
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
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- PG
- 1h 53min
- Adventure, Comedy
- 24 Jul 1978 (USA)
- Movie
- 2 nominations.
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Cast
Peter Frampton | ... |
Billy Shears
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Barry Gibb | ... |
Mark Henderson
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Robin Gibb | ... |
Dave Henderson
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Maurice Gibb | ... |
Bob Henderson
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Frankie Howerd | ... |
Mean Mr. Mustard
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Paul Nicholas | ... |
Dougie Shears
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Donald Pleasence | ... |
B.D. Brockhurst
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Sandy Farina | ... |
Strawberry Fields
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Dianne Steinberg | ... |
Lucy
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Steve Martin | ... |
Dr. Maxwell Edison
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Aerosmith | ... |
Future Villain Band (FVB)
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Alice Cooper | ... |
Father Sun
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Earth Wind & Fire | ... |
Earth, Wind & Fire
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Billy Preston | ... |
Sgt. Pepper
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Stargard | ... |
The Diamonds
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George Burns | ... |
Mr. Kite
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Carel Struycken | ... |
The Brute
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Patti Jerome | ... |
Saralinda Shears
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Max Showalter | ... |
Ernest Shears
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John Wheeler | ... |
Mr. Fields
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Jay W. MacIntosh | ... |
Mrs. Fields
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Eleanor Zee | ... |
Mrs. Henderson
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Scott Manners | ... |
Young Sgt. Pepper
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Stanley Coles | ... |
Young Lonely Hearts Club Band
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Stanley Sheldon | ... |
Young Lonely Hearts Club Band
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Bob Mayo | ... |
Young Lonely Hearts Club Band
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Woodrow Chambliss | ... |
Old Sgt. Pepper
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Hank Worden | ... |
Old Lonely Hearts Club Band
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Morgan Farley | ... |
Old Lonely Hearts Club Band
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Delos V. Smith Jr. | ... |
Old Lonely Hearts Club Band
(as Delos V. Smith)
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Patrick Cranshaw | ... |
Western Union Messenger
(as Pat Cranshaw)
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Terri Lynn Wood | ... |
Bonnie
(as Teri Lynn Wood)
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Tracy Justrich | ... |
Tippy
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Anna Rodzianko | ... |
The Computerettes / Dancer
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Rosa Aragon | ... |
The Computerettes / Dancer
(as Rose Aragon)
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Peter Allen | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Keith Allison | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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George Benson | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Elvin Bishop | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Stephen Bishop | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Jack Bruce | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Keith Carradine | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Carol Channing | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Charlotte Crossley | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
(as Charlotte)
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Sharon Redd | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
(as Sharon)
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Ula Hedwig | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
(as Ula)
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Jim Dandy | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Sarah Dash | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Rick Derringer | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Barbara Dickson | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Donovan | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Randy Edelman | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Yvonne Elliman | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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José Feliciano | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
(as Jose Feliciano)
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Leif Garrett | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Geraldine Granger | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Adrian Gurvitz | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Billy Harper | ... |
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Eddie Harris | ... |
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Heart | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Nona Hendryx | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Barry Humphries | ... |
Dame Edna Everage - Our Guests at Heartland
(as Dame Edna Everage)
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Etta James | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Dr. John | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Bruce Johnston | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Joe Lala | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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D.C. LaRue | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Jo Leb | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Marcella Detroit | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
(as Marcy Levy)
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Mark Lindsay | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Nils Lofgren | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Jackie Lomax | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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John Mayall | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Curtis Mayfield | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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'Cousin Brucie' Morrow | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
(as Cousin Bruce Morrow)
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Peter Noone | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Alan O'Day | ... |
Our Guest at Heartland
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Lee Oskar | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Andy Paley | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
(as The Paley Brothers)
