# Yellow Submarine Re-make?? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 21, 2009, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-submarine-re-make/507177 "2009-08-21T05:53:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kitemaker\_chuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e4f/32.png) [@kitemaker\_chuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitemaker_chuck)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-submarine-re-make/507177/1 "2009-08-21T05:53:56Z")
I heard that Robert Zemeckis is going to do a remake of Yellow Submarine. (I saw this in an AP entertainment news item.) Is this true, or is it just speculation? ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-submarine-re-make/507177/2 "2009-08-21T07:05:06Z")
I’ve heard it, too. Blech. They’ll probably want it to have a plot, or a point - things the original did perfectly fine without. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-submarine-re-make/507177/3 "2009-08-21T07:10:13Z")
[http://scifiwire.com/2009/08/yellow-submarine.php](http://scifiwire.com/2009/08/yellow-submarine.php) > [@](#): > > Ah, so Robert Zemeckis is a Blue Meanie, then? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-submarine-re-make/507177/4 "2009-08-21T08:26:34Z")
Why can’t these idiots remake something that needs it rather than remaking perfection? Remake _Plan 9 from Outer Space_. Please. ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-submarine-re-make/507177/5 "2009-08-21T15:35:36Z")
I can see the discussion in the board room. “OK, obviously it needs more violence; a few gun fights will really spark it up - can’t you just see the slow motion of a bullet going through a blue meanie?. And Karate, how could they make this without any karate?” “And we can change the submarine into a car so we can have car chases.” “What about the nudity? Can you believe there is no nudity in this film at all? We’ve got to change that.” “Also, we’ve got to get the crazed serial killer in there early if we expect to hold the 15-20 male demographic.” “Finally, we’ve got to update the music. There is no way we are going to reach the youth market with lyrics that they can hear. We’ll drop all that peace and love crap and put in rap and heavy metal. Yeah, that’ll get the kids!” “Yes sir, we’ve got a hit on our hands.” ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-submarine-re-make/507177/6 "2009-08-21T15:59:29Z")
Oh, nudity would have been more likely from 1 year after its release until 1995. I _like_ nudity, but it won’t happen. What I think is truly likely is they’ll try it with CGI animation, so blue meanies and flying submarines and stuff look real. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-submarine-re-make/507177/7 "2009-08-21T16:18:55Z")
Zemeckis seems really committed to CG animation despite his human characters looking uniformally creepy and awkward. I have no intention of seeing _A Christmas Carol_ because of the garish visuals, but RZ claiming it’s “finally doing justice to what Dickens wanted” (I’m paraphrasing) makes me mentally retch everytime I hear it in a preview. The idea of someone doing a _YS_ remake? Disappointing, but whatever. But him? Yuck. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-submarine-re-make/507177/8 "2009-08-21T18:28:18Z")
Who’s he going to replace The Beatles with? ---
**Author:** ![sqweels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-submarine-re-make/507177/9 "2009-08-21T18:49:37Z")
Just to get everyone in the mood, here’s a clip from [Yellow Submarine Sandwich](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePaHG6g7uFw&feature=PlayList&p=1493493DC6582D18&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=14) by the Rutles. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-submarine-re-make/507177/10 "2009-08-21T18:59:31Z")
> [@Johnny\_Q](#): > > Who’s he going to replace The Beatles with? The Beatles actually didn’t provide their own voices in the original _Yellow Submarine_- they were voiced by impersonators. The project was done without their involvement by American animators. The Beatles at first didn’t want to be involved with the project because they thought it would turn out like the TV cartoon (which had the same producers and also utilitzed impersonators), but were pleased with the results and ended up filming a brief live-action scene for the ending. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-submarine-re-make/507177/11 "2009-08-21T19:06:32Z")
> [@mobo85](#): > > The Beatles actually didn’t provide their own voices in the original _Yellow Submarine_- they were voiced by impersonators. The project was done without their involvement by American animators. The Beatles at first didn’t want to be involved with the project because they thought it would turn out like the TV cartoon (which had the same producers and also utilitzed impersonators), but were pleased with the results and ended up filming a brief live-action scene for the ending. All true, but if there are no Beatles, it’s not Yellow Submarine at all, and if you DO impersonate the vehicles, you’re now having people impersonate two dead guys. But based on the link by **GIGObuster** I am wondering if he is just considering altering the extisting film so it works in 3D, not making an entirely new one. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-submarine-re-make/507177/12 "2009-08-21T19:10:11Z")
