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[[Image:Help_poster.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Help!'' (1965)]] | |||
''Help!'' is the second full length feature starring the Beatles, directed by Richard Lester, following ''A Hard Day's Night,'' also directed by Lester. Unlike their previous feature, which was more of a day-in-the-life mockumentary, ''Help!'' is much more of a spy spoof. In it, the Beatles, Ringo Starr in particular, are chased by a band of cultists from an unnamed eastern cult, because Ringo is wearing their sacrificial ring. The cult is joined by a mad scientists, who wants the ring so he can rule the world. They're chased across England, to Switzerland, and finally to the Bahamas before the end. Being a Beatles movie, several Beatles songs are mixed in between the action scenes. | |||
'''The following guns were used in the motion picture ''Help! (1965)'':''' | |||
=Handguns= | |||
==Webley Mk V== | |||
Professor Foot ([[Victor Spinetti]]) uses a [[Webley Mk V]] when he intervenes during the cultist assault on the Beatles' residence. Foot would later turn the revolver at the Beatles in order to get the ring off Ringo's finger. However, the revolver misfires and Foot had to make a hasty retreat. | |||
[[Image:Webley Mk. V.JPG|thumb|none|300px|Webley Mk V .455 Webley]] | |||
[[Image:Help_Webley_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Professor Foot wants the ring.]] | |||
[[Image:Help_Webley_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|"British, you see. If I had a Luger..."]] | |||
==Enfield No.2 Mk.1*== | |||
Professor Foot is later armed with an [[Enfield No.2| Enfield No.2 Mk.1*]] revolver with spurless hammer. (Maybe he couldn't afford that Luger.) | |||
[[Image:Enfield No2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Enfield No.2 Mk.1*. The professor's Enfield had wooden grips, however.]] | |||
[[Image:Help_No2_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Professor Foot in Buckingham palace. He later loses this pistol.]] | |||
[[Image:Help_No2_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Professor Foot in the Bahamas with another Enfield No.2 Mk.1*.]] | |||
==Walther P38== | |||
Ahme ([[Eleanor Bron]]) rescues the Beatles from Professor Foot with a pink [[Walther P38]], which matches her outfit. | |||
[[Image:P38.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Walther P38 9mm]] | |||
[[Image:Help_P38_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Who could do such a thing...]] | |||
[[Image:Help_P38_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|...although, it really DOES go well with the outfit.]] | |||
=Rifles= | |||
==L1A1 Self Loading Rifle== | ==L1A1 Self Loading Rifle== | ||
Used by British soldiers on Salisbury Plain to protect | Used by British soldiers on Salisbury Plain to protect the Beatles while the band recorded their album. | ||
[[Image:L1A1-SLR.jpg|thumb|none| | |||
[[Image:L1A1-SLR.jpg|thumb|none|300px|British Inch Pattern L1A1 SLR (Self Loading Rifle) chambered in 7.62mm NATO - Variation of the FN FAL rifle.]] | |||
[[Image:Help_SLR_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The business end of a British SLR. Since these are obviously real tanks, these are probably real soldiers, with their real rifles.]] | |||
[[Image:Help_SLR_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The British troops retreat, despite being backed up by ''SEVEN'' Centurion tanks.]] | |||
==Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII* rifle== | ==Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII* rifle== | ||
A Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII* rifle is used by either Professor Foot or his assistant to capture Ringo in the Bahamas. | A Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII* rifle is used by either Professor Foot or his hapless assistant Algernon ([[Roy Kinnear]]) to capture Ringo in the Bahamas. | ||
[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none| | |||
[[Image:SMLE.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Lee-Enfield No.1 Mk.III* - .303 British.]] | |||
[[Image:Help_SMLE_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The kidnappers make sure it's really Ringo before snatching him.]] | |||
==Lee-Enfield No.4 rifle== | ==Lee-Enfield No.4 rifle== | ||
Seen in the hands of the guards at Buckingham Palace. | Seen in the hands of the guards at Buckingham Palace. | ||
[[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none| | |||
[[Image:LeeEnfield4Rifle.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Lee-Enfield No.4 Mk.I]] | |||
[[Image:Help_No4_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Palace guards drill with their rifles.]] | |||
==M1 Garand== | ==M1 Garand== | ||
The [[M1 Garand]] is the primary rifle used by both sides in this film, including the Bahamian police. | |||
[[Image:M1 Garand.jpg|thumb|none|300px|M1 Garand semiautomatic Rifle with leather M1917 sling - .30-06]] | |||
[[Image: | |||
[[Image:Help_M1_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Clang inspects his troops.]] | |||
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=Machine Guns= | |||
==Browning M1919 machine gun== | ==Browning M1919 machine gun== | ||
[[Browning M1919]] machine guns were seen mounted on the British Army's | [[Browning M1919]] machine guns were seen mounted on the British Army's Centurion tanks on Salisbury Plain. | ||