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Jonathan Paley | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
(as The Paley Brothers)
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Robert Palmer | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Wilson Pickett | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Anita Pointer | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Bonnie Raitt | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Helen Reddy | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Minnie Riperton | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Chita Rivera | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Johnny Rivers | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Monti Rock III | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
(as Monte Rock III)
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Danielle Rowe | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Sha-Na-Na | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Del Shannon | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Joe Simon | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Jim Seals | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
(as Seals)
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Dash Crofts | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
(as Crofts)
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Connie Stevens | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Al Stewart | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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John Stewart | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Tina Turner | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Frankie Valli | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Gwen Verdon | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Diane Vincent | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Grover Washington Jr. | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Hank Williams Jr. | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Johnny Winter | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Wolfman Jack | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Bobby Womack | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Alan White | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Lenny White | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Margaret Whiting | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Gary Wright | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland
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Barbi Alison | ... |
Dancer
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Helena Andreyko | ... |
Dancer
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Jennifer Buchanan | ... |
Dancer
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Leonard Connor | ... |
Dancer
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Sheryl Cooper | ... |
Dancer
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Carol Culver | ... |
Dancer
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Dennis Daniels | ... |
Dancer
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Tom Demenkoff | ... |
Dancer
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Cindy DeVore | ... |
Dancer
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Lionel Douglass | ... |
Dancer
(as Lionel Douglas)
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Larry Dusich | ... |
Dancer
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Deborah Fishman | ... |
Dancer
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John Robert Garrett | ... |
Dancer
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Ken Grant | ... |
Dancer
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Sandra Gray | ... |
Dancer
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Mary Ann Hay | ... |
Dancer
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Mimi Lieber | ... |
Dancer
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Ben Lokey | ... |
Dancer
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Kim Miyori | ... |
Dancer
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Sean Moran | ... |
Dancer
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JoAnn O'Rourke | ... |
Dancer
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Melinda Phelps | ... |
Dancer
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Kathy Pickle | ... |
Dancer
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Greg Rosatti | ... |
Dancer
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Andy Roth | ... |
Dancer
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Lou Spadaccini | ... |
Dancer
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Dennis Stewart | ... |
Dancer
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Judy Susman | ... |
Dancer
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Andy Tennant | ... |
Dancer
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Lulu Washington | ... |
Dancer
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Richard Weisman | ... |
Dancer
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Antoinette Yuskis | ... |
Dancer
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Chris Strong | ... |
Angry Bus Passenger
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Rick J. Wagner | ... |
Dancer
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Cheryl Faye | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Cary Huff | ... |
Heartland resident-Dancer (uncredited)
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Howard Leese | ... |
Ensemble (uncredited)
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Bobby Lento | ... |
Pimp (uncredited)
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'Dirty Dan' McBride | ... |
(uncredited)
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Scott McKinley | ... |
Soldier (uncredited)
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Bob Quinn | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Velvet Rhodes | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Stan Rodarte | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Carolyn Stellar | ... |
Our Guests at Heartland (uncredited)
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Eric Voge | ... |
Brainwashed Youth (uncredited)
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Jeffrey Weissman | ... |
Brainwashed Youth (uncredited)
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Directed by
Michael Schultz |
Written by
Henry Edwards | ... | (written by) |
Tom O'Horgan | ... | (play 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band on the Road') |
Robin Wagner | ... | (play 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band on the Road') |
Produced by
Dee Anthony | ... | executive producer |
Bill Oakes | ... | associate producer |
Robert Stigwood | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
Owen Roizman | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Christopher Holmes |
Editorial Department
John C. Howard | ... | associate editor |
Rick Mitchell | ... | assistant editor |
Production Design by
Brian Eatwell |
Set Decoration by
Marvin March |
Costume Design by
May Routh |
Makeup Department
Kathryn Blondell | ... | hair stylist (as Kathy Blondell) |
