Abramorama Releasing McCartney Tour Movie

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Fri, 01/11/2019 - 11:22 -- Nick Dager

Abramorama is partnering with MPL/Capitol/UMe to premiere Paul McCartney’s The Bruce McMouse Show in select theaters around the world on January 21. The Bruce McMouse Show is a previously never-before seen film that tells the story of how Paul McCartney and Wings came to meet the inimitable impresario Bruce McMouse. Part concert film, part animated feature, The Bruce McMouse Show features footage from Wings’ 1972 European tour from Red Rose Speedway, interspersed with animated scenes that introduce a family of mice living under the stage.

After opening the film with Big Barn Bed the camera takes us down through the floorboards into this charming animated world. We see Bruce McMouse regale his children with stories from his past, when son Soily rushes into the room in a whirlwind of excitement announcing that The Wings are playing above them. As the concert plays on, Bruce declares to his wife Yvonne that McCartney and the band need his help. Bruce then proceeds to venture on stage to offers his services as producer. As the concert progresses, the animated scenes culminate with dozens of animated mice flocking to the venue to see Wings play. The Bruce McMouse Show was fully restored in 2018 at Final Frame Post alongside a brand-new audio mix (stereo and 5.1) created at AIR Studios where it was also mastered.
 
The film was directed by Barry Chattington and produced by Roger Cherrill with the live elements taken from four shows in The Netherlands and Germany in 1972. Paul viewed the initial concert edit and realized there was great potential in the material captured.

Prior to the European tour McCartney had the idea of a family of mice and sketched the characters. Picking up the idea, Eric Wylam took McCartney’s sketches and created the final McMouse family. This storyline was incorporated and used as a linking theme within the concert footage. The voice-overs for the animated mice took place at the end of 1973, recorded by Paul and Linda McCartney, Deryck Guyler, Pat Coombs and Derek Nimmo. Production stretched from 1972 through to 1977 when the film was complete, however with changes in the band’s line-up and music scene, the project was held in the MPL archives. 

The Bruce McMouse Show features footage from Wings’ 1972 European tour from Red Rose Speedway.Evan Saxon, head of West Coast acquisitions and business development at Abramorama said, “There’s no greater compliment than to be entrusted to oversee the global release a Paul McCartney film and continue our long-standing relationship with The Beatles family.  Fans attending these special screenings of The Bruce McMouse Show will be transported to a Paul McCartney & Wings concert with the best seat in the house, just above Bruce McMouse and his family.”
 
Cinemas where The Bruce McMouse Show is screening:

UK

Liverpool:  Everyman Cinema Liverpool
London:  Everyman Cinema Hempstead

US

New York:  IFC Center
Los Angeles:  ArcLight, Hollywood 
Bethesda:  ArcLight Bethesda
Chicago:  ArcLight Chicago
Dallas: ANGELIKA 
Honolulu: Kahala 8
Nashville: Belcourt Theatre
Phoenix: FilmBar
Sacramento: The Tower Theatre
San Diego: Angelika, Carmel Mountain
San Rafael: San Rafael Film Center
Seattle: SIFF Uptown

Australia

Melbourne: Rivoli Cinemas
Perth:  Event Cinemas Innaloo
Sydney:  Event Cinemas George Street

Canada

Montreal:  Cinéma Banque Scotia Montréal

Toronto:  Scotiabank Theatre Toronto

Vancouver:  Scotiabank Theatre Vancouver

Watch a special teaser video here

  
Abramorama www.abramorama.com

Bruce McMouse www.BruceMcMouse.com

 

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