hard day night film hard day night british comedy film directed starring beatles john_lennon paul_mccartney george_harrison height written originally released film portrays days lives group film financial critical success time magazine rated time great films british critic described comic music enormous commercial success director trying cinematic gag book awarded stars film credited influential musical films time inspiring numerous spy films television pop music videos plot bound london beatles escape fans aboard train trying relax test patience female passenger paul grandfather confined guard van join company john paul george play card game entertaining arriving destination arrival london beatles driven hotel feel trapped inside night paul grandfather causes minor trouble casino group taken theatre performance televised preparations lengthy decides spend time reading book paul grandfather villain real convinces outside experience life reading books goes tries quiet drink pub walks alongside canal rides bicycle railway station platform rest band unsuccessfully attempts find finally returns arrested police paul grandfather concert goes ahead planned concert band taken away fans helicopter cast screenplay screenplay written chosen beatles familiar play lime street shown dialogue commented hung careful try words mouths heard speak thought good script owen spent days group told lives like train room car room room room character paul grandfather refers dialogue owen wrote script viewpoint beatles prisoners fame schedule performances studio work having script comments beatles fame instance point fan played apparently recognises john_lennon actually mention saying saying face right initiating surreal dialogue ending fan agreeing doesn look like saying looks like dialogue derived actual interviews beatles asked rocker replies line derived joke frequent reference grandfather clean old man sets contrast stock description character son dirty old man audiences responded beatles social director said general aim film present apparently social phenomenon country anarchy strong word quality confidence boys confidence dress liked speak liked talk queen liked talk people train fought war liked based privilege privilege schooling privilege birth privilege accent privilege speech beatles people attack said want forget talk talent ability money speech despite fact original working titles film beatles group spoken movie visible drum kit stage lighting helicopter final scene television performance scene contains visual pun group photos beetles visible wall dancers production film shot style black white produced period sixteen weeks low budget time filming finished seven weeks film secondary consideration primary interest able release soundtrack album united_states american emi affiliate shot releasing beatles music states got issuing material words european head production record division wants soundtrack album distribute states lose film disc film historian hard day night intended low budget exploitation movie milk latest brief musical worth unlike productions filmed near order stated filming began march station london beatles joined actors union equity morning week filming train travelling london march scenes shot head pub following week interior scenes filmed march filming moved march concert footage shot group backing tracks buy love segment featured creative camera work band running jumping field shot april middlesex final scene filmed following day london drops coat lady step discover final actually large hole road hard day night released america executive asked dub voices group mid atlantic accents angrily replied look understand fucking cowboy talking understand talking liverpool subsequently directed beatles film help casting irish actor played paul_mccartney fictional grandfather known british audiences star british sitcom son recurring joke clean reflects play sitcom role referred dirty old man roles played beatles manager norm played group road manager shake played television director group real manager uncredited bit supporting cast included city train featured dancer cameos played car thief uncredited appeared played small boy met went compete munich olympics river scene river uncredited appeared advertising executive mistakes george new phenomenon cameo appearance actor dressing room scene beatles road managers appears briefly film moving upright bass tight hallway talks woman mistakes george_harrison met wife set brief uncredited appearance train initial boyfriend time persisted married months girl dining car scene appeared extra uncredited boy concert audience successful musician reception film premiered london july eve 24th birthday soundtrack released days later hard day night set records london pavilion grossing week ultimately popular prints circulation simultaneously reviews film positive quoted assessment provided village_voice labeling hard day night musicals village_voice published results annual film poll hard day night placed second time magazine called film funniest films purposes exploitation film critic roger_ebert described film great life landmarks movies added list great movies magazine named hard day night 42nd greatest british film time named best films years gave film highest rating stars british film achieve rating rotten tomatoes based reviews list best reviewed movies time new_york_times film critic noted film subtle satire beatles beatles portrayed young constantly amazed attention receive want little peace quiet deal screaming crowds journalists ask questions authority figures constantly look fact biggest problem elderly clean grandfather played new_yorker critic wrote don pretend understand makes odd looking boys fascinating scores millions people admit feel certain joy stealing sounds hard day night nominated academy awards best screenplay adaptation film estimated earned million worldwide influence british critic states film influence led directly swinging london spy comedies later particular visuals storyline credited inspiring television series buy love segment borrowed earlier segment particular contemporary technique cutting images beat music cited precursor modern music videos roger_ebert goes influence constructing new grammar influenced films today watch quick cutting hand held cameras interviews conducted run moving targets quickly intercut dialogue music documentary action modern style looking children hard day night interview dvd release hard day night said labeled father mtv jokingly responded asking test title movie strange title originated said described way interview disc jockey went job worked day happened work night came thinking day suppose said hard day looked saw dark said night came hard day night according interview playboy magazine going home car suggested title hard day night said write remark know said funny said said going use title interview beatles anthology disagreed recalling beatles come idea verbal title finished making film fun bit arrived known naming film sitting studios having little brain session said said day little things slightly wrong like people wonderful lyrical sort magic getting wrong said concert hard day night version events appeared producer said described funnier including hard day night immediately decided going title film regardless origin stories true original tentative title film new title agreed necessary write quickly record new title song completed april days filming finished wrote song night basing lyrics birthday card sent young son julian went win grammy best performance film titled yeah yeah yeah germany italy vent boys wind france yeah yeah yeah yeah come finland kings yeah yeah yeah brazil novelization published film author described based original screenplay book priced shillings contained page section photographs movie book english language word songs film credits state songs composed john_lennon paul_mccartney portion don bother heard film song fact george_harrison composition identified album appearances hard day night known better wanna man sample don bother harrison sample loving sample fell buy love love happy dance theme boy tell loves addition soundtrack album songs film titled extracts film hard day night released november having following tracks known better fell tell love song notes cry instead songs considered film ultimately included camera performance usage audio track escape fire escape sequence film ultimately director vetoed lyrics replaced scene buy love status early contender inclusion led song included soundtrack album theatrical reissue film song cry instead audio track prologue sequence film consisted film publicity photographs prologue assembled involvement knowledge film director subsequently expressed disapproval addition prologue included restoration film song filmed film concert sequence included final cut film point decision song film footage performance sent filmmakers aired sullivan promote forthcoming release movie clip aired sullivan sunday conjunction interview beatles specially filmed sullivan london extract footage song performance included documentary making hard day night song cut film unknown reasons release history hard day night released film premiered american television nbc network introduction replaced film shot color rights film transferred producer license released hard day night home video vhs laserdisc formats included prologue movie released single disc laserdisc format additional features section edition include original theatrical trailer interview notable pitch problems songs version precisely octave lower original recordings fixed subsequent releases produced rom mac platforms video format containing criterion elements including original script released dvd edition contains prologue trailer interview films reissued film theatres united_states collector edition dvd years later final issue vhs format film transferred restored negative presented prologue universal added absent releases addition original film dvd edition contained bonus disc hours additional material including interviews cast crew members beatles associates dvd produced beatles historian producer longtime friend film released disc region free play blu ray machine contains dvd bonus features sold disney home video sub licence transferred blu ray release date announced new blu ray edition released mexico version spanish subtitles acquired rights film behalf managed announced domestic video release criterion collection june dual format edition incorporates issue blu ray contains previous video issues marks return film criterion time decades film released theaters region july july film shown mastered bbc mark 50th anniversary criterion dvd blu ray release hard day night australia released july second sight films released july 40th anniversary cast crew reunion screening july 40th anniversary film world premiere private cast crew reunion screening hosted london dvd producer screening attended actors crew members media interviews event disclosed seen film times video seen film big screen premiere
A Hard Day's Night (film)