringo learns that he will be the next sacrifice if he does not give up the ring. However, the ring is stuck on his finger and he cannot take it off.		An [[Eastern world\|eastern]] [[cult]] (a parody of the [[Thuggee]] cult) is about to sacrifice a woman to their [[goddess]], Kaili. They notice that she is not wearing the sacrificial ring. Instead, [[Ringo Starr]], drummer of the Beatles, has the ring, sent to him by the intended victim, who is a fan of the Beatles. Determined to retrieve the ring and sacrifice the girl, the chief priest, Clang, several cult members, and high priestess Ahme leave for London. After failed attempts to steal the ring without Ringo noticing, they confront him in an Indian restaurant. Ringo learns that he will be the next sacrifice if he does not give up the ring. However, the ring is stuck on his finger and he cannot take it off.

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	{{Short description\|1965 British musical comedy-adventure film starring the Beatles}}		{{Short description\|1965 British musical comedy-adventure film starring the Beatles}}
	~~{{more citations needed\|date=July 2022}}~~
	~~{{Use dmy dates\|date=January 2020}}~~
	~~{{Use British English\|date=August 2011}}~~
	{{Infobox film		{{Infobox film
	\| name = Help!		\| name = Help!
	\| image = Helponesheet.jpg		\| image = Helponesheet.jpg

	\| caption = Theatrical release poster		\| caption = Theatrical release poster
	\| director = [[Richard Lester]]		\| director = [[Richard Lester]]
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	==External links==		==External links==
	{{~~Wikiquote}}~~
	* [http://www.thebeatles.com ~~The Beatles]~~		* {{Official website\|www.thebeatles.com}}
	* {{IMDb title\|0059260\|Help!}}		* {{IMDb title\|0059260\|Help!}}
	* {{tcmdb title\|77759\|Help!}}		* {{tcmdb title\|77759\|Help!}}
	* {{Amg movie\|22130\|Help!}}		* {{Amg movie\|22130\|Help!}}
	* {{rotten-tomatoes\|beatles_the_help\|Help!}}		* {{rotten-tomatoes\|beatles_the_help\|Help!}}

	~~{{Help! (album)}}~~
	~~{{Richard Lester}}~~
	~~{{Beatles filmography and videography}}~~
	~~{{Authority control}}~~

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	[[Category:1960s British films]]		[[Category:1960s British films]]
			[[Category:British comedy films]]

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	==Production==		==Production==
	According to interviews conducted with [[Paul McCartney]], [[George Harrison]] and [[Ringo Starr]] for ''[[The Beatles Anthology]]'', director Richard Lester was given a larger budget for this film than he had for ''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)\|A Hard Day's Night]]'', thanks to the commercial success of the latter. Thus, this feature film was in colour and was shot on several overseas locations. It was also given a more extensive musical score than ''A Hard Day's Night'', provided by a full orchestra, and including pieces of well known classical music: [[Richard Wagner\|Wagner]]'s ''[[Lohengrin (opera)\|Lohengrin]]'', Act III prelude, [[Tchaikovsky]]'s ''[[1812 Overture]]'', [[Beethoven]]'s [[Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)\|Ninth Symphony]] ("Ode to Joy"), and, during the end credits and with their own comic vocal interpretation, [[Gioachino Rossini\|Rossini]]'s ''[[The Barber of Seville\|Barber of Seville]]'' overture. The original title for the film – only changed to ''Help!'' very near to its release – was ''Eight Arms to Hold You''.<ref>Matthews, Brian."Part 7," ''The Beatles Story'' (BBC, 1973).</ref> As such, [[Capitol Records]]' original pressings of the "[[Ticket to Ride (song)\|Ticket to Ride]]" single feature the subheading: ''From the United Artists release "Eight Arms to Hold You"''.~~{{citation needed\|date=July 2022}}~~		According to interviews conducted with [[Paul McCartney]], [[George Harrison]] and [[Ringo Starr]] for ''[[The Beatles Anthology]]'', director Richard Lester was given a larger budget for this film than he had for ''[[A Hard Day's Night (film)\|A Hard Day's Night]]'', thanks to the commercial success of the latter. Thus, this feature film was in colour and was shot on several overseas locations. It was also given a more extensive musical score than ''A Hard Day's Night'', provided by a full orchestra, and including pieces of well known classical music: [[Richard Wagner\|Wagner]]'s ''[[Lohengrin (opera)\|Lohengrin]]'', Act III prelude, [[Tchaikovsky]]'s ''[[1812 Overture]]'', [[Beethoven]]'s [[Symphony No. 9 (Beethoven)\|Ninth Symphony]] ("Ode to Joy"), and, during the end credits and with their own comic vocal interpretation, [[Gioachino Rossini\|Rossini]]'s ''[[The Barber of Seville\|Barber of Seville]]'' overture. The original title for the film – only changed to ''Help!'' very near to its release – was ''Eight Arms to Hold You''.<ref>Matthews, Brian."Part 7," ''The Beatles Story'' (BBC, 1973).</ref> As such, [[Capitol Records]]' original pressings of the "[[Ticket to Ride (song)\|Ticket to Ride]]" single feature the subheading: ''From the United Artists release "Eight Arms to Hold You"''.

