Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
1978 · Movie · PG · 111 min · ★ 4.3 · 19% critics
A small-town band rockets to fame and gets swept up in the music business, drifting from what made them special. As the pressure and spectacle grow, they’re pushed to fight back against forces that threaten the place they call home, all set to a nonstop parade of Beatles songs.
Based on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band on the Road
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Details
- Years
- 1978
- Release date
- 1978-07-21
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Critic score
- 19/100
- TMDB rating
- 4.3/10 (58 votes)
- Box office
- $11,000,000
- Budget
- $18,000,000
About
You’ll enjoy this if you want a weird, high-energy jukebox musical packed with Beatles covers and ’70s camp; Not for you if you need a coherent plot or faithful Beatles renditions, like in The Apple.
Pros: nonstop Beatles covers; big-name guest acts; campy, silly fun | Cons: messy, confusing story; uneven performances; nearly all sung dialogue
Themes
- bus
- convertible
- record producer
- robot
- theft
- rock opera
- bee gees
- billboard
Cast & crew
Peter Frampton
as Billy Shears
Barry Gibb
as Mark Henderson
Robin Gibb
as Dave Henderson
Maurice Gibb
as Bob Henderson
Frankie Howerd
as Mean Mr. Mustard
Paul Nicholas
as Dougie Shears
Donald Pleasence
as B.D. Brockhurst
Sandy Farina
as Strawberry Fields
Dianne Steinberg
as Lucy
Steve Martin
as Dr. Maxwell Edison
Directed by Michael Schultz