![]() ![]() The Yellow Submarine travels through the Sea of Time, Sea of Nothing, Sea of Holes, and the Sea of Green. In “Yellow Submarine,” the four Lads from Liverpool, led by Captain Fred in his Yellow Submarine, travel to Pepperland, which The Blue Meanies have turned into a world of gray characters frozen in place. Or this: “Look, it’s a school of whales.” “They look a little bit old for school.” “University then.” “University of Wales.”Īnd: “Well, in my humble opinion, we’ve become involved in Einstein’s time space continuum theory.” “Oh, right.” “Relatively speaking, that is.” Not all of the corny puns (is that redundant?) require a Beatles song concordance.įor example, when there’s a remark about a sphere of blue glass, the response is, “Must be from Kentucky,” which references the state’s bluegrass music tradition and the grass that grows there. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” (1967), the landmark Beatles’ album. There are many in-joke references to Beatles’ song lyrics that will tickle Beatles’ fans, and many references to “Sgt. The screenplay by Lee Minoff (“Yellow Submarine” is apparently his only feature film screenplay credit), Al Brodax (creator, “The Beatles” TV cartoon series), Jack Mendelsohn (Emmy nominations, TV’s “Van Dyke and Company,” 1975 “The Carol Burnett Show,” 1967 “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In,” 1967), Erich Segal (Oscar nominee, original screenplay, “Love Story,” 1970) and Roger McGough (uncredited) is from a story by Minoff and based on the song by Lennon and McCartney. What is most entertaining about “Yellow Submarine” is how funny the dialogue is, much of it playing off the Beatles’ legendary Liverpudlian wit. The restoration was done by hand to preserve the original hand-drawn animation. and experts at Triage Motion Picture Services and Eque Inc. The 2018 “Yellow Submarine” re-release is restored in 4K digital resolution by Paul Rutan Jr. Think “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” (1969-74) to get an idea of the type of surrealism, sight gags and punchlines in “Yellow Submarine.” In “Yellow Submarine,” there are influences of art nouveau, Andy Warhol silk-screen prints, pop-art, op-art, day-glow, and the Fluxus movement. German artist Heinz Edelmann, credited as “Yellow Submarine” production designer, influenced pop artist Peter Max, whose psychedelic art much of “Yellow Submarine” resembles. Most of the film is in the style of limited animation, where the characters are moved across a backdrop in the style of cutouts. Even so, many scenes are vivid, with colors vibrating in an alternating palette. “Yellow Submarine” has many other animation techniques that seem quaint by 2018 feature animated film CGI and 3D standards. The Fab Four approved the release of “Yellow Submarine,” even though, at the time, they disliked the ABC-TV Saturday morning cartoon series, “The Beatles” (1965-69).ĭirector George Dunning, a producer of “The Beatles” cartoon series, supervised 200 artists in the 11 months it took to complete “Yellow Submarine.”ĭunning, whose other credits included directing several animation short films, was a specialist in using painted glass in animation, a technique seen in the “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” scene in “Yellow Submarine.” Rotoscoping, where live-action sequences are traced onto animation cells, is also seen in “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds,” with dance scenes from “Dancing Lady” (1933), starring Fred Astaire and Joan Crawford. ![]() While the Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr) apparently were not directly involved in the making of “Yellow Submarine” (They were said to be relieved to not have to do another “A Hard Day’s Night,” 1964, or “Help!,” 1965, feature film). The film has even grown in stature for its inventive animation, dialogue of mordant wit and, of course, its soundtrack of Beatles’ songs, including the title song that inspired it. The feature animated film, “Yellow Submarine,” was produced to fulfill a three feature movie contract for The Beatles, the 1960s rock band that enraptured the world.įifty years after its release in 1968, with a restored print and soundtrack, the re-release shows that “Yellow Submarine” has traveled well.
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