	''Help!'' was shot in London, [[Salisbury Plain]], the [[Austria]]n [[Alps]], [[New Providence Island]] and [[Paradise Island]] in the Bahamas, and [[Twickenham Film Studios]], beginning in the Bahamas on 23 February 1965. Starr commented in ''[[The Beatles Anthology]]'' that they were in the Bahamas for the hot weather scenes, and therefore had to wear light clothing even though it was rather cold. Tony Bramwell, the assistant to Beatles manager Brian Epstein, stated in his book ''A Magical Mystery Tour'' that Epstein chose the Bahamas for tax reasons. According to ''The Beatles Anthology'', during the restaurant sequence filmed in early April, Harrison began to discover [[India]]n-style music, which would be a key element in future songs such as "[[Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)\|Norwegian Wood]]". Filming finished on 14 April at Ailsa Avenue in [[Twickenham]].~~{{citation needed\|date=July 2022}}~~		''Help!'' was shot in London, [[Salisbury Plain]], the [[Austria]]n [[Alps]], [[New Providence Island]] and [[Paradise Island]] in the Bahamas, and [[Twickenham Film Studios]], beginning in the Bahamas on 23 February 1965. Starr commented in ''[[The Beatles Anthology]]'' that they were in the Bahamas for the hot weather scenes, and therefore had to wear light clothing even though it was rather cold. Tony Bramwell, the assistant to Beatles manager Brian Epstein, stated in his book ''A Magical Mystery Tour'' that Epstein chose the Bahamas for tax reasons. According to ''The Beatles Anthology'', during the restaurant sequence filmed in early April, Harrison began to discover [[India]]n-style music, which would be a key element in future songs such as "[[Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)\|Norwegian Wood]]". Filming finished on 14 April at Ailsa Avenue in [[Twickenham]].

