Fantasy comedy

Magical Mystery Tour (1967): Cast, Box Office & Plot

Name: Magical Mystery Tour
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Music
Released: 1967-12-17
Duration: 52 min
Cast: Ringo Starr, Jessie Robins, Derek Royle, Miranda Forbes, Ivor Cutler

Magical Mystery Tour (1967) movie poster

Magical Mystery Tour is a 1967 fantasy comedy starring Ringo Starr, Jessie Robins and Derek Royle. It runs 52 minutes and earned $3,490 worldwide.

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Released: December 17, 1967
Runtime: 52 min
Genres: Fantasy , Comedy , Music
Original language: English
Studio: Apple Corps
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is Magical Mystery Tour About?

The premise of Magical Mystery Tour without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

The Beatles set off on a whimsical coach tour with a handful of friends, only to find the trip transformed by a troupe of enigmatic magicians. Baffling tricks, sudden disappearances and uncanny phenomena turn the otherwise ordinary journey into a surreal, comedy‑filled adventure.

Magical Mystery Tour Themes & Keywords

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paul mccartney character
george harrison character
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male police officer
police
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road trip comedy
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slapstick comedy
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writing in sand
eating naked
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shovel
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running on beach
falling in love
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mountain
spectrum
car race
car chase
driving a bus
bicycle
sack race
blind man's bluff game
marathon
little person wrestling
tug of war
drill sergeant

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Cast & crew

Magical Mystery Tour Cast & Characters

Ringo Starr leads the cast, with Jessie Robins as Aunt Jessica and Derek Royle as Jolly Jimmy.

Ringo Starr as themselves
Jessie Robins as Aunt Jessica
Derek Royle as Jolly Jimmy
Miranda Forbes as Hostess Wendy Winters (as Mandy Weet)

Also Starring in Magical Mystery Tour

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Ivor Cutler Mr Buster Bloodvessel
John Lennon Themselves
Paul McCartney Themselves
George Harrison Themselves
Mal Evans Magician standing in the corner
Victor Spinetti Army Sergeant
Jan Carson Stripper
Neil Innes The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Vernon Dudley Bowhay Nowell Bass Player, Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
Vivian Stanshall The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Julian Lennon Themselves
Maggie Wright Starlet
Cynthia Lennon Themselves
Nat Jackley Rubber Man
Linda Lawson Passenger on Bus
George Claydon Photographer

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Rodney Slater The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
'Legs' Larry Smith The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Shirley Evans Accordionist
Angelo Muscat Catching Dwarf (uncredited)
Roger Ruskin Spear The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Sam Spoons The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
Nichola Little Girl
Alexis Mardas Themselves

Plot

Magical Mystery Tour Plot Summary

What happens in Magical Mystery Tour from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

On a 1967 British mystery tour aboard a long, jittery coach, a diverse troupe tumbles into a day brimming with whimsy, unease, and a string of surreal moments. At the center of the voyage is Richard B. Starkey [Ringo Starr], and his Auntie Jessie [Jessie Robins], a recently widowed woman whose quiet presence gradually anchors the bus’s oddball energy.

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