Magical Mystery Tour

Neil Innes Director: Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Bernard Knowles Paul McCartney

Overview

A typically Beatlesque film (i.e. atypical) originally produced for television, this short film was intended to be an off-the-wall road movie with the Beatles and three dozen or so friends on a psychedelic bus. Shot with only a vague script and only bare outlines of scenes, the movie was meant to document a trip to the seaside resort town of Blackpool, England. Made in September of 1967, The Beatles' brilliant rock album is transformed into colourful and energetic images. The film also contains the only live version of John Lennon's 'I Am the Walrus.¿ Third of the Beatles films to include Victor Spinetti, famous for his mohair sweater wearing role as the television director in A HARD DAY¿S NIGHT and as the determined scientist with the laser in Help!

Product Details

Release Date:	10/09/2012
UPC:	5099940490694
Original Release:	1967
Source:	Capitol
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	0:53:00
Sales rank:	17,407

Special Features

Director's Commentary by Paul McCartney; The Making Of Magical Mystery Tour; Ringo The Actor; Meet the Supporting Cast; Your Mother Should Know; Blue Jay Way; The Fool On The Hill; Hello Goodbye from 'Top Of The Pops 1967; Nat's Dream; I'm Going In a Field by Ivor Cutler; Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush by Traffic

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Neil Innes	The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Rodney Slater	The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Jan Carson	Stripper
George Claydon	Photographer
Ivor Cutler	Mr Buster Bloodvessel
Shirley Evans	Accordionist,Magician standing in the corner
Nat Jackley	Rubber Man
Jessie Robins	Aunt Jessica
Derek Royle	Jolly Jimmy
Victor Spinetti	Army Sergeant
Miranda Forbes	Hostess Wendy Winters
Maggie Wright	Starlet
Vivian Stanshall	Lead Singer, Bonzo Dog Band
Linda Lawson	Passenger on Bus
Angelo Muscat	Catching Dwarf
The Beatles	Performer,Composer

Technical Credits

Paul McCartney	Director,Producer
John Lennon	Director,Producer
Ringo Starr	Director,Producer
Bernard Knowles	Director
Darren Simpson	Producer
Bob Caisley	Executive Producer
David Brady	Executive Producer
Gavrik Losey	Producer
Denis O'Dell	Producer

Editorial Reviews

After the wild success of A Hard Day's Night and Help!, the Beatles's music began moving in a more mind-expanding direction, and The Magical Mystery Tour, their third film, reflects that change. "Trippy" is the word that best describes this psychedelic extravaganza. Leaving conventional plot behind, this picaresque tale follows the Fab Four and assorted oddball companions as they travel the English countryside in a magic bus. Pulsating with bright colors and filled with bizarre imagery, this 50-minute film -- produced and directed by the Beatles themselves for British television -- functions as a kind of proto-music video for the slew of great songs that grace its soundtrack.