	The ski scenes were shot at [[Obertauern]], a small village in Austria. One reason this location was chosen was that the stars of the film were less likely to be recognised there than at one of the larger resorts with many British tourists. The Beatles were in Obertauern for about two weeks in March 1965 along with a film crew of around 60 people. Locals served as ski stunt doubles for the Beatles, who stayed at the hotel "Edelweiss". Most of the crew were based in the hotel Marieta, where one night the Beatles gave an impromptu concert on the occasion of a director's assistant's birthday. This was the only time they ever played on stage in Austria.<ref name=FAS>{{cite news \| last = Kast\| first = Günter\| title = Hi-Hi-Hilfe! \| newspaper = Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung \| location = Travel Section \| pages = 4 \| language = de \| date = 4 January 2015 }}</ref>		The ski scenes were shot at [[Obertauern]], a small village in Austria. One reason this location was chosen was that the stars of the film were less likely to be recognised there than at one of the larger resorts with many British tourists. The Beatles were in Obertauern for about two weeks in March 1965 along with a film crew of around 60 people. Locals served as ski stunt doubles for the Beatles, who stayed at the hotel "Edelweiss". Most of the crew were based in the hotel Marieta, where one night the Beatles gave an impromptu concert on the occasion of a director's assistant's birthday. This was the only time they ever played on stage in Austria.<ref name=FAS>{{cite news \| last = Kast\| first = Günter\| title = Hi-Hi-Hilfe! \| newspaper = Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung \| location = Travel Section \| pages = 4 \| language = de \| date = 4 January 2015 }}</ref>
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	===Inspiration===		===Inspiration===
	The Beatles said the film was inspired by the classic [[Marx Brothers]] film ''[[Duck Soup (1933 film)\|Duck Soup]]'';<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MRpqWHwLZNoC&pg=PT377 \|title=Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation \|page=1377 \|isbn=978-0-7432-5378-9 \|year=2011 \|last=Norman \|first=Phillip \|publisher=Simon and Schuster \|access-date=2011-03-08}}</ref> it was also directly satirical of the [[James Bond]] series of films.<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_8Ob1bL_ongC&pg=PA102 \|page=102 \|title=Reading the Beatles: Cultural Studies, Literary Criticism, and the Fab Four \|year=2012 \|last=Womack \|first=Kenneth \|author2=Davis, Todd F. \|isbn=978-0-7914-8196-7 \|publisher=SUNY Press \|access-date=2011-03-08}}</ref> At the time of the original release of ''Help!'', its distributor, [[United Artists]], also held the rights to the Bond series.~~{{citation needed\|date=July 2022}}~~		The Beatles said the film was inspired by the classic [[Marx Brothers]] film ''[[Duck Soup (1933 film)\|Duck Soup]]'';<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MRpqWHwLZNoC&pg=PT377 \|title=Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation \|page=1377 \|isbn=978-0-7432-5378-9 \|year=2011 \|last=Norman \|first=Phillip \|publisher=Simon and Schuster \|access-date=2011-03-08}}</ref> it was also directly satirical of the [[James Bond]] series of films.<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_8Ob1bL_ongC&pg=PA102 \|page=102 \|title=Reading the Beatles: Cultural Studies, Literary Criticism, and the Fab Four \|year=2012 \|last=Womack \|first=Kenneth \|author2=Davis, Todd F. \|isbn=978-0-7914-8196-7 \|publisher=SUNY Press \|access-date=2011-03-08}}</ref> At the time of the original release of ''Help!'', its distributor, [[United Artists]], also held the rights to the Bond series.

	The humour of the film is strongly influenced by the abstract humour of ''[[The Goon Show]]'', in which the director had personal and direct experience in the conversion of the radio format to television, and personal working experience with [[Peter Sellers]] in particular.<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HESlHkg_pRoC&pg=PA54 \|title=John Lennon Imagined: Cultural History of a Rock Star \|page=54 \|isbn=0-8204-6788-X \|year=2004 \|last=Mäkelä \|first=Janne \|publisher=Peter Lang \|access-date=2011-03-08}}</ref> Beatles recording producer [[George Martin]] had also produced records for the ''Goon Show'' team. McCartney has always said that the Beatles' style of humour was taken from the ''Goon Show''. Many of the film's concepts are derived from ''Goon Show''s, such as the presence of wild animals, music, [[fourth wall]]-breaking jokes and abstractions such as the closing statement that concludes the film.~~{{citation needed\|date=July 2022}}~~		The humour of the film is strongly influenced by the abstract humour of ''[[The Goon Show]]'', in which the director had personal and direct experience in the conversion of the radio format to television, and personal working experience with [[Peter Sellers]] in particular.<ref>{{cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HESlHkg_pRoC&pg=PA54 \|title=John Lennon Imagined: Cultural History of a Rock Star \|page=54 \|isbn=0-8204-6788-X \|year=2004 \|last=Mäkelä \|first=Janne \|publisher=Peter Lang \|access-date=2011-03-08}}</ref> Beatles recording producer [[George Martin]] had also produced records for the ''Goon Show'' team. McCartney has always said that the Beatles' style of humour was taken from the ''Goon Show''. Many of the film's concepts are derived from ''Goon Show''s, such as the presence of wild animals, music, [[fourth wall]]-breaking jokes and abstractions such as the closing statement that concludes the film.

