Yellow Submarine (1968)

: George Dunning : Al Brodax : The Beatles (as Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band), Paul Angelis (Chief Blue Meanie/Ringo), John Clive (John), Dick Emery (Jeremy Hilary Boob, Ph.D - Nowhere Man/Lord Mayor/Max), Geoffrey Hughes (Paul), Lance Percival (Young/Old Fred), Peter Batten (George) Released at the height of the psychedelic pop culture period of the 1960s, the movie was a box-office hit, drawing in crowds both for its lush, wildly creative images, and its soundtrack of Beatles songs. The original story was written by Lee Minoff, based on the song by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and the screenplay penned by four collaborators including Erich Segal. The recurring line "It's all in the mind" is taken from . As with many motion picture musicals, the music takes precedence over the actual plot, and most of the story is a series of set-pieces designed to present Beatles music set to various images, in a form reminiscent of Walt Disney's (and foreshadowing the rise of music videos and MTV fifteen years later). Nonetheless, the movie still presents a modern-day fairy tale that caters to the ideals of the "love generation". Plot: The Beatles are spirited away in the eponymous yellow submarine to save Pepperland from the dreaded Blue Meanies. Along the way, the singing saviors, along with Fred, encounter a surreal feast for both the eyes and ears: phantasmagorical creatures, outrageous landscapes, and colors that throb and vibrate to each and every Beatles song on the soundtrack.