Inside the Yellow Submarine: The Making of The Beatles’ Animated Classic
Krause Publications, 2002
Chapter 1. How the Yellow Submarine Fell into the Sea of Holes
- This Expression of Flower Power Was Born Out of A Contractual Obligation
- United Artists and the Three Film Contract
- Al Brodax and The Beatles Cartoons
- Did the Yellow Submarine Film Fulfill The Beatles’ Contract?
- Strain from Deadline and Budget
Chapter 2. The Beatles’ Hands Off Involvement
- Why They Weren’t Involved and Their First Impressions
- Brian Epstein’s Yellow Submarine Foresight
- Why Voice Actors Mouthed The Beatles
- How The Beatles Provided Inspiration in Absentia
- The Beatles Appear Live at the End of the Film
Chapter 3. The Song “Yellow Submarine” Emerged from the Twilight
- Zone And Spawned an Empire
- Out of a Dream-Like State
- The Recording Sessions
- Spoken Passage Returns on The Anthology
- Single and LP Releases
Chapter 4. Will The Real Designer of Yellow Submarine Please Stand Up?
- Heinz Edelmann Deserves The Title “Father of Yellow Submarine Art”
- Peter Max: All American Pop Artist
- Milton Glaser on Peter Max
Chapter 5. How The Yellow Submarine’s Crew Was Assembled
- TVC of London and George Dunning
- Amended Credits List
- Searching for Edelmann
- Several Months of Work Were Done Without a Script
- The American King Features Contingent
- The Cream of the Crop of International Animators
- The True Identity of The Beatles’ Voices Was Squelched
Chapter 6. The Daily Experience on the Set
- How To Draw A Film Without A Script
- A Charmed Atmosphere
- Drug Use and Stress On The Scene
- A Crew of Over 200
- Which Scenes Came First
- The Rush To The Finish Line
- The Making of the Original Yellow Submarine Soundtrack
Chapter 7. George Dunning: The “Bloody Brilliant” Director of Yellow Submarine
- Life History and Achievements
- The Evolution from the TV Cartoon Beatles to Yellow Submarine
- “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds”
- Questionable Health
Chapter 8. Charlie Jenkins and His Magical Bench
- Unshrouding the Magical Mystery Bench
- A Postcard Trip From Liverpool To London and Out To Sea
- Life After Submarine
Chapter 9. Who Wrote The Screenplay?
- Lee Minoff: The Writer with The Beatles Haircut
- Yellow Submarine Alternate Realities
- Script Archeology by Edelmann
- Brodax’s Rebuttal
- Professor of Classics: Erich Segal’s Contributions
- Back-up Script by Jack Mendelsohn
- Mysterious Origins of the Comic Book and Paperback Revealed
- Uncredited Roger McGough, OBE
Chapter 10. Tension on the Set: Why Part of the Yellow Submarine Was Kidnapped
- Dunning and Deadlines
- The Attempted “Takeover”
- Behind Schedule
- Did They Overspend Their Budget?
Chapter 11. Inspiration, Parody and Cameo Appearances
- Who Was Old Fred?
- The Boob and Erich Segal
- Ian Cowan in the Sea of Time
- George Martin Used J.S. Bach to Spoof Hamlet Cigars
- Red Meanies, Blue Meanies, Purple Meanies, Whose Meanies?
- “Eleanor Rigby” Is Full of Snapshots of the Film’s Co-Creators
- Real Liverpool Landmarks Were Seen
Chapter 12. The Best and the Worst and the Split Personality of Yellow Submarine
- Most Successful Scenes
- Some of the Mistakes
- The “Hey Bulldog” Version
- Why The Bulldog Was Sent To The Kennel: Anti-Climax or Artistic Preference?
- Opinions on the 1999 Reinsertion
Chapter 13. Deadline Met, The World Premiere
- Who Attended This Happening Event
- One Fan’s Incredibly Good Perspective
- The Co-Creators Become VIPs for a Night
- “The Voices” Weren’t Welcome
Chapter 14. Yellow Submarine Reviews and Box Office
- Radically Different Receptions in the U.K. vs. the USA
- Box Office and Critics in the UK
- Box Office and Critics in the USA
Chapter 15. The Repercussions of Yellow Submarine: How This Hurried Little Film Changed the World
- Yellow Submarine is the Favorite Film of Some Famous People
- Anti-Disney Sentiment on the Set
- Innovative in Style and Devotion
- We Didn’t Pioneer Anything; We Pioneered Everything
- The Yellow Submarine “Letraset” Discovery
- A Two-Month Paid Holiday Turned Into an 11 Month Nightmare
- Yellow Submarine Almost Bankrupted TV Cartoons
Chapter 16. The Yellow Submarine Comes of Age: Life Since 1968 and Its Spectacular Rebirth in 1999
- 1993: The 25th Year Reunion Party
- 1998: Celebrating the 30th Anniversary
- 1999: The Yellow Submarine Resurfaces in Unmitigated Glory
- The Beatles Were Bowled Over
- Cleaning Up The Film
- Enhancing the Sound Track
- Liverpool Launches the Renovated Yellow Submarine
- The Limited Theater Release in 1999
- The Yellow Submarine Honored by the U.S. Postal Service
- The Yellow Submarine Goes For A Ride In A Big Way
Chapter 17. The Comic Book and Novelization
- Max Wilk and the Novelization
- Paul S. Newman and the Yellow Submarine Gold Key Comic Book
- José Delbo and the Yellow Submarine Gold Key Comic Book
- Comparing the Variations in the Versions.
Chapter 18. Real Life Yellow Submarines Around the World
Chapter 19. Dr. Bob’s Review of the Yellow Submarine Merchandise
Appendix 1
Excerpts from the Balser/Edelmann Script
Biographies of the Co-Creators of Yellow Submarine and Where They Are Today
Yellow Submarine Screen Credits
Appendix 2
References and Bibliography
Beatles Fan Organizations
About the Author