	===Working title===		===Working title===
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	Among the original working titles for the film were ''Beatles Phase II'' and ''Eight Arms to Hold You''. The latter title was printed on the single "Ticket to Ride" as an upcoming film. Because of this, the phrase has been used as a title for an album by [[Veruca Salt]] and for songs by [[the Goonies]] and by the Brittles, a Beatles-pastiche band.~~{{citation needed\|date=July 2022}}~~		Among the original working titles for the film were ''Beatles Phase II'' and ''Eight Arms to Hold You''. The latter title was printed on the single "Ticket to Ride" as an upcoming film. Because of this, the phrase has been used as a title for an album by [[Veruca Salt]] and for songs by [[the Goonies]] and by the Brittles, a Beatles-pastiche band.

	''Help!'' was settled on as the film's title in April, leading Lennon to write the song "Help!" that same night. The official title was announced on 14 April. Aside from ''Eight Arms to Hold You'', this title won over suggestions from Harrison (''Who's Been Sleeping in My Porridge'') and United Artists producer [[Walter Shenson]] (''The Day the Clowns Collapsed'').<ref>{{cite book\|last=Miles\|first=Barry\|author-link=Barry Miles\|title=The Beatles Diary Volume 1: The Beatles Years\|year=2001\|publisher=Omnibus Press\|location=London\|isbn=0-7119-8308-9\|page=194}}</ref> The Beatles had also suggested ''High-Heeled Knickers'', a play on the title of [[Tommy Tucker (singer)\|Tommy Tucker]]'s 1964 hit song "[[Hi-Heel Sneakers\|High-Heeled Sneakers]]".<ref name="Robertson/MojoSpecial p 17">{{cite book\|last=Robertson\|first=John\|year=2002\|chapter=''Help!'': The End of the Beginning\|title=Mojo Special Limited Edition: 1000 Days That Shook the World (The Psychedelic Beatles – April 1, 1965 to December 26, 1967)\|location=London\|publisher=Emap\|page=17\|title-link=Mojo (magazine)#Special editions}}</ref>		''Help!'' was settled on as the film's title in April, leading Lennon to write the song "Help!" that same night. The official title was announced on 14 April. Aside from ''Eight Arms to Hold You'', this title won over suggestions from Harrison (''Who's Been Sleeping in My Porridge'') and United Artists producer [[Walter Shenson]] (''The Day the Clowns Collapsed'').<ref>{{cite book\|last=Miles\|first=Barry\|author-link=Barry Miles\|title=The Beatles Diary Volume 1: The Beatles Years\|year=2001\|publisher=Omnibus Press\|location=London\|isbn=0-7119-8308-9\|page=194}}</ref> The Beatles had also suggested ''High-Heeled Knickers'', a play on the title of [[Tommy Tucker (singer)\|Tommy Tucker]]'s 1964 hit song "[[Hi-Heel Sneakers\|High-Heeled Sneakers]]".<ref name="Robertson/MojoSpecial p 17">{{cite book\|last=Robertson\|first=John\|year=2002\|chapter=''Help!'': The End of the Beginning\|title=Mojo Special Limited Edition: 1000 Days That Shook the World (The Psychedelic Beatles – April 1, 1965 to December 26, 1967)\|location=London\|publisher=Emap\|page=17\|title-link=Mojo (magazine)#Special editions}}</ref>