Magical Mystery Tour [Blu-Ray]

George Harrison

Overview

After the success of the Sgt. Peppers LP, the Beatles decided to hire a psychedelic bus, take a trip into the English countryside, and film the results, no matter how bizarre or boring. With a motley cast of characters, the group basically tramps about the landscape.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/09/2012
UPC:	5099940490595
Original Release:	1997
Source:	Capitol
Sound:	[stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	0:53:00
Sales rank:	17,702

Special Features

Director's Commentary by Paul McCartney ; The Making Of Magical Mystery Tour ; Ringo The Actor; Meeting The Supporting Cast; Your Mother Should Know; Blue Jay Way; The Fool On The Hill; Hello Goodbye from 'Top Of The Pops' 1967; Nat's Dream ; I'm Going In A Field by Ivor Cutler; Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush by Traffic

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Ringo Starr	Himself/Talkative Magician
George Harrison	Himself/Magician
Paul McCartney	Himself/Major McCartney/Brown Nosed Magician
John Lennon	Himself/Ticket Salesman/Magician
Neil Innes	Bonzo Dog Band Member
Jan Carson	Stripper
George Claydon	Photographer
Ivor Cutler	Buster Bloodvessel
Mal Evans	Magician,The Accordionist
Nat Jackley	Happy Nat
Derek Royle	Jolly Jimmy Johnson
Jessie Robins	Auntie Starkey
Victor Spinetti	Army Sergeant
Mandy Weet	Miss Wendy Winters
Maggie Wright	Starlet
Vivian Stanshall	Lead Singer, Bonzo Dog Band
The Beatles	Performer,Composer

Technical Credits

George Harrison	Producer,Director
John Lennon	Director,Producer
Paul McCartney	Producer,Director
Ringo Starr	Director,Producer
Darren Simpson	Producer
Bob Caisley	Executive Producer
Bernard Knowles	Director
David Brady	Executive Producer

Editorial Reviews

A relatively unspectacular DVD edition of Magical Mystery Tour, the notoriously weird Beatles vanity project that began as a feature film and ended as a television special. The DVD transfer is taken from the same master as the 1988 videocassette release, and is adequate, but no more than that, with less resolution than should have been possible. The quality of the transfer is a bit variable, indicating problems with the source material. The sound is acceptable. Extras are a bit thin on the ground in this edition -- some newsreel excerpts chronicling Beatles efforts, a brief production history, and trailers for other MPI Beatles releases. Not the most essential Beatles item, and the lackluster presentation makes it even less so. [A Blu-Ray version was released in 2012.] ~ Steven McDonald