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6.0/10   259 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Michael O'Hara (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
3 December 2000 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
From a boy with a dream to the Beatle who rocked the world.
Plot:
A film about the early life of the rock musician and his burgeoning career as a member of the Beatles. | add synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Reviews:
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Philip McQuillan Phoenix ... John Lennon (as Philip McQuillan)
Blair Brown ... Mimi Smith
Christine Kavanagh ... Julia Lennon
Gillian Kearney ... Cynthia Lennon
Daniel McGowan ... Paul McCartney
Mark Rice-Oxley ... George Harrison

Lee Williams ... Stuart Sutcliffe

Jamie Glover ... Brian Epstein
Christian Ealey ... Ringo Starr

Scot Williams ... Pete Best

Pálína Jónsdóttir ... Astrid Kirchherr
Michael Ryan ... Rory Quinn
Alex Cox ... Bruno
Anthony Borrows ... Young John
Paul Usher ... Freddie Lennon
Brian Yarwood ... Mr. Ames
Paul Broughton ... Promotor
Mike Pyatt ... Headmaster
John Draycott ... Decca Executive
George Christopher ... Jealous Ted
Jane Cunliffe ... Auctioneer

Charles De'Ath ... Peter Eckhorn
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dean Anthony ... Rory Storm
Neil Brannan ... Pete Shotton
Kate Crossley ... Linda
Nichola Dixon ... Reporter (as Nicola Dixon)
Ken Martin ... Art Teacher
Chris O'Connell ... Desmond

Barry Sloane ... Ivan
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Directed by
David Carson 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Michael O'Hara (written by)

Produced by
David Carson .... co-producer
Colin McKeown .... producer
Donna Molloy .... co-producer
Michael O'Hara .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Dennis McCarthy 
 
Cinematography by
Lawrence Jones 
 
Film Editing by
Lisa Bromwell 
 
Casting by
Paul Broughton 
Beth Charkham 
Carol L. Dudley 
Bernadette Turner 
 
Production Design by
Stephen Fineren 
 
Art Direction by
Nick Wilkinson 
 
Set Decoration by
Ray McNeal 
 
Costume Design by
Diane Holmes 
 
Makeup Department
Samantha Marshall .... hair styles supervisor
Samantha Marshall .... makeup supervisor
Sue Milton .... hair designer
Sue Milton .... makeup designer
 
Production Management
Richard Winnie .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vincent Fahy .... first assistant director
Simon Noone .... third assistant director
Scott Turner .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Russell Hanson .... property master
 
Sound Department
Roy Braverman .... adr editor
Roy Braverman .... adr supervisor
Tim Chilton .... foley artist
Bob Costanza .... sound effects editor
Marshall Garlington .... sound re-recording mixer
G. Michael Graham .... supervising sound editor (as Michael Graham)
Rick Hart .... sound re-recording mixer
Timothy Pearson .... foley artist
Ken Teaney .... sound re-recording mixer
Bruce Wills .... production sound mixer
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Tony Coldwell .... director of photography: second unit
Paul Coppell .... key grip
Taylor David .... gaffer (as David Taylor)
Paul Edwards .... Steadicam operator
Daniel Gadd .... clapper loader: third camera
Chris Hutchinson .... first assistant camera
Daniel Lightening .... clapper loader: "b" camera
Joe Maples .... clapper loader
Andrew McDonnell .... camera operator: "b" camera
Andrew Speller .... camera operator
David Taylor .... gaffer
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Chrissie Wrench .... assistant costume designer
 
Editorial Department
Daniel Brazelton .... assistant editor
Ann Trulove .... second editor
 
Music Department
Dennis McCarthy .... conductor
Nancy Severinson .... music editor (as Nancy Severinsen)
Rick Winquest .... music scoring mixer
 
Other crew
Lynette Carroll .... production coordinator (as Lynnette Carroll)
Mark Edwards .... production accountant
Katie Harlow .... script supervisor
Tom Harnick .... location manager
Claire Newton .... assistant location manager
Robert Shaw .... script annotator
Bernadette Turner .... assistant: Mr. O'Hara
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for brief violence, some sexuality, drug content and language.
Runtime:
85 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
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1 out of 1 people found the following review useful.
This Movie Was Terrible, 9 October 2008
1/10
Author: rutger_ncc116 from United States

I don't know about all you people saying, "oh this was so accurate", because i watched the first part of this movie. It was awful. Now i know its a TV movie, so its gonna suck. Thats the nature of TV movies (They Suck). For one, with all The Beatles impersonators out there the John and Paul they got were awful. At no point did I believe it was Lennon. At no point did it show the very very dark side of John where he was pretty much a bastard, and I say that as a musician and critic who very much loves the genius of John Winston (not Yoko) Lennon. DID ANYONE SEE THIS MOVIE? Little hints at songs like Strawberry Fields. At no point as a teenager did John come up with the title or concept Strawberry Fields. Yes it was the Orphanage. But he didn't come up with calling it Fields not Field until 1967 when he wrote the song. Same goes with Eleanor Rigby. THAT WAS THE DUMBEST THING EVER. For one Paul wrote the song, but in the movie John and some kid see the tombstone. I'm sorry taking two British people and saying "hey this is John Lennon and this is Paul McCartney" doesn't make it an accurate portrayal. If I could give it a 0 I would.

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