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Topic: Apollo 9 "Magical Mystery Tour" NASA film
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WAWalsh
Member Posts: 809
From: Cortlandt Manor, NY
Registered: May 2000
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posted 10-18-2012 10:52 AM
   
I was glancing through the David Scott/Alexei Leonev joint autobiography, "Two Sides of the Moon" last night. In it, Dave Scott writes that the NASA public relations department produced a film on Apollo 9, after the mission, in an effort to drum up public support. The film, apparently, was based on the Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour" film. Other than Scott loved it and NASA hated it, there were no other details. Has anyone seen this? Is there a copy of this floating around anywhere? Did the film use Beatles songs as a backdrop? |
Tom
Member Posts: 1610
From: New York
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 10-18-2012 05:32 PM
It was actually "Yellow Submarine" that was played during the Apollo 9 highlight film. |
hlbjr
Member Posts: 481
From: Delray Beach Florida USA
Registered: Mar 2006
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posted 10-18-2012 09:50 PM
I have a copy on VHS somewhere and it is well worth watching. NASA made some great mission films back then. |
J.L
Member Posts: 681
From: Bloomington, Illinois, USA
Registered: May 2005
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posted 10-18-2012 11:38 PM
"The Space Duet of Gumdrop and Spider". It is one of my favorite NASA released films. The music is soundtrack material from "The Yellow Submarine" animated film. The orchestral cuts, no Ringo leads. Some GREAT Apollo 9 background footage in this production. |
LM-12
Member Posts: 3324
From: Ontario, Canada
Registered: Oct 2010
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posted 10-19-2012 04:11 AM
You can watch that Apollo 9 film on the Internet Archive website. |
WAWalsh
Member Posts: 809
From: Cortlandt Manor, NY
Registered: May 2000
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posted 10-19-2012 10:10 AM
Appreciate the correction on the Beatles inspiration (problem of posting away from the source).Also appreciate and will look at the link over the weekend. |
mach3valkyrie
Member Posts: 719
From: Albany, Oregon
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 10-19-2012 02:25 PM
I have this on Beta someplace and haven't watched it for years. I always liked the launch with an extended view from an airborne tracking camera. Too bad that sequence wasn't included in the Spacecraft Films set, especially since there was so little time to view the Saturn V because of the low cloud cover. |
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