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Writers:
George Harrison (written by) &
John Lennon (written by) ...
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Release Date:
26 December 1967 (UK) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical more
Plot:
The Beatles charter a special bus for a surreal mystery tour. full summary | full synopsis
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NewsDesk:
(15 articles)
The Beatles On Screen
 (From FilmShaft.com. 11 September 2009, 1:44 AM, PDT)
Looking Back at the Films of the Beatles
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User Comments:
Coom on, join in! What'sa matter with yer ?! more (77 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Lennon ... John / Ticket Salesman / Magician with coffee / Narrator

Paul McCartney ... Paul / Major McCartney / Brown Nosed Magician

George Harrison ... George / Magician looking through telescope

Ringo Starr ... Richard Starkey / Talkative Magician
Vivian Stanshall ... The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Neil Innes ... The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Roger Ruskin Spear ... The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
'Legs' Larry Smith ... The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Sam Spoons ... The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Rodney Slater ... The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Jan Carson ... The Stripper
George Claydon ... Little George the Photographer
Ivor Cutler ... Buster Bloodvessel
Mal Evans ... Magician standing in the corner
Shirley Evans ... The Accordionist
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Additional Details

Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
55 min
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono | Stereo (1988 re-release)
Certification:
UK:PG
Filming Locations:
Atlantic Hotel, Newquay, Cornwall, England, UK more
Company:
Apple Corps more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The soundtrack recordings were issued in England as a double EP with accompanying booklet. Capitol Records in the US added stereo (and mock-stereo) versions of recent Beatles singles, and issued an LP with an enlarged copy of the booklet. The LP actually sold better as an import in England than the EP, and a British version was issued ten years later. more
Goofs:
Miscellaneous: Due to the semi-improvisational nature of the film, there are a lot of deliberate mistakes in continuity and plot. more
Quotes:
Buster Bloodvessel: I am your friendly Courier. Mister Bloodvessel is my name. Buster Bloodvessel. more
Movie Connections:
Spoofed in 'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection (2003) (V) more
Soundtrack:
I Am the Walrus more

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16 out of 16 people found the following comment useful.
Coom on, join in! What'sa matter with yer ?!, 2 March 2001
Author: cerdo (cerdo@netspace.net.au) from Tasmania

The silliness of this film seems to be lost on many Americans as a matter of cultural difference, but to anyone brought up in the British or Australian tradition it's a shambolic delight. There are many moments which stick in the mind, but my favourite is probably the sing-along in the bus, when a drunken Ringo begins singing "I've got a looverly boonch of coconuts..." and, upon getting no reply from his fellow travellers, loudly and stroppily remonstrates, "Coom on, join in! What'sa matter with yer ?!". Magical Mystery Tour has the amateur, string-and-stickytape appeal of the early Gumby series, but with the bonus of Northern English sensibilities and great Beatle songs. The poor boys were shattered after the death of Brian Epstein, John Lennon's marriage was coming to a very unfortunate end, they had had enough of so many things and were moving into a new and frightening phase of their lives : the film can be seen as an expression of all this angst overlaid with nostalgia for the Music Hall, Crazy Gang, Goon Show comedy and tragic sea-side holidays of their, and many of their fans', childhoods, and the sheer, magical power of their creative imaginations always looking forward to new possibilities. I love it.

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