The Beatle Movie

[McCartneyGirl909]

My dad said several years ago there was a movie about the Beatles. It is all about their life as a beatle. Does anyone ever watched it?http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/bouncing3.gif Tell me more about it.Thank You
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[HMVNipper]

It this movie a documentary, or fiction?

Maybe he was thinking about A Hard Day's Night?

Welcome, McCartneyGirl909, btw! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/wave2.gif

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[McCartneyGirl909]

I don't know about its title but I'm sure it is not A Hard Day's Nighthttp://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/flower2.gif. Other Actors performed as a beatle in this movie he said.http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/bouncing2.gif

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[kenny willis]

i dont know? sorry

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[JDanRyan]

Welcome, McCGirl, and sorry in that I don't have a real answer.

There's been a few adaptations of the Beatles' story out there, but neithre AMG or ifilm has any clues as to how you can get them. However, as an aside a search for 'Beatles' did come up with the short film "When Beatles Attack" a decent little comedy which can be streamed at the following:
http://www.ifilm.com/ifilm/product/film_info/0,3699,2406540,00.html

Other than that, without more to go on, there's not much I can offer. If your da could give a few more details, like where he'd seen it or who was it it, that might help.

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"Democracies die behind closed doors" - Judge Damon J. Keith

"Like Kurasawa I make mad films
Okay I don't make films
but if I did they'd have a Samurai"
-Barenaked Ladies

[angelgodiva]

BACKBEAT was great! Wasn't there another one, called BIRTH OF THE BEATLES?
And welcome, McCartneyGirl! Great to have you aboard our little train!
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[This Message Has Been Edited By angelgodiva On October 12, 2002 09:37 PM]

[HMVNipper]

"Birth of the Beatles" was a TV movie back in the 70s, I believe...produced by Dick Clark. It was pretty abysmal, if I remember correctly...

I enjoyed "Backbeat," though -- when I saw it I remember sitting there and thinking that I'd already made that movie in my head for years! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif

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"In writing, the difference between the right word and almost the right word is like the difference between lightning and lightning bugs." - Mark Twain

[angelgodiva]

I never saw BIRTH OF THE BEATLES, but I did have a memory of it being on TV years ago. In the past ten years, at LEAST, I never have seen it listed again. I knew it existed, though.
I love BACKBEAT. It's a great movie, and I always find myself thinking about how much I would have loved to have been there when I see it. Of course, I was like 8 then.
That movie feels so real to me, though. You said it well--it's the same movie that's been in my head forever, too. I never miss it when it is run on AMC.

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[beatlegirl9977]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By HMVNipper:
"Birth of the Beatles" was a TV movie back in the 70s, I believe...produced by Dick Clark. It was pretty abysmal, if I remember correctly...

I enjoyed "Backbeat," though -- when I saw it I remember sitting there and thinking that I'd already made that movie in my head for years! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif

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Yep, if I had to choose one, watch Backbeat. I always thought it was done very well.

Birth of the Beatles is awful with a capital A. I watched it on TV once--the guy that played John looked like he was about 40 years old! Seems to me that TV movies about the Beatles just DO NOT work....

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[JDanRyan]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By beatlegirl9977 [excerpted]:
Seems to me that TV movies about the Beatles just DO NOT work....

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Not yet, at least. Maybe by the time my son's being fed strained corn at the Old Beatlemaniacs' Home by a nurse, they might get it right, especially as his old man will have left his too, too solid flesh long since and not be in a position to say, "Do you f'n' BOTHER to do your research, you #@^%(#&@...?"

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"Democracies die behind closed doors" - Judge Damon J. Keith

"Like Kurasawa I make mad films
Okay I don't make films
but if I did they'd have a Samurai"
-Barenaked Ladies

[biglou114]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By JDanRyan:
Not yet, at least. Maybe by the time my son's being fed strained corn at the Old Beatlemaniacs' Home by a nurse, they might get it right, especially as his old man will have left his too, too solid flesh long since and not be in a position to say, "Do you f'n' BOTHER to do your research, you #@^%(#&@...?"<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


I have to disaggree with that. Remember this movie http://a1944.g.akamai.net/7/1944/1185/01052119018/images.barnesandnoble.com/images/4150000/4151965.jpg It was on NBC on the 20th anniverrsery of the horrid day. I thought it was really well done


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I am the Eggman

53 day until the release of Brainwashed.

