Magical Mystery Tour

TV Movie
1967
Not Rated
55m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

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Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in Magical Mystery Tour (1967)

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Dark Comedy Comedy Fantasy Musical

The Beatles charter a special bus for a surreal mystery tour.The Beatles charter a special bus for a surreal mystery tour.The Beatles charter a special bus for a surreal mystery tour.

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Magical Mystery Tour: Collectors Ediiton

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John Lennon

John
(uncredited)
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Paul McCartney

Paul
(uncredited)
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George Harrison

George
(uncredited)
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Ringo Starr

Ringo
(uncredited)
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The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band

Themselves
(as Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band)

Jan Carson

Stripper

George Claydon

Photographer

Ivor Cutler

Mr. Bloodvessel

Shirley Evans

Accordionist

Nat Jackley

Rubber Man

Nicola Hale

Little Girl
(as Nichola)

Jessie Robins

Ringo's Aunt
(as Jessie Robbins)

Derek Royle

Jolly Jimmy

Victor Spinetti

Army Sergeant

Miranda Forbes

Hostess Wendy Winters
(as Mandy Weet)

Maggie Wright

Starlet

Magic Alex

Passenger on the Bus
(uncredited)

Neil Aspinall

Man with Hat on the Roadside
(uncredited)

Storyline

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Trivia
John Lennon told Paul McCartney about a dream he had where he used a shovel to serve spaghetti to a woman. Paul suggested they film that, and John agreed.

Goofs
Some shots of the bus driving along country lanes were obviously shot at a later date, when the bus was empty. In The Beatles "Anthology" book, Neil Aspinall describes taking the bus back out on the road after filming had finished, to shoot some external links which had been forgotten.

Quotes
Mrs. Starkey, Ringo's Auntie: Now shut up!
Richard Starkey: Shut up- to me? I've had enough of it! I can't stand it any more! I'm gettin' off! Off!
Mrs. Starkey, Ringo's Auntie: Don't get historical!

Crazy credits
Made in England by The Beatles

Alternate versions
When the movie was first shown by the BBC in 1967, the beach scene involving Jessie Robins and Ivor Cutler, lasting nearly two minutes, was cut for unknown reasons. Yet when it was re-shown in the 70s, the scene was included.

Connections
Edited into The Beatles: I Am the Walrus (1967)

Soundtracks
Magical Mystery Tour
(uncredited)
Performed by The Beatles
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Published by Capitol/EMI Records

Such sourpusses out there! Anyone telling you that Beatles fans should pass this movie up is, well...NOT A BEATLES FAN. They are what John Lennon would refer to as a "day tripper". A part-timer. Not in it for the long-haul. Anyone truly fascinated with the Beatles' music and legacy, especially after thirty years hindsight, ought to be downright thrilled that these four amateur filmmakers could pull off such an original, amusing and tuneful homemovie (not to mention long-form video WAY before it's time) on their spare time between recording Sgt. Pepper and the White Album, no less. They got drunk, got on a bus and filmed away. They were free spirits with tons of love, and it shows. They obviously knew exactly what they were doing, and rough edges and all, it's quite charming after all these years. My father took me to see a double feature of Yellow Submarine and Magical Mystery Tour when I was eight, and I just can't believe how it holds up. Love them warts and all. Just as they made "Hey Jude" and "She Loves You", so did they make "Revoluton #9" and "Within You, Without You". Just as they made tight, economical movies, so did they make experimental ones like this. Four Stars(****), if not just because there's nothing like it, and never will be again.