The song accompanies the "Sea of Time" sequence in the film Yellow Submarine.
In a 1996 episode of the sitcom Goodnight Sweetheart, time travelling main character Gary Sparrow teaches the song to novelty song singer George Formby in 1942. Formby intends to perform it live at a concert the following evening, possibly changing the course of history, but is unable to perform due to a drunken injury.
McCartney's children recorded a special version of "When I'm Sixty-Four" at Abbey Road Studios as a surprise present for McCartney's 64th birthday, and played it for him at his birthday party. They changed the lyrics to fit the occasion with the help of Giles Martin.
The song is referenced in the 2007 comedy Walk Hard where in a humorous scene involving a fight between The Beatles, John Lennon (played by actor Paul Rudd) says to Paul McCartney (played by actor Jack Black), "I wonder if your songs will still be shit when I'm 64."
In the film Across the Universe, the shipyard employee that gives Jude his paycheck says he thought he'd be doing something different when he was sixty-four, a reference to the song "When I'm Sixty-Four."
The song is referenced in the 2003 film Shanghai Knights, when Owen Wilson's character talks about his future. He mentions descendants named Vera, Chuck, and Dave.
The song was parodied on the British puppet show Spitting Image as it was called "When You're 65" showing an elderly couple being made fun at by younger people, then the old man loses his wife as she fades away.
By: Shahen Gasparyan
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