Ben Nye III | ... | makeup artist (as Ben Nye II) |
Bron Roylance | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Brad Wilder | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Jack Roe | ... | unit production manager |
Roger M. Rothstein | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chris Soldo | ... | second assistant director |
L. Andrew Stone | ... | assistant director |
Jerram A. Swartz | ... | second assistant director (as Jerram Swartz) |
Art Department
Jeffrey Howard | ... | assistant art director |
Al Litteken | ... | construction coordinator |
Dave Margolin | ... | painter |
James J. Pickering | ... | drapery master |
Kevin Shanks | ... | drapery man/floor covering |
Tom Flores | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Phil Bodle | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby |
Philip Boole | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby |
Bill Dager | ... | playback operator |
Ken Dufva | ... | foley artist |
Michael H. Ford | ... | sound editor (as Michael Ford) |
Les Fresholtz | ... | re-recording mixer |
Michael Minkler | ... | re-recording mixer |
Arthur Piantadosi | ... | re-recording mixer |
Charles M. Wilborn | ... | sound mixer |
Special Effects by
Phil Cory | ... | special effects |
Rocky Gehr | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
Todd C. Ramsey | ... | special optical effects designer |
Camera and Electrical Department
Craig Denault | ... | assistant camera (as Craig DeNault) |
Alan R. Disler | ... | second assistant camera |
Dave Friedman | ... | still photographer |
Gary Holt | ... | gaffer |
Louis Niemeyer | ... | assistant camera |
Thomas P. Powell | ... | mgm rigging gaffer |
Bob Rose | ... | key grip |
Bernie Schwartz | ... | grip |
Chris Strong | ... | electrician |
Donald E. Thorin | ... | camera operator (as Donald Thorin) |
Horace Jordan | ... | a camera 1st ac (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tony Faso | ... | wardrobe: men (as Anthony Faso) |
Jennifer L. Parsons | ... | wardrobe: women (as Jennifer Parsons) |
Music Department
John Caper Jr. | ... | music editor |
Geoff Emerick | ... | musical engineering consultant / original soundtrack album engineer: AIR Studios |
George Harrison | ... | playback singer |
John Lennon | ... | lyrics / music / playback singer |
George Martin | ... | conductor / music arranger / musical director / original soundtrack album produced by |
Paul McCartney | ... | lyrics / music / playback singer |
Jeff Porcaro | ... | musician: percussion |
Malcolm McNab | ... | musician: trumpet (uncredited) |
Louise Di Tullio | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
John Michael Weaver | ... | assistant recording engineer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Hannah Scheel | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
Patricia Birch | ... | choreographer |
Jeanne Dodson | ... | assistant: Mr. Anthony |
Richard L. Froman | ... | electronic visuals created by (as Richard Froman) |
Dick Hansen | ... | band crew |
Ron Hays | ... | electronic visuals created by |
Domenic Iaia | ... | electronic visuals created by |
Carol Lotito | ... | assistant: Mr. Stigwood |
Joy MacMillan | ... | assistant: Mr. Stigwood |
Harry Naughton | ... | associate choreographer |
Tom O'Horgan | ... | stage production conceived and adapted by |
Michele Panelli-Venetis | ... | assistant: Mr. Rothstein (as Michele Panelli) |
Don Record | ... | title designer |
Ben Schlossberg | ... | hot air balloon services |
Dee Shafer | ... | assistant: Mr. Oakes |
Henry Beale Smith | ... | band crew |
Robin Wagner | ... | stage production conceived and adapted by |
Maggie Wilde | ... | assistant: Mr. Rothstein |
B.J. Smith | ... | set medic (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Universal Pictures (1978) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1978) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1979) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1979) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1979) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Filmes Lusomundo (1980) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1992) (United States) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Shout! Factory (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1981) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (1978) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Zjednoczenie Rozpowszechniania Filmów (1979) (Poland) (theatrical)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Cherokee Studios (facilities: "Rise to Stardom" sequence)
- Cherokee Studios (music recorded at)
- Don Kirshner's Rock Concert (facilities: "Rise to Stardom" sequence)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Panavision (filmed in)
- Producers Casting (extras casting)
- RSO Records (soundtrack album)
- Technicolor (color by)
- Todd/Champion Ltd. (casting)
- Zeiderman, Oberman & Associates Inc. (production accounting)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
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 the band and Heartland famous. Since 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 form his own band and in order 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. The band quickly comes 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 estate agent who wants to take over Heartland by destroying what made it famous. To do so, he plans to steal the instruments in city hall and promote the music of the F.V.B. (Future Villain Band) in place of the Lonely Hearts Club Band. With Billy's hometown girlfriend Strawberry Fields at their sides, the boys try to thwart Mustard's dastardly plan at their own peril while still trying to spread their own message of love and joy to the world. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | Only their music could conquer the forces of evil See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $18,000,000 (estimated) |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $509,876 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | KISS was approached to play the Future Villain Band. They turned down the role, fearing that the movie would hurt their image, and instead starred in Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park (1978). See more » |
Goofs | Donald Pleasence's character is called B.D. Hoffler. In the credits, his character is called B.D. Brockhurst. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Oooh Er, Missus! The Frankie Howerd Story, or Please Yourselves (1990). See more » |
Soundtracks | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band See more » |
Crazy Credits | The old black-and-white Universal Studios logo with a biplane circling a globe is used at the start of the film with added animated explosions in color going off around it. See more » |
Quotes |
Dougie Shears:
[singing]
It was twenty years ago today. Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play, They've been going in and out of style, But they're guaranteed to raise the smile, So may I introduce to you, The act you've known for all these years, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Mark Henderson, Dave Henderson, Bob Henderson: We're Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band We hope you will enjoy the show... See more » |