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* [[Awesome Music (Sugar Wiki)|Awesome Music]]: It's [[The Beatles (band)|The Beatles]] |
* [[Awesome Music (Sugar Wiki)|Awesome Music]]: It's [[The Beatles (band)|The Beatles]]—go figure. George Martin's compositions aren't bad either. |
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* [[Non Sequitur Scene]]: Oh, where to begin! Ringo's entire house could be called a Big Lipped Alligator MANSION. |
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** Show of hands: how many people secretly wish they lived in that mansion? (Raises hand.) |
** Show of hands: how many people secretly wish they lived in that mansion? (Raises hand.) |
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* [[Cult Classic]] |
* [[Cult Classic]] |
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* [[Periphery Demographic]]: The movie ''was'' intended for a teenaged/adult audience, but has seen glorious success as a trippy way to introduce kids to The Beatles' music. |
* [[Periphery Demographic]]: The movie ''was'' intended for a teenaged/adult audience, but has seen glorious success as a trippy way to introduce kids to The Beatles' music. |
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** [[Word of God|John claimed in one of his last interviews]] that while raising Sean, he and Yoko deliberately tried to keep John's Beatles history away from him, and played down being a millionaire pop star. It was only when Sean saw ''Yellow Submarine'' for the first time while at a sleepover at a friend's house that Sean recognized his dad in the film, and thus his role in the Beatles. |
** [[Word of God|John claimed in one of his last interviews]] that while raising Sean, he and Yoko deliberately tried to keep John's Beatles history away from him, and played down being a millionaire pop star. It was only when Sean saw ''Yellow Submarine'' for the first time while at a sleepover at a friend's house that Sean recognized his dad in the film, and thus his role in the Beatles. |
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* [[Vindicated by History]]: The film was initially a flop and killed the non-Disney feature animation market for years. Animator [[Richard Williams]], a fan of the film, claimed that the [[Limited Animation|jerky, start-stop animation]] was to |
* [[Vindicated by History]]: The film was initially a flop and killed the non-Disney feature animation market for years. Animator [[Richard Williams]], a fan of the film, claimed that the [[Limited Animation|jerky, start-stop animation]] was to blame—it must have been, since [[The Beatles (band)|The Beatles]] were at the ''height of their popularity'' by this point! That said, it has gained a [[Cult Classic]] following over the years. |
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* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?]]: In his book ''Up Periscope Yellow'', [[Word of God|Al Brodax,]] the man behind the production, who wrote or co-wrote most of the non-musical sequences, swears the only time he ever had drugs was in a meeting with John Lennon ''after'' he'd finished the script. |
* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?]]: In his book ''Up Periscope Yellow'', [[Word of God|Al Brodax,]] the man behind the production, who wrote or co-wrote most of the non-musical sequences, swears the only time he ever had drugs was in a meeting with John Lennon ''after'' he'd finished the script. |
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** In the behind-the-scenes portions of the DVD, it's revealed that while the animators never did drugs, they would often return to work a little drunk after having a few too many pints during their lunch break. |
** In the behind-the-scenes portions of the DVD, it's revealed that while the animators never did drugs, they would often return to work a little drunk after having a few too many pints during their lunch break. |
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