[leonardobeat]

I bought a movie named The Beatles complete.
The movie talks about their early years in Liverpool, the sucess and the end.
George Martin, Billy Preston, Mariane Faithful and Tony Sheridan appears in the movie.
Maybe this is the one that you are searching.

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[beatlegirl9977]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By leonardobeat:
I bought a movie named The Beatles complete.
The movie talks about their early years in Liverpool, the sucess and the end.
George Martin, Billy Preston, Mariane Faithful and Tony Sheridan appears in the movie.
Maybe this is the one that you are searching.

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I've seen that one too. Actually, that's the first Beatle movie/documentary I ever saw, and it got me hooked on the band almost instantly! It's kind of like a mini-version of the Anthology. Lots of GREAT vintage footage, interviews with fans, friends, and associates, and it basically covers everything really important that you need to know about the band within a 2-hour timespan. Highly recommended!!

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[McCartneyGirl909]

I already have that one,leonardobeat. I watch that movie often and I absolutely love it!

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[beatlebangs1964]

I like your Paul version. You have good taste in Beatles. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/wink1.gif

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Then we will remember things we said today. Yeah.
-- Beatles, 1964

With a love like that, you know you should be glad, yeah, yeah, yeah!
-- Beatles, 1963

Read www.rooftopsessions.com (http://www.rooftopsessions.com) for high caliber Beatles fan fiction.

BB1964

[McCartneyGirl909]

Thank you. I had a John, Gorge and Ringo version too. Want me to show you?

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P-Patient
A- adorable
U- understanding
L- lovable

M- marvelous
c- cute
C- caring
A- active
R- romantic
T- terrific
N- nice
E- eager to please
Y- young (in Beatle mania days)
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[McCartneyGirl909]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By McCartneyGirl909:
Thank you. I had a John, George and Ringo version too. Want me to show you?

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Ooops, sorry for the spelling!

~Sorry Harisson Fans!!


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A- adorable
U- understanding
L- lovable

M- marvelous
c- cute
C- caring
A- active
R- romantic
T- terrific
N- nice
E- eager to please
Y- young (in Beatle mania days)
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[biglou114]

I think sombody should make a movie on the WHOLE Beatles Story

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I am the Eggman

14 days until the release of Brainwashed.

[Kasey1964]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By biglou114:
I think sombody should make a movie on the WHOLE Beatles Story

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I agree. It probably would take more than a week to tell the whole story,though.http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/laugh2.gif


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[beatlegirl9977]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By biglou114:
I think sombody should make a movie on the WHOLE Beatles Story<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By Kasey1964:
I agree. It probably would take more than a week to tell the whole story,though.http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/laugh2.gif<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

That'd be QUITE a task...They'd have to devote an entire TV season to a show like that.

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[This Message Has Been Edited By bearkat77 On November 10, 2002 08:26 PM]

[alliesun]

If you go to Barnes & Noble's website and search "The Beatles" in their DVD/movie section, you should come up with several movies - mostly documentaries - about the Lads. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/smile.gif

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[beatlebangs1964]

Yeah, show your John, George and Ringo acronyms! They rock!

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Then we will remember things we said today. Yeah.
-- Beatles, 1964

With a love like that, you know you should be glad, yeah, yeah, yeah!
-- Beatles, 1963

Read www.rooftopsessions.com (http://www.rooftopsessions.com) for high caliber Beatles fan fiction.

BB1964

[MonaMe577]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By biglou114:

I have to disaggree with that. Remember this movie http://a1944.g.akamai.net/7/1944/1185/01052119018/images.barnesandnoble.com/images/4150000/4151965.jpg It was on NBC on the 20th anniverrsery of the horrid day. I thought it was really well done


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Did you, really? I'm glad you liked it. I saw that movie too, and all I can say is--well, they tried. The John character himself did a decent job, but the writing was so overdone...it was like they kept trying to give us an invisible nudge in the ribs, one of my PET PEEVES with writing: "See that, see that? Did you get it? Did you? Huh? Huh??"

And JDan, did you see the movie VH1 did about Paul and John, and what might have been? I thought that was as close to a good Beatles TV movie as they could come. I really enjoyed that one.