I don’t get it… Wasn’t the whole point of the original that it had the Beatles in it? ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-submarine-re-make/507177/13 "2009-08-21T20:24:42Z")
All the songs, which were the core of the animated film were original Beatles songs sung by the Beatles. The impersonaters did the dialogue which served as the links between the songs. The art was done by Peter Max. The talking was at best third place. ---
**Author:** ![Ceejaytee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ceejaytee/32/2956_2.png) [@Ceejaytee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ceejaytee)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-submarine-re-make/507177/14 "2009-08-21T20:27:20Z")
It’s one of my kids’ favorite movies. It’s how we hooked them on The Beatles. Blech. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-submarine-re-make/507177/15 "2009-08-21T20:31:26Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > I don’t get it… Wasn’t the whole point of the original that it had the Beatles in it? Apparently not, because it didn’t. To follow up on **mobo** ’s post, here are the four principle voice actors from _Yellow Submarine_: John - John Clive Paul - Geoffry Hughes George - Peter Batten Ringo - Paul Angelis As for the remake, while I’m not thrilled by the idea, if it ended up looking like [this](http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-09-the-beatles/50198) (particularly after the 1:30 mark) I’ll check it out. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-submarine-re-make/507177/16 "2009-08-21T21:06:31Z")
> [@TV\_time](#): > > The art was done by Peter Max. [He wasn’t involved, either](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Submarine_(film)): > [@](#): > > The animation of Yellow Submarine has sometimes falsely been attributed to the famous psychedelic pop art artist of the era, Peter Max; but the film’s art director was Heinz Edelmann. Edelmann, along with his contemporary Milton Glaser, pioneered the psychedelic style for which Max would later become famous, but according to Edelmann and producer Al Brodax, as quoted in the book Inside the Yellow Submarine by Hieronimus and Cortner, Max had nothing to do with the production of Yellow Submarine. ---
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-submarine-re-make/507177/17 "2009-08-21T21:32:23Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > As for the remake, while I’m not thrilled by the idea, if it ended up looking like [this](http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-09-the-beatles/50198) (particularly after the 1:30 mark) I’ll check it out. Wow. That is freakin’ awesome. Tthe nostalgic tint to the early sections, then the raucous, otherwordly psychedelic imagery at the end… so lovely! I would absolutely watch a whole movie like that. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-submarine-re-make/507177/18 "2009-08-21T22:29:58Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > if it ended up looking like [this](http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-09-the-beatles/50198) (particularly after the 1:30 mark) I’ll check it out. Holy shit. Me: meh. meh. meh. meh. meh. (1:34 mark) :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: That is way cooler than Yellow Submarine. ---
**Author:** ![Fritz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c57346/32.png) [@Fritz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fritz)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-submarine-re-make/507177/19 "2009-08-21T23:07:12Z")
> [@choie](#): > > Wow. That is freakin’ awesome. Tthe nostalgic tint to the early sections, then the raucous, otherwordly psychedelic imagery at the end… so lovely! I would absolutely watch a whole movie like that. Amazing - I would SO watch that! ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2009, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-submarine-re-make/507177/20 "2009-08-21T23:35:34Z")
For those curious- that animated clip **Miller** linked is the opening cinematic to _The Beatles: Rock Band_. Animation was by [Passion Pictures](http://www.passion-pictures.com), who are also responsible for the look of the animated band Gorillaz. Sean Baptiste of Harmonix, who developed the game, [says](http://www.destructoid.com/hmx-beatles-rock-band-is-the-brian-s-song-of-videogames--140812.phtml) that the game’s ending is animated in the same way and that “If you don’t cry when you see [the ending], you don’t have a soul.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yellow-submarine-re-make/507177.md?page=2)