Talk:Magical Mystery Tour (film)

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[edit] "Plot"

Am I alone in thinking that "plot" should be in quotes? Let's be honest, there wasn't much of a plot was there? :) --kingboyk 08:05, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

Sorry I don't have a reference for you, but I did find it online in one of the beatle fan sites, a story about how Ken Keasley (?) had taken students into the surrounding California countryside to make an ad-hoc improv film, making it up as they were inspired by the places they found. Lennon, it was said, loved the idea and this film was their attempt to do the same thing. Only it went horribly wrong. Because they were famous, the press hounded them, drowning every stop-over spot in papparazzi. At one point, they say Lennon got out of the bus and ripped the banners off so they could just drive on in peace -- they then rented a local airfield and hastily threw together the final 'scenes' to complete the film in time for the BBC deadline.

I think this is a marvellous story, and if it is true, it more than explains the missing 'plot' because the film cannot be judged by hollywood/television standard format values, it is instead the record of a rolling happening, an improv theatre colliding with the raw truth of British culture at that time (ie, how the media destroyed the artists intent in their greed for a scoop). Hopefully someone can track down that story and confirm it, and fold it into this page. -- garym 12:10, May 25 2006 (EDT)

[edit] Did this air in the USA in '67?

This article says it did, whereas the Magical Mystery Tour (album) article claims that the film didn't surface in the United States until 1976. Which is right? 217.155.20.163 23:26, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Cult Classic"

Really? Among what cult? Even die-hard Beatles fans tend to regard this as little more than a footnote. Jgm 22:14, 8 November 2006 (UTC)

I AM what you would call a die-hard Beatles fan, and I love this film! It's one of those movies that's so bad it's good... basically, it's just the Beatles being really high (obviously), and having a good time. All of the Beatles fans that I know (who've seen the film) also love this movie. -Chris (December 12th, 2006 11:10am PST)

[edit] Wikilinks

Please see Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Wikilinks for what should be linked, and how often. There is no need to link the individual members of The Beatles every time they occur, either in the text or the infobox. --Rodhullandemu (talk - contribs) 15:05, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 06:52, 2 January 2008 (UTC)