Jumping through the air for the film a hard day s night with chorus girls during filming for a hard day s night filming the airport scene for the film a hard day s night. A hard days night, in which the bandmates play cheeky comic versions of. The beatles were already a publicity phenomenon 70 million viewers watched them on the ed sullivan show, but they were not yet cultural icons. Thirty years after a hard days night, its producer, director, writer and others describe its making. Regardless, a hard day s night ends up to be a series of fortunate events. Celebrating the phenomenon of beatlemania in 1964 and capturing john lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison and ringo starr in their electrifying element, a hard day s night is a wildly irreverent journey through one day in the life of arguably the world s greatest rock. Find out where a hard day s night 1964 is streaming, if a hard day s night 1964 is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Scala house now stands on the site of the old scala theatre, where much of the movie was shot. And this film is a fascinating picture of this country in 1964, with the. A hard days night ist ein britischer film des regisseurs richard lester aus dem jahr 1964. It was a plane, a room, a car, and a cheese sandwich.
A hard days night official remastered trailer 2014 the beatles. The frenzied, volatile opening to a hard day s night is equivalent to being on a rollercoaster without a seat belt or a safety harness. The film takes on the justleftofreality style of mockdocumentary. Credited to lennonmccartney, it was written by john lennon, with some collaboration from paul mccartney. It was handheld, anarchic, goofy, and contains the same spirit that infects a hard days night. About a hard days night a hard days night is a song by the english rock band the beatles. Phil collins was an extra in the beatles a hard days. A hard days night is the third studio album by the english rock band the beatles, released on 10 july 1964, with side one containing songs from the soundtrack to their film of the same name.
Looking straight at a womans large bosom i bet youre a great swimmer. When it opened in september, 1964, a hard days night was a problematic entry in a disreputable form, the rock n roll musical. None of the remaining beatles participated in the dvd supplements for a hard days night, but you get an abundance of the next best thing. Phil collins was an extra in the beatles a hard days night movie by raul on october 16, 2009 in george harrison, john lennon, paul mccartney, ringo starr, the beatles on march 31, 1964, the beatles performedlipsynced in front of a live studio audience of 350 screaming fans at the scala theatre in the london borough of camden. I can think of bands that would be up to the challenge of making a a hard days nighttype film, but i struggle to name a band with distinct personalities within the unit that could pull. A hard days night a hard days night, british comedy musical film, released in 1964, that starred the beatles in their first feature movie. Credited to lennonmccartney, it was written by john lennon, 2 with some collaboration from paul mccartney. Tottenham street, fitzrovia, london w1 wilfred brambell, as pauls very clean grandad, excuses himself to go gambling at les ambassadeurs, hamilton place, behind the hilton hotel in swanky mayfair, w1. A hard days night 1964 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. A hard days night by richard lester john lennon, paul. A hard days night was written by alun owen, and directed by richard lester.
Victor spinetti in a hard days night 1964 george harrison and the beatles. The boys seem to be constantly on the run, from their crazed fans and from their manager, who is constantly trying to rein them in. Sir ringo starr however is arrested and still isnt in the studio half an hour before air time. A hard day s night is a 1964 british musical comedy film starring the beatles. It starts and youre like ooooooh fuck nononono mister mister im not ready and before you know it, youre holding on for dear life, exhilarated by going from 0 to 60 in a matter of seconds. Paul brought him because his mother thought the trip would help him, because he was. A hard days night original motion picture soundtrack. The authenticity of that sensation is a testament to the success of lesters application of new. The 1964 screen debut of the beatles was meant to cash in on the wave of beatlemania sweeping the bands native england and produce a soundtrack album that american movie studio united artists could market through its music division. A hard days night is a 1964 british blackandwhite comedy film directed by richard lester and starring the beatles john lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison and ringo starr during the height of beatlemania. If i fell, a hard days night, which reconceived the movie musical and exerted an.
Jul 05, 2014 the tailor in the film is the beatles real tailor. A hard day s night is the third studio album by the english rock band the beatles, released on 10 july 1964, with side one containing songs from the soundtrack to their film of the same name. A hard days night, in which the bandmates play wily, exuberant versions of themselves, captured the astonishing moment when they officially became the singular, irreverent idols of their generation and changed music forever. This film s cult soundtrack has also been praised as one of the band s best. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of umc universal music catalogue. The first film to star the group, it chronicles an average, fictionalized day in their lives as they avoid hysterical fans, rehearse for a television appearance and deal with the various issues that their fame has brought them. Mar 11, 2016 watch hard days night cap capeloto on dailymotion. Jul 03, 2014 it was up for two academy awards original screenplay and adapted score but amazingly none of the original songs the beatles wrote for a hard days night was oscar nominated. Extracts from the album a hard day s night is the beatles seventh official ep, released on 6 november 1964. Celebrating the phenomenon of beatlemania in 1964 and capturing john lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison and ringo starr in their electrifying element, a hard day s night is a wildly irreverent journey through one day in the life of arguably the worlds greatest rock. If you are a fan of the beatles, you can enjoy this film again and again.
