A typically beatlesque film originally produced for television, this short film was intended to be an offthewall road movie with the beatles and three dozen or so friends on a psychedelic bus. The third one, the thing is, we can do it any time we want. It was held off the top spot by the beatles own hello, goodbye. The beatles had raised the bar very high with the release of their june 1967 masterpiece album sgt. I have a copy of beatles magical mystery tour and cant find etching to match the release i have. This film is disorganized, cluttered, plotless, psychadelic, over the top, and represents perfectly what the beatles were living through at that present time. I often feel the beatles magical mystery tour film has been treated rather unfairly by critics in the past. Magical mystery tour 1967 12 its hard to accurately rate this unusual film, since i cannot honestly say id consider it good moviemaking, but it certainly still can be fun here and there, which is the whole point. The beatles magical mystery tour 1967, vinyl discogs. Magical mystery tour tv movie 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Many of our articles have direct quotes from sources you can cite, within the wikipedia article. In september 1967, the beatles arrived in west malling where they filmed various interior and exterior shots at the old airfield, including the mystery. As it returns, john harris hears the true story of. It was repeated in a colour transmission on bbc2 on 5.
Magical mystery tour was the first project by the beatles after the death of their manager and it shows. This page is mostly about the book songs of the beatles magical mystery tour period and the period it covers. Magical mystery tour soundtrack 1967 the moviemusic store. Behind the scenes of the beatles magical mystery tour. Numerous words have been used to describe blue jay way, one of george harrisons magical mystery tour contributions. Originally airing on british television, this colorful, musicfilled odyssey follows the beatles on a wild holiday bus trip. The beatles magical mystery tour film script genius.
After filming the sessions over a four week period from. After the death of manager brian epstein, the beatles took a series of rather poor turns, the first of which was the magical mystery tour film. Magical mystery tour is a 1967 british surreal comedy television film created by, produced by, and starring the beatles john lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison and ringo starr which originally aired on bbc1 on boxing day, 26 december 1967, in a monochrome transmission at 8. It was traditional for pop package tours, involving several bands, to begin at londons allsop place, near to baker street underground station. Based on a loose unscripted narrative, in the spirit of the experimental mood of the time, and directed by the beatles themselves, the film became the vehicle to present 6 new songs magical mystery tour, the fool on the hill, flying, i am the walrus, blue jay way and your. Its an entertaining enough watch if you go in with low expectations but the previous beatles movies had all been high quality productions so expectations were high. Apple presents the beatles in songs and music from a color television film called magical mystery tour.
Magical mystery tour movie detailed information on the beatles movies films. Pg works just fine as the literal description of it is some scenes may be unsutible for young children. Magical mystery tour is an album by the english rock band the beatles that was released as a double ep in the united kingdom and an lp in the united states. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. Peppers lonely hearts club band, had hit the shops, the idea of the programme had been born and work had commenced on the title track. Produced by george martin, it includes the soundtrack to the 1967 film of the same name. Magical mystery tour tv movie 1967 magical mystery. Magical mystery tour 1967 george 1967 on the new approach to the beatles next film george. Behind the scenes of the beatles magical mystery tour a new documentary on pbs about the making of the beatles 1967 film magical mystery tour features outtakes from the. In september 1967 the beatles embarked on making their third film, this time conceived and directed by themselves. The beatles, blue jay way from magical mystery tour.
Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Though magical mystery tour is an interesting document of the beatles psychedelic period, its cinematic function is negligible. Its a neat little fourpage article and photo essay, a where are they now piece on the whereabouts of the little girl called nicola who appears in the beatles 1967 film magical mystery tour and who is namechecked and immortalised on the tracklisting on both the album and the original ep cover. Paul mccartney, john lennon, george harrison, ringo starr, and the beatles in magical mystery tour 1967 paul mccartney, john lennon, george harrison, ringo starr, and the beatles in magical mystery tour 1967. Magical mystery tour 1967 george harrison, john lennon. A hard days night is hugely entertaining movie and h. The beatles devised, wrote and directed a television film called magical mystery tour which was broadcast on bbc television at christmas, 1967. It features a series of musical vignettes, interspersed with scenes of comedy and fantasy. Includes tracks such as magical mystery tour, the fool on the hill, your mother should know, and i am the walrus.
The beatles just added a stack of videos to youtube. My feelings on finding myself almost alone in praising the beatles television film magical mystery tour are amazement, and the sad conviction that as a mass the public is more stupid and ignorant. Magical mystery tour is a 52minute british television film starring the beatles john lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison and ringo starr showing the band tour in a themed bus with fans. The beatles produced this film around a coach journey across england. Period overview book overview table of contents front cover ordering information. Of course, you might sense a hint of bias on my part because im such an enormous fan of the beatles, but i genuinely think the film has a lot to offer if approached the right way. The magical mystery tour film was made and included six new beatles songs. Magical mystery tour soundtrack cd details and availability.
The filming of the beatles magical mystery tour was mostly done in two weeklong periods. The beatles magical mystery tour 1976, vinyl discogs. Magical mystery tour entered the charts on december, and spent 12 weeks in the top 40. This was then turned into a promo by the bbc, who shot their own additional footage. The magical mystery tour disaster its in the nature of christmastime, with its familiar traditions repeated annually.
The film originally screened on bbctv over the 1967 christmas holidays but was savaged by critics. Its highest chart position was number two on the singles chart, the dedicated ep chart having been abandoned at the start of december 1967. The music, artwork, album packaging, and even the look of the group themselves had changed so dramatically with that release that no one would be surprised by anything else the group. Magical mystery tour smal 2835 released november 27th, 1967.
The contract we signed with united artists is for three films, two of which weve done. Paul mccartney decided that the mystery trip should start at the same. Along the way, john, paul, george, ringo all of whom appear as themselves, as well as in a variety of other roles, and the rest of the eccentric passengers experience a series of. There was so much money tied up in the production due to air over british television on december 26, 1967 that it had to be exploited and supported with a record release. The beatles invite you to make a reservation for the. Magical mystery tour trailer a typically beatlesque film originally produced for television, this short film was intended to be an offthewall road movie with the beatles and three dozen or so friends on a psychedelic bus. John lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison, ringo starr a typically beatlesque film originally produced for television, this short film was intended to be an offthewall road movie with the beatles and three dozen or so friends on a psychedelic bus. The chaotic production of the magical mystery tour movie had not yielded enough music to fill more than one side of an lp, but too much for an extended play single. For information about the album, visit the wikipedia magical mystery tour or yellow submarine web page.
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