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Magical Mystery Tour (1967)

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Reviews Counted: 10

Fresh: 6

Rotten:4

Average Rating: 5.3/10

Runtime: 60 mins

Genre: Musicals, Pop Music, , Fantasy, Music Video, Short, Beatles, Rock Legends

Synopsis: A typically Beatlesque film (i.e. atypical) originally produced for television, this short film was intended to be an off-the-wall road movie with the Beatles and three dozen or so friends on a... A typically Beatlesque film (i.e. atypical) originally produced for television, this short film was intended to be an off-the-wall road movie with the Beatles and three dozen or so friends on a psychedelic bus. Shot with only a vague script and only bare outlines of scenes, the movie was meant to document a trip to the seaside resort town of Blackpool, England. Made in September of 1967, The Beatles' brilliant rock album is transformed into colorful and energetic images. The film also contains the only live version of John Lennon's "I Am the Walrus." Third of the Beatles films to include Victor Spinetti, famous for his mohair sweater wearing role as the television director in A Hard Day's Night and as the determined scientist with the laser in Help! The movie was originally shown on BBC TV on December 26, 1967 inexplicably in black and white. [More]

Starring: Beatles

Starring: Beatles

Director: Beatles

Director: Beatles

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Nov 14, 1997

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A must-see for Beatles buffs and anyone interested in how the '60s looked as they were happening (rather than in slick, retrospective recreations); others might want to take a pass.

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09/06/07
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Fun, psychedlic, and great Beatles music.

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03/09/06
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

Cough.

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11/06/05
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Here's a clue for you all...the Walrus was Paul!

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11/02/05
Michael A. Smith
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08/12/05
Emanuel Levy
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02/07/05
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

I would recommend a new generation of Beatle fans to put MMT: The Movie near the bottom of their to-do list, but never to scratch it off entirely. It remains a necessary curiosity item and slightly ahead of its time.

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Collin Souter
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08/30/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

Bizarre, plotless, mishmash that still fascinates

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08/21/02
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

As 60 minutes of self-indulgent psychedelics, it's nearly impossible to watch.

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