The album cover has become iconic and songs like a hard day s night, and i love her, and cant buy me love became top 5 hits. The 50th anniversary reissue of the beatles film captures the anarchic spirit of the times as britain. The plot is a study of a day in the life of the fab four beginning with them running from their adoring fans to catch a train. The beatles, paul mccartney, george harrison, ringo starr, john lennon, norman rossington, john junkin, victor spinetti, anna quayle, deryck guyler a hard day s night music. In fact, i already possess the official uk version of the album a hard day s night, named after ringo starrs famed malapropisms. The band have to use all their guile and wit to avoid the pursuing fans and press to reach their scheduled television performance, in spite of pauls troublemaking. Jul 03, 2014 if the title a hard days night had been coined by the stones, you can imagine what delirious hedonism it would have implieda bacchanalian gig at the london palladium followed by something like the depressive semiorgy that concludes joseph loseys the servant. Oct 06, 2016 the fab four s famous first foray into film is considered one of the most innovative and refreshing music movies ever made. This ep contains four tracks from the album that were not featured in the film. Jun 23, 2014 a hard days night was planned as a cheap exploitation movie, but 50 years later, it stands as a crucial flashpoint for the beatles cultural takeover and a pervasive influence on contemporary musicals and music videos. A hard days night is all about image cameras and tv monitors are near ubiquitous. This dvd contains lots of additional features and information about the film and it takes you behind the scenes of the.
A hard day s night script dialogue transcript voila. It was also released in the uk as a single, with things we said today as its. A day and a half in the life of the fab four leading up to a televised concert gig. Rock movies were never the same after a hard day s night. Nobody expected a hard day s night to be much more than a quick exploitation of a passing musical fad, but when the film opened it immediately seduced the worldeven the stuffiest critics fell over themselves in praise highbrow dwight macdonald called it not only a gay. Behind the beatles film s new restoration the classic beatles movie returns to theaters for its 50th anniversary, and its never looked or sounded better. My favorites are the lennon film songs including if i fell and ill be back. Released during the height of beatlemania and the british invasion, a hard days night is now widely considered a classic. A hard days night scribe alun owen, who spent several days observing the band before writing the movie, created types for each of the. Behind the beatles films new restoration the classic beatles movie returns to theaters for its 50th anniversary, and its never looked or sounded better.
The fab four were all nominated for the most promising newcomer for leading roles at the british academy film awards and deservedly so. So much so that one night we watched it twice in one night. Paying your own character can be tough just think of the hideous a hard days nightinspired disaster known as spice world 1997. The film portrays several days in the lives of the group. United artists records came to walter shenson, asking him to produce a movie so ua could issue. During the first worldwide flush of beatlemania in 1964, united artists wanted to ship out a movie with the beatles before their vogue was over. The documentarystyle film chronicles the beatles arriving at a theater, rehearsing, and performing in a bbc television special. Every plot point circles around the band getting to a television show in order to perform a live concert, and within this stream of action is a series of slapstick, zany, and otherwise wacky bits of funniness. What impact did a hard days night have on cinematography.
In 1959 hed directed the running, jumping and standing still film, starring peter sellers and spike milligan among others. Grandfather john mccartney was a fictional character from the movie, a hard day s night played by actor wilfred brambell. Hard days night adds up to a breathless, sometimes funny film maybe even worth a squeal or two. The beatles at the ed sullivan theater presented by motown the musical duration. The authenticity of that sensation is a testament to the success of lesters application of new wave influence, and what would become his own brand of offthecuff storytelling.
This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the beatles beloved musical comedy a hard days night,and to commemorate it were releasing a jampacked special edition of the film, featuring a new 4k digital restoration, a newly remixed 5. A hard days night continues to dazzle, 50 years on. A hard day s night is a song by the english rock band the beatles. The beatles a hard days night film turns 50 consequence. Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. The a hard day s night criterion collection bluray is absolutely worth picking up, but there are no new extras for the bluray, so that is a strike against it. The musical presents a fictitious account of 36 hours. A hard day s night is a chance to experience to the joyous, early days of pop while at the same time noting how the pressures of reenergising national life were beginning to close in on the. Criterion honors this legacy with one of their most impressive packages in years.
A hard day s night by jonathan romney on july 3, 2014 when richard lester asked john lennon, then relatively new to fame, how he had liked stockholm, lennon replied. Extracts from the album a hard days night wikipedia. Richard lester was the absolute perfect choice for director, and the beatles are just so utterly charming, and the entire supporting cast is brilliantly chosen. In fact, the bluray is made from a video transfer of the dvd, as opposed to an original film source, and so preserves the digital jutter that comes with transferring film to video. In that context, the achievement of a hard days night is all the more astounding. A hard days night, british comedymusical film, released in 1964, that starred the beatles in their first feature movie. The american version of the album was released two weeks earlier, on 26 june 1964 by united artists records, with a different track listing. Overall, a hard days night is one very enjoyable musical comedy. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost.
A hard days night looks chaotic and slapdash enough and just occasionally, for me, depressing enough to count as an experimentalist or underground movie. A hard day s night 1964 movies, tv, celebs, and more. In the movie, he was the grandfather of paul mccartney, bass guitarist for the beatles. Directed with raucous, anythinggoes verve by richard lester and featuring a slew of iconic pop anthems, including the title track, cant buy me love, i should have known better, and if i fell, a hard days night, which reconceived the movie musical and exerted an incalculable influence on the music video, is. When it opened in september, 1964, a hard day s night was a problematic entry in a disreputable form, the rock n roll musical. Decades after its original release, a hard day s night s punchy blend of propulsive rhythms, jangly guitars, and infectious, singalong melodies is remarkably fresh. Jul, 2016 thirty years after a hard day s night, its producer, director, writer and others describe its making. A hard days night is a 1964 musical comedy film directed by richard lester and starring the english rock band the beatlesjohn lennon, paul mccartney. There s something intrinsically exciting in the sound of the album itself, something to keep the record vital years after it was recorded. It was released on the film soundtrack of the same name in 1964.
It was written by alun owen and originally released by united artists. The film has a fully restored negative and digitally restored soundtrack. A hard day s night remains as fun and fresh today as the day it came out and took everyone by surprise the surprise being how fun and fresh it was. A hard days night is a 1964 musical comedy film directed by richard lester and starring the english rock band the beatlesjohn lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison, and ringo starrduring the height of beatlemania. Great sound,great picture quality and everything else. Watch a hard days night the beatles online vimeo on. The phrase a hard day s night was actually created accidentaly by ringo starr, who often combined two phrases to create a new one. But this first fiction film of the beatles, entitled a hard day s night, which exploded last night at the astor, the translux east and other theaters hereabouts, has so much good humor going. Hoberman lester did not invent the techniques used in a hard days night, but he brought them together into a grammar so persuasive that he influenced many. Capturing john lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison and ringo starr in their electrifying element, a hard day s night is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of the beatles during 1964.
I love this album and the us soundtrack which features only the movie songs and george martin movie instrumentals. A hard day s night 2000 digital remaster artist the beatles. A hard days night, despite its age, is still a delight to watch and has proven itself to be a rockandroll movie classic. The beatles a hard days night is coming to theaters friday in a brand new janus. I must have read in some column that this film was interesting for its direction and photography. Provided to youtube by universal music group a hard day s night remastered 2009 the beatles a hard day s night. A hard days night feels like a film where a camera crew stumbled upon the beatles and started filming them. It was released in 1964, at the height of beatlemania. Finally, the a hard day s night script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the beatles movie this script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of a hard day s night. The fab fours famous first foray into film is considered one of the most innovative and refreshing music movies ever made. Call it the umpteenth home video cashin of this particular title. This legendary beatles film stars the fab four running through their days and nights a cheeky peek inside the life of the worlds biggest rock n roll stars. The beatles extracts from the film a hard days night 1964.
The fab four from liverpooljohn lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison, and ringo starrin their first movie. June 11, 2017 a hard days night perfectly encapsulates the rash of beatlemania that was exploding. Jun 21, 2018 a hard days night 2000 digital remaster artist the beatles. A beatles, song, movie, and album actually a soundtrack for the film all three of them are absolute classics. A hard day s night 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A hard day s night 1964 the beatles in their feature film debut, one of the greatest rockandroll comedy adventures ever. A hard day s night by the beatles was released in 1964, and is a great movie to watch. Things we said today has also gained classic status over the decades. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Although it was made way back in 1964, a hard day s night remains a fresh and exuberant film capturing the energy and spirit of the young beatles as they get through a typical day of travelling, pressconferences and musical appearances. Jul 03, 2014 film was not a medium in which the beatles showed any real interest unlike sinatra or elvis, but a hard day s night captures the spirit of the times and the band themselves are so. A hard days night official remastered trailer 2014 the beatles movie hd the beatles a hard days night is coming to theaters friday. The film portrays 36 hours in the lives of the group.
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