Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Peter Frampton
Billy Shears
Barry Gibb
Mark Henderson
Robin Gibb
Dave Henderson
Maurice Gibb
Bob Henderson
Frankie Howerd
Mean Mr. Mustard
Paul Nicholas
Dougie Shears
Donald Pleasence
B.D. Brockhurst
Sandy Farina
Strawberry Fields
Dianne Steinberg
Lucy
Steve Martin
Dr. Maxwell Edison
Steven Tyler
Future Villain Band (FVB)
Brad Whitford
Future Villain Band (FVB)
Joe Perry
Future Villain Band (FVB)
Tom Hamilton
Future Villain Band (FVB)
Tom O'Horgan
Writer
Joey Kramer
Future Villain Band (FVB)
Robin Wagner
Writer
Alice Cooper
Father Sun
Maurice White
Earth, Wind & Fire
Philip Bailey
Earth, Wind & Fire
Verdine White
Earth, Wind & Fire
Ralph Johnson
Earth, Wind & Fire
Johnny Graham
Earth, Wind & Fire
Al McKay
Earth, Wind & Fire
Andrew Woolfolk
Earth, Wind & Fire
Fred White
Earth, Wind & Fire
Billy Preston
Sgt. Pepper
Rochelle Runnells
The Diamonds
Debra Anderson
The Diamonds
Janice Williams
The Diamonds
George Burns
Mr. Kite
Carel Struycken
The Brute
Patti Jerome
Saralinda Shears
Max Showalter
Ernest Shears
John Wheeler
Mr. Fields
Jay W. MacIntosh
Mrs. Fields
Eleanor Zee
Mrs. Henderson
Scott Manners
Young Sgt. Pepper
Stanley Coles
Young Lonely Hearts Club Band
Stanley Sheldon
Young Lonely Hearts Club Band
Bob Mayo
Young Lonely Hearts Club Band
Woody Chambliss
Old Sgt. Pepper
Hank Worden
Old Lonely Hearts Club Band
Morgan Farley
Old Lonely Hearts Club Band
Delos V. Smith Jr.
Old Lonely Hearts Club Band
Patrick Cranshaw
Western Union Messenger
Terri Lynn Wood
Bonnie
Tracy Justrich
Tippy
Anna Rodzianko
The Computerettes / Dancer
Rosa Aragon
The Computerettes / Dancer
Peter Allen
Our Guests at Heartland
Keith Allison
Our Guests at Heartland
George Benson
Our Guests at Heartland
Elvin Bishop
Our Guests at Heartland
Stephen Bishop
Our Guests at Heartland
Jack Bruce
Our Guests at Heartland
Keith Carradine
Our Guests at Heartland
Carol Channing
Our Guests at Heartland
Charlotte Crossley
Our Guests at Heartland
Sharon Redd
Our Guests at Heartland
Ula Hedwig
Our Guests at Heartland
Jim Dandy
Our Guests at Heartland
Sarah Dash
Our Guests at Heartland
Rick Derringer
Our Guests at Heartland
Barbara Dickson
Our Guests at Heartland
Donovan
Our Guests at Heartland
Randy Edelman
Our Guests at Heartland
Yvonne Elliman
Our Guests at Heartland
José Feliciano
Our Guests at Heartland
Leif Garrett
Our Guests at Heartland
Geraldine Granger
Our Guests at Heartland
Adrian Gurvitz
Our Guests at Heartland
Billy Harper
Our Guests at Heartland
Eddie Harris
Our Guests at Heartland
Ann Wilson
Our Guests at Heartland
Nancy Wilson
Our Guests at Heartland
Steve Fossen
Our Guests at Heartland
Roger Fisher
Our Guests at Heartland
Howard Leese
Our Guests at Heartland
Michael Derosier
Our Guests at Heartland
Nona Hendryx
Our Guests at Heartland
Barry Humphries
Our Guests at Heartland
Etta James
Our Guests at Heartland
Dr. John
Our Guests at Heartland
Bruce Johnston
Our Guests at Heartland
Joe Lala
Our Guests at Heartland
D.C. LaRue
Our Guests at Heartland
Jo Leb
Our Guests at Heartland
Marcella Detroit
Our Guests at Heartland
Mark Lindsay
Our Guests at Heartland
Nils Lofgren
Our Guests at Heartland
Jackie Lomax
Our Guests at Heartland
John Mayall
Our Guests at Heartland
Curtis Mayfield
Our Guests at Heartland
'Cousin Brucie' Morrow
Our Guests at Heartland
Peter Noone
Our Guests at Heartland
Alan O’Day
Our Guests at Heartland
Lee Oskar
Our Guests at Heartland
Andy Paley
Our Guests at Heartland
Jonathan Paley
Our Guests at Heartland
Robert Palmer
Our Guests at Heartland
Wilson Pickett
Our Guests at Heartland
Anita Pointer
Our Guests at Heartland
Bonnie Raitt
Our Guests at Heartland
Helen Reddy
Our Guests at Heartland
Minnie Riperton
Our Guests at Heartland
Chita Rivera
Our Guests at Heartland
Johnny Rivers
Our Guests at Heartland
Monti Rock III
Our Guests at Heartland
Danielle Rowe
Our Guests at Heartland
Donald York
Our Guests at Heartland
John Marcellino
Our Guests at Heartland
Screamin' Scott Simon
Our Guests at Heartland
Danny McBride
Our Guests at Heartland
Dave Ryan
Our Guests at Heartland
Johnny Contardo
Our Guests at Heartland
Jon Bauman
Our Guests at Heartland
Lennie Baker
Our Guests at Heartland
Michael Schultz
Director
Ben Nye Jr.
Makeup Artist
Henry Edwards
Writer
Robert Stigwood
Producer
Dee Anthony
Executive Producer
L. Andrew Stone
Assistant Director
Phil Cory
Special Effects
Kathryn Blondell
Hairstylist
Marvin March
Set Decoration
May Routh
Costume Design
Christopher Holmes
Editor
Michael H. Ford
Sound Editor
Ken Dufva
Foley
Brian Eatwell
Production Design
Dave Friedman
Still Photographer
Charles M. Wilborn
Sound mixer
Owen Roizman
Director of Photography
Bill Oakes
Associate Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 24, 1978
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 53m
Content RatingPG
Budget$18,000,000
Box Office$20,378,470
Genres
Wiki.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is a 1978 American jukebox musical comedy film directed by Michael Schultz, written by Henry Edwards and starring an ensemble cast led by Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees. Depicting the loosely constructed story of a band as they wrangle with the music industry and battle evil forces bent on stealing their instruments and corrupting their hometown of Heartland, the film is presented in a form similar to that of a rock opera, with the songs providing "dialogue" to carry the story. George Burns has most of the spoken lines that act to clarify the plot and provide further narration but there are a few other lines throughout the movie (such as many robots).
The film's soundtrack, released as an accompanying double album, features new versions of songs originally written and performed by the Beatles. The film draws primarily from two of the band's albums, 1967's Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and 1969's Abbey Road. The film covers all of the songs from the Sgt. Pepper album with the exceptions of "Within You, Without You" and "Lovely Rita", and also includes nearly all of Abbey Road.
The production was loosely adapted from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band on the Road, a 1974 off-Broadway production directed by Tom O'Horgan. The film was met with minor box office success, grossing $20.4 million against a budget of $13 million, but overwhelmingly negative reviews from critics. However, a few renditions of some songs, particularly Earth, Wind & Fire's cover of "Got to Get You Into My Life" and Aerosmith's cover of "Come Together", were met with high praise, the former earning Earth, Wind & Fire a Grammy, and the latter being a top-25 hit single.