Directed and produced by Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, (significantly, no-one takes a writing credit) and originally aired on the BBC, this loosely structured phantasmagoria was reportedly inspired by the antics of Ken Kesey and his Merry Pranksters. It follows the Beatles as they rent a bus and take a trip — in both senses of the word, though there's no onscreen drug use — around the English countryside, have a variety of madcap adventures, sing (including "I Am the Walrus," "Fool on the Hill," "Blue Jay Way," "Flying," "Penny Lane" and "Your Mother Should Know") and end up at a ghastly spaghetti dinner. This quintessential ...
Released:
1967
Rated:
NR
Length:
55 mins