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Overview

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Director:
Michael Schultz
Writer:
Henry Edwards (writer)
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Release Date:
24 July 1978 (USA) more
Tagline:
A splendid time is guaranteed for all.
Plot:
Small town band hits it big, but they must battle a nefarious plot in the music industry. full summary | full synopsis
User Comments:
A Guilty Pleasure more

Cast

  (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)
Earth Wind & Fire ... Themselves

Alice Cooper ... Marvin Sunk (the 'Sun King')
Billy Preston ... Sergeant Pepper
Stargard ... The Diamonds
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Banda de los corazones
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Runtime:
113 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)
Certification:
Singapore:PG | USA:PG | Finland:K-12 | USA:PG (certificate #25273)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Last film of Frankie Howerd. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: During the Aerosmith scene, Joe Perry appears to be lip syncing, at one point getting off track. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "De familie Knots: De vernielzucht (#1.2)" (1980) more
Soundtrack:
Come Together more

FAQ

Were The Beatles involved with this film?
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27 out of 32 people found the following comment useful:-
A Guilty Pleasure, 8 May 2004
Author: angelaboyko from Alberta, Canada

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.

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ACROSS THE UNIVERSE IS SO MUCH BETTER! CaptGage
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