Yellow Submarine [Blu-ray]

Director: George Dunning

Overview

Remastered release of the 1968 animated film, inspired by songs of the Beatles. A psychedelic, imaginative adventure to rescue Pepperland from the Blue Meanies.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/05/2012
UPC:	5099962146098
Original Release:	1968
Source:	Capitol
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[stereo, Dolby Digital Mono]
Language:	English
Time:	1:30:00
Sales rank:	529

Special Features

Audio Commentary Track by John Coates with Additional contribution by Heinz Edelmann; Featurette "Mod Odyssey" Original Theatrical Trailer; Three Storyboard sequences - including two not used in the final film; Original Pencil Drawings; Behind-the-Scenes photos; Interviews with the crew and vocal talents; Collectible booklet that dives behind-the-scenes of this landmark animated adventure

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

John Clive	John
Geoffrey Hughes	Paul
Peter Batten	George
Paul Angelis	Ringo/Chief Blue Meanie
Dick Emery	Lord Mayor/Nowhere Man/Max
Lance Percival	Old Fred
The Beatles	Voices,Composer
George Martin	Composer
John Lennon	Composer
George Harrison	Composer

Technical Credits

Al Brodax

Jack Mendelsohn

Lee Minoff

Erich Segal

Al Brodax	Producer,Screenwriter
Charles Jenkins	Special Effects
Jack Mendelsohn	Screenwriter
Lee Minoff	Screenwriter
Alan Kozlowski	Executive Producer
Erich Segal	Screenwriter

Editorial Reviews

An animated musical-epic, Yellow Submarine is a head movie for the whole family to enjoy. Made as the Beatles were close to breaking up, and agreed upon as a way to get out of the United Artists' three-picture deal after Hard Day's Night and Help!, the bandmembers had minimal input on the film. They didn't even provide voice-overs and only appeared in a short live-action scene. Yet, Yellow Submarine stands as evidence of what the band symbolized to fans by portraying the Beatles saving the world with love and music. Visually, it is a kaleidoscopic lesson in art history, with director George Dunning fusing together pop art, op art, surrealism, and general weirdness. The swirling colors and dazzling movement set the standard for British psychedelia of the time, as well as proving influential for experimental animation styles to come. The story is numbingly simple, interspersed with cultural references and the spontaneous banter common to the other Beatles movies, but that is secondary to the excellent musical score, including "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds," "Eleanor Rigby," and "All You Need Is Love." Yellow Submarine remains an animated classic that captures the charming fantasy of the late-'60s psychedelic phenomena.