Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)

User Rating:

3.4/10   

Director:

Michael Schultz

Writer:

Henry Edwards (writer)

Release Date:

24 July 1978 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Family | Musical

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.

Plot Keywords:

Small Town | Music Industry | Beatles | Prologue | Robot

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Banda de los corazones

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby (35 mm prints) | 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints)

Certification:

Singapore:PG | USA:PG | UK:PG | Finland:K-12 | USA:PG (certificate #25273)

Filming Locations:

Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Robert Stigwood Organization (RSO)

Trivia:

Billy Preston, who sings "Get Back", played the piano on original version with The Beatles.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During the Aerosmith scene, Steven Tyler's microphone does not have a cable, and doesn't appear to be wireless. In the closeup, you can see bare pins where the cable should be connected.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in When Disco Ruled the World (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

I Liked It. Well, EXCUUUUUUUSE ME!

Am I the only one who liked this movie? After hearing nothing but bad press about it for years, I finally went out and saw it. I thought it was one of the most fun flicks I'd seen in years. All the characters were named after Beatles songs! Starring Billy Shears (Peter Frampton) and the Hendersons (the Bee Gees) "were all there" as well, "Sgt. Pepper" featured Strawberry Fields (Sandy Farina) as Billy's leading lady, and Mr. Mustard (Frank Howerd) was "such a mean old man." Let's not forget Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (Dianne Steinberg), the Sun King (Alice Cooper), and Sgt. Pepper played by an old Beatles protege (Billy Preston). The movie also depicted countless cover versions of Beatles songs, including Earth Wind & Fire's "Got to Get You Into My Life." As the narrator, Mr. Kite (George Burns) even covered "Fixin' a Hole." Critics of the movie should be so critical"when they're 64," let alone 82! Sure, the plot wasn't worthy of a Kubrick screenplay, but what could be more accurate than explaining how corporatism is anathema to the fun of music, and how profound an impact the Beatles had on later artists. Look for Dame Edna (Barry Humphries) in one of the many crowd scenes. I have one final case for "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band." It had one of my favourite comedians (Steve Martin) singing one of my favourite Beatles songs (Maxwell's Silver Hammer). I'm picking out a thermos for this movie!