Musicians getting wasted on drugs how surprising! While it may not sound particularly shocking that The Beatles experimented with various drugs, during the 60s these kinds of claims were taken much more seriously. The Beatles' label desperately wanted the band to come across as clean cut and straight edge; the kind of group that everyone can enjoy. But you can't conceal the truth forever. During their career, The Beatles were stuffed into all kinds of movies, capitalizing on their incredible popularity. One such movie was 1965's Help! directed by Richard Lester. In the movie, Ringo is targeted by a cult who want to sacrifice him, and the rest of the band have to Help! (strangely, nothing in that sentence is a lie). According to Paul and Ringo, the band were often stoned out of their minds while filming, with one scene standing out as being particularly bad. During the scene in which Dr. Foot and Algerman attempt to blow the band up in the Austrian Alps, George bellows the line It's a fiendish thingy! Run Ringo!. Apparently Paul and Ringo were so stoned that they began to run and kept on running, so far that they ran over the next hill.