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[biglou114]

I'm sorry but I've never seen the VH1 movie.

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I am the Eggman

14 days until the release of Brainwashed.

[JDanRyan]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By MonaMe577 (excerpted):
And JDan, did you see the movie VH1 did about Paul and John, and what might have been? I thought that was as close to a good Beatles TV movie as they could come. I really enjoyed that one.

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Sadly, yes. I was very disapointed in TWO OF US, I think partly because I expected a lot more. When the project was originally announced in VARIETY, it was a lot more ambitious, in that it was going to be a true AltHis with John and Paul actually getting to 30 Roc to go on the air, but for whatever reason (perhaps the Dark Lords of Viacom not wanting to court lawsuits with the heirs or pay through the nose for a real telefilm budget) the film became a much more low-key affair. Badly miscast and under-written I could handle in and of itself, but add this to it and the whole enterprise falls under its weight like Atlantis at high tide.

For the record, yes, there is one Beatles telemovie I did like. JOHN & YOKO, A LOVE STORY, that appeared on NBC in 1984-5, was actually an enjoyable Beatles telemovie, so there was one. Will there be a second one? That's where it gets tricky...



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"Democracies die behind closed doors" - Judge Damon J. Keith

"Like Kurasawa I make mad films
Okay I don't make films
but if I did they'd have a Samurai"
-Barenaked Ladies

[Rustlemania]

Was "Birth of the Beatles" the one where there was a cover group called "Rain" who performed the songs?

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[JDanRyan]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By Rustlemania:
Was "Birth of the Beatles" the one where there was a cover group called "Rain" who performed the songs?

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Actually, yes. That's the one.

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"Democracies die behind closed doors" - Judge Damon J. Keith

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"Rule number two, no outside food."
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[PauLuver69]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By MonaMe577:
Did you, really? I'm glad you liked it. I saw that movie too, and all I can say is--well, they tried. The John character himself did a decent job, but the writing was so overdone...it was like they kept trying to give us an invisible nudge in the ribs, one of my PET PEEVES with writing: "See that, see that? Did you get it? Did you? Huh? Huh??"

And JDan, did you see the movie VH1 did about Paul and John, and what might have been? I thought that was as close to a good Beatles TV movie as they could come. I really enjoyed that one.

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I know its a little late to comment on this, but I will anyways, just because I must say something about that movie!

Alright, while my Beatley-crazed cousins were over for the summer, we broke out that movie, just for a laugh, because the John charactor just make us giggle hysterically every time he is on the screen. "Look at his lips, look at that thing he does!" its so funny to watch him...http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

But that Paul fella...OMG. I couldn't get over at how weird he looked at first, and then he started in with the Paulness. Tho he may not have looked quite like Paul, he was pretty good I thought. By the end of the movie, just those Paul like mannerisms had me squealing (becuase, as you all know, paul is a sexy beast). He did a great job I thought.

Let not talk about George or Ringo. Or the B&W sequence with the black wigs. *cringes* Er-lack....

Hmm, anyways, the overall theme was pretty good, and since it was a made-for-TV movie, I won't critizise it too much. The end was great, though. It made me cry...*sniff* John...http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/cry2.gif

As for the movie on VH1, was that the Two of Us one? Haven't seen that, but I've heard things about the "troll" (the guy who plays John). Does anyone know if its on VHS?


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[JDanRyan]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By PauLuver69 (excerpted):
As for the movie on VH1, was that the Two of Us one? Haven't seen that, but I've heard things about the "troll" (the guy who plays John). Does anyone know if its on VHS?


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First off, I don't know if calling Jarred Harris a "troll" is entirely kind or necessary. His work in films like I SHOT ANDY WARHOL and LOST IN SPACE can't really be dismissed that easily out of hand. Besides, he just lost his da, Richard Harris; he needs a few kind words...

As far as what's going on with further exploitation of the film, I went to VH1's official site, and mention of the film has been struck from the site entirely. Reminds me of an old-fashioned Soviet-era "records clensing"...

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"Democracies die behind closed doors" - Judge Damon J. Keith

"Rule number one here is, there are no rules!
"Rule number two, no outside food."
-Mick Jagger on THE SIMPSONS