Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band


(aka Sergeant Pepper's)

Geria / Universal, 1978, Color, 111 minutes, ***

Released July, 1978



Legend has it that during World War I, enemies would lay down their arms each time Sgt. Pepper and His Lonely Hearts Club Band played. It was later discovered that Sgt. Pepper's musical instruments had the power to make dreams come true.



Twenty years later, Sgt. Pepper's grandson carries on the tradition of the Lonely Hearts Club Band. But as the band gains fame, they also gain enemies.



Patricia Birch choreographed and Michael Schultz directed this musical wonder that features several rock groups and many surprise stars such as Donald Pleasence, Steve Martin and George Burns along with a super score consisting of many magical Beatles' hits by John Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison.


Produced by: Robert Stigwood

Associate Producer: Bill Oakes

Executive Producer: Dee Anthony

Executive in Charge of Production: Roger M. Rothstein

Directed by: Michael Schultz

Assistant Director: L. Andrew Stone

Written by: Henry Edwards

Music and Lyrics by: John Lennon and Paul McCartney

"Here Comes the Sun" Music and Lyric by George Harrison

Stage Production Conceived and Adapted by: Robin Wagner and Tom O'Horgan

Music Arranged and Directored by: George Martin

Production Designer: Brian Eatwell

Choreography by: Patricia Birch

Associate Choreographer: Harry Naughton

Set Decorator: Marvin March

Costume Design: May Routh

Make-up Artist: Ben Nye II

Hair Stylist: Kathy Blondell

Director of Photography: Owen Roizman

Special Effects: Phil Cory

Filmed in Panavision, Color by Technicolor

Edited by: Christopher Holmes



Cast: 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], Introducing Sandy Farina [Strawberry Fields], Dianne Steinberg [Lucy], Steve Martin [Dr. Maxwell Edison], Aerosmith [Future Villain], Alice Cooper [Father Sun], Earth, Wind and Fire [Benefit Performers], Billy Preston [Sgt. Pepper], Stargard [The Diamonds], George Burns [Mr. Kite / Narrator], 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, Stanley Sheldon, Bob Mayo [Young Lonely Hearts Club Band], Woodrow Chambliss [Old Sgt. Pepper], Hank Worden, Morgan Farley, Delos V. Smith [Old Lonely Hearts Club Band], Pat Cranshaw [Western Union Messenger], Teri Lynn Wood [Bonnie], Tracy Justrich [Tippy], Anna Rodzianko, Rose Aragon [The Computerettes], Peter Allen, Keith Allison, George Benson, Elvin Bishop, Stephen Bishop, Jack Bruce, Keith Carradine, Carol Channing, Charlotte, Sharon and Ula, Jim Dandy, Sarah Dash, Rick Derringer, Barbara Dickson, Donovan, Randy Edelman, Yvonne Elliman, Jose Feliciano, Leif Garrett, Geraldine Granger, Adrian Gurvitz, Billy Harper, Eddie Harris, Heart, Nona Hendryx, Barry Humphries, Etta James, Dr. John, Bruce Johnston, Joe Lala, D. C. LaRue, Joe Leb, Marcy Levy, Mark Lindsay, Nils Lofgren, Jackie Lomax, John Mayall, Curtis Mayfield, Cousin Bruce Morrow, Peter Noone, Alan O'Day, Lee Oskar, The Paley Brothers, Robert Palmer, Wilson Pickett, Anita Pointer, Bonnie Raitt, Helen Reddy, Minnie Riperton, Chita Rivera, Johnny Rivers, Monte Rock III, Danielle Rowe, Sha-Na-Na, Del Shannon, Joe Simon, Seals & Croft, Connie Stevens, Al Stewart, John Stewart, Tina Turner, Frankie Valli, Gwen Verdon, Diane Vincent, Grover Washington, Jr., Hank Williams, Jr., Johnny Winter, Wolfman Jack, Bobby Womack, Alan White, Lenny White, Margaret Whiting, Gary Wright [Our Guests at Heartland]



Musical Program: [0:00] Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (played by Marching Band); [0:05] Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (sung by Bee Gees and Paul Nicholas); [0:07] With a Little Help from My Friends (sung by Peter Frampton and Bee Gees); [0:10] Fixing a Hole (sung by George Burns); [0:12] Getting Better (sung by Peter Frampton and Bee Gees); [0:16] Here Comes the Sun (sung by Sandy Farina); [0:20] I Want You (She's So Heavy) (sung by Bee Gees, Dianne Steinberg, Paul Nicholas, Donald Pleasance and Stargard); [0:30] Good Morning, Good Morning (sung by Paul Nicholas, Peter Frampton and Bee Gees); [0:32] Nowhere Man (sung by Bee Gees); [0:34] Polythene Pam (sung by Bee Gees); [0:35] She Came in through the Bathroom Window (sung by Peter Frampton and Bee Gees); [0:37] Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (reprise) (sung by Peter Frampton and Bee Gees); [0:39] Mean Mr. Mustard (sung by Frankie Howerd); [0:43] She's Leaving Home (sung by Bee Gees, Jay MacIntosh and John Wheeler); [0:47] Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds (sung by Dianne Steinberg and Stargard); [0:51] Oh Darling (sung by Robin Gibb); [0:55] Maxwell's Silver Hammer (sung by Steve Martin); [1:01] Because (sung by Alice Cooper and Bee Gees); [1:05] Strawberry Fields Forever (sung by Sandy Farina); [1:09] Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite (sung by Maurice Gibb, Peter Frampton, Bee Gees and George Burns); [1:13] You Never Give Me Your Money (sung by Paul Nicholas and Dianne Steinberg); [1:16] Got to Get You into My Life (sung by Earth, Wind & Fire); [1:22] When I'm 64 (sung by Frankie Howerd and Sandy Farina); [1:25] Come Together (sung by Aerosmith); [1:30] Golden Slumbers (sung by Peter Frampton); [1:32] Carry That Weight (sung by Bee Gees); [1:34] The Long and Winding Road (sung by Peter Frampton); [1:37] A Day in the Life (sung by Barry Gibb and Bee Gees); [1:41] Get Back (sung and danced by Billy Preston); [1:44] Finale: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (sung by the Guests of Heartland); [1:46] She Came in Through the Bathroom Window, Sgt. Pepper's Heart Club Band [sung by The Beatles behind end credits]