You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'
David Leaf1995-01-01
6
62 min
Thirty years after A Hard Day's Night, its producer, director, writer and others describe its making. United Artists Records came to Walter Shenson, asking him to produce a movie so UA could issue a soundtrack album. Shenson signed Lester to direct, and they got the Beatles to agree