Beatles Classic- 1968 Animated Film Yellow Submarine re-launched on Blu-ray and iTunes

The Beatles classic- 1968 animated film Yellow Submarine was re-launched on Blu-ray and iTunes for the first time in June 2012. The Yellow Submarines feature cartoons of The Fab Four (Beatles) battling the evil Blue Meanies and their army of odd monsters in the mythical, peaceful world of Pepperland. The DVD of Yellow Submarine was released in 1999 but went out of circulation.

The re-launched version of the Yellow Submarine includes 15 of the Beatles' most popular songs. Due to the delicate nature of the hand-drawn original artwork, all of the digital clean-up of the film's restored photochemical elements were done by hand, frame by frame.

As per the story, an evil-The Blue Meanie reared its ugly head in an imaginary world called Pepperland located 80,000 leagues beneath the sea. The Blue Meanie and his consort of cohorts: The Butterfly Stomper, the Apple Bonkers, the Snapping Tummy Turks and the Terrible Flying Glove were stripping Pepperland of its color and vibrancy, and filling it with bluedom.

To drive Blue Meanie away, Fred is given command of the Yellow Submarine to go in search of someone who can defeat the Blue Meanie. During his quest, Fred chances upon Ringo, and eventually Paul, John and George, and together they set out on a trippy, time-traveling, phantasmagorical adventure, encountering many strange creatures while trying to find their way back to Pepperland.

The Beatles group had a three-picture deal with United Artists and the first two- A Hard Days Night (1964) and Help! (1965), were worldwide hits.