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Title: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Peter Frampton | ... | Billy Shears | |
| Barry Gibb | ... | Mark Henderson | |
| Robin Gibb | ... | Dave Henderson | |
| Maurice Gibb | ... | Bob Henderson | |
| Frankie Howerd | ... | Mr. Mustard | |
| Paul Nicholas | ... | Dougie Shears | |
| Donald Pleasence | ... | B.D. Hoffler | |
| Sandy Farina | ... | Strawberry Fields | |
| Dianne Steinberg | ... | Lucy | |
| Steve Martin | ... | Dr. Maxwell Edison | |
| Aerosmith | ... | Future Villain Band (FVB) | |
| Alice Cooper | ... | Marvin Sunk (the 'Sun King') | |
| Earth Wind & Fire | ... | Earth, Wind & Fire | |
| Billy Preston | ... | Sergeant Pepper | |
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Stargard | ... | The Diamonds |
Ever since they were sent into World War I battle in 1918, Sergeant Pepper and his Lonely Hearts Club Band of Heartland, USA have been spreading the message of joy and love to the world, which has made them and Heartland famous. Upon Sergeant Pepper's death in 1958, the band's instruments have been housed on display at Heartland City Hall as symbols of that love and joy. Before his death, Sergeant Pepper asked his adolescent grandson Billy Shears to take on the reins of forming his own band to continue to spread the message of joy and love. With Billy's brother Dougie Shears as their Manager, Billy, now an adult, and his three best friends, brothers Mark, Dave, and Bob Henderson, embark on their lives as a new Lonely Hearts Club Band. They quickly come to the attention of Hollywood music producer B.D. Hoffler Of B.D. (Big Deal) Records. With the boys off to Hollywood to spread the words of joy and love to the world, enter into Heartland the evil and demented Mr. Mustard, an ex-real ... Written by Huggo
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In 1978, when I was 12 years old, we were living in Moscow, while my father was stationed at the Canadian Embassy. To escape the "fun" of living behind the Iron Curtain, we routinely took the Moscow-Helsinki express and travelled around Scandinavia. Our trip always ended at this huge department store in Helsinki, where we'd order all our non-perishable groceries until our next trip. My brother and I were allowed to purchase one record apiece to take back with us.
So one time, I picked up the soundtrack to this film. I don't think the movie had been released yet. Goodness knows, I didn't know that the movie was going to be a howler. All I know is that I loved the soundtrack. I listened to it over and over, and pored over the photographs on the album cover, trying to get a sense of the movie.
A few years later, I read "The Golden Turkey Awards" and then I started to realize how bad the movie was. I didn't get my chance to see it until 1997. Oh, it stunk! Cheese everywhere, from the awkward love story to the campy antics of the villain and his robots.
And yet, I watch it every time it comes on TV. Finally, I have the movie to go with the soundtrack. And let's face it - I love cheesy movies.