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MEMORIES:
Beatlefreak remembers...I have a fairly vague memory of seeing this movie when it first came out. I just remember thinking Ringo ... More »
Posted on 09/28/08
PHOTOS:
Cast:
George Harrison... Himself
John Lennon ... Himself
Paul McCartney... Himself
Ringo Starr... Himself
George (animated)...Peter Batten
John (animated)...John Clive
Paul (animated)... Geoffrey Hughes
Ringo (animated)... Paul Angelis
Chief Blue Meanie...Paul Angelis
Max...Dick Emery
Old Fred...Lance Percival
Lord Mayor...Dick Emery
Jeremy Hillary Boob, Ph.D... Dick Emery
John Lennon ... Himself
Paul McCartney... Himself
Ringo Starr... Himself
George (animated)...Peter Batten
John (animated)...John Clive
Paul (animated)... Geoffrey Hughes
Ringo (animated)... Paul Angelis
Chief Blue Meanie...Paul Angelis
Max...Dick Emery
Old Fred...Lance Percival
Lord Mayor...Dick Emery
Jeremy Hillary Boob, Ph.D... Dick Emery
Studio:
King Features, Apple Corps, Subafilms, United Artists
Release History:
1968 - Yellow Submarine
External Links:
The third feature and first animated film featuring The Beatles, Yellow Submarine was a colorful trip of a movie that was a funky visual accompaniment to several favorite Beatles songs. The voices of John, Paul, George and Ringo were supplied by actors, each capturing the personalities of the individual band members, but the music was all their own.
In the film, the Blue Meanies have stolen the love, peace, and music from the good citizens of Pepperland. Old Fred makes a run for it, and goes to seek the help of the Fab Four in his yellow submarine. Their journey back features a sea of monsters, wayward holes, science and time. They easily escape from every danger with their low key banter, and make it back to Pepperland to defeat the Blue Meanies and their blue Glove with just love and music.
The plot was just a loose excuse for a series of colorful, psychedelic animations accompanying the songs. New Beatles tunes like "It's All Too Much" were joined by the classics "Eleanor Rigby," "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds," "All You Need Is Love" and “Yellow Submarine.” The clever, Liverpool-accented dialog joined the Peter Max-style visuals for a complete piece of eye and ear candy.
Yellow Submarine was released in 1999 on home video and DVD, including the “Hey Bulldog” sequence that was originally cut out of the movie. The film continues to be a musical and animation classic.