[[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none| | [[Image:M1919A4Browning.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Browning M1919 .30-06 on M2 tripod]] | ||
[[Image:Help_M1919_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A commander's Browning fires during the attack at Salibury Plain. Blank rounds in canvas belts can be seen.]] | |||
[[Image:Help_M1919_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Ahme helps Paul into a stolen Centurion.]] | |||
==L7 Machine Gun== | |||
One of the British soldiers guarding the Beatles on the Salisbury Plain is armed with an [[FN_MAG#L7_Machine_Gun| L7 GPMG.]] | |||
[[Image:L7A2.jpg|thumb|none|400px|British L7A2 General Purpose Machine Gun - 7.62x51mm NATO]] | |||
[[Image:Help_GPMG.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The one on the right has the L7.]] | |||
=Heavy Weapons= | |||
==Panzerschreck== | |||
The cultists use many antiquated weapons, including a [[Panzerschreck]] (minus the shield.) They use one to take out the Centurion the Beatles are escaping on. | |||
[[Image:Tank h5.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Panzerschreck rocket launcher 88mm]] | |||
[[Image:Help_panzerschrek_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The Panzerschreck crew prepares to fire.]] | |||
[[Image:Help_panzerschrek_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The distinctive trigger of the Panzerschreck.]] | |||
[[Image:Help_panzerschrek_3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A fiery end to the Beatles. (Or IS it?)]] | |||
==Royal Ordnance L7== | |||
The Centurions are armed with Royal Ordnance L7 105mm guns. The tanks fire several times during their defense of the Beatles on Salisbury Plain. | |||
[[Image:Help_L7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The business end of a Royal Ordnance L7.]] | |||
==QF 2.95 inch Mountain Gun== | |||
The cultists use QF 2.95 inch Mountain Guns on Salisbury Plain. | |||
[[Image:Help_QF_1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
[[Image:Help_QF_2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]] | |||
==Brass cannon== | |||
The most antiquated gun the cultists have at their disposal is an antique brass cannon, fired a few times on Salisbury Plain. | |||
[[Image:Help_brass.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Call the museum, see if they've been robbed.]] | |||
[[Category:Movie]] | [[Category:Movie]] | ||
[[Category:British Produced/Filmed]] | [[Category:British Produced/Filmed]] | ||
[[Category:Musical]] | |||
[[Category:Comedy]] | |||
Revision as of 21:00, 28 April 2011
Help! is the second full length feature starring the Beatles, directed by Richard Lester, following A Hard Day's Night, also directed by Lester. Unlike their previous feature, which was more of a day-in-the-life mockumentary, Help! is much more of a spy spoof. In it, the Beatles, Ringo Starr in particular, are chased by a band of cultists from an unnamed eastern cult, because Ringo is wearing their sacrificial ring. The cult is joined by a mad scientists, who wants the ring so he can rule the world. They're chased across England, to Switzerland, and finally to the Bahamas before the end. Being a Beatles movie, several Beatles songs are mixed in between the action scenes. The following guns were used in the motion picture Help! (1965):
Handguns
Webley Mk V
Professor Foot (Victor Spinetti) uses a Webley Mk V when he intervenes during the cultist assault on the Beatles' residence. Foot would later turn the revolver at the Beatles in order to get the ring off Ringo's finger. However, the revolver misfires and Foot had to make a hasty retreat.
Enfield No.2 Mk.1*
Professor Foot is later armed with an Enfield No.2 Mk.1* revolver with spurless hammer. (Maybe he couldn't afford that Luger.)
Walther P38
Ahme (Eleanor Bron) rescues the Beatles from Professor Foot with a pink Walther P38, which matches her outfit.
Rifles
L1A1 Self Loading Rifle
Used by British soldiers on Salisbury Plain to protect the Beatles while the band recorded their album.
Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII* rifle
A Lee-Enfield No.1 MkIII* rifle is used by either Professor Foot or his hapless assistant Algernon (Roy Kinnear) to capture Ringo in the Bahamas.
Lee-Enfield No.4 rifle
Seen in the hands of the guards at Buckingham Palace.
M1 Garand
The M1 Garand is the primary rifle used by both sides in this film, including the Bahamian police.
Machine Guns
Browning M1919 machine gun
Browning M1919 machine guns were seen mounted on the British Army's Centurion tanks on Salisbury Plain.
L7 Machine Gun
One of the British soldiers guarding the Beatles on the Salisbury Plain is armed with an L7 GPMG.
Heavy Weapons
Panzerschreck
The cultists use many antiquated weapons, including a Panzerschreck (minus the shield.) They use one to take out the Centurion the Beatles are escaping on.
Royal Ordnance L7
The Centurions are armed with Royal Ordnance L7 105mm guns. The tanks fire several times during their defense of the Beatles on Salisbury Plain.
QF 2.95 inch Mountain Gun
The cultists use QF 2.95 inch Mountain Guns on Salisbury Plain.
Brass cannon
The most antiquated gun the cultists have at their disposal is an antique brass cannon, fired a few times on Salisbury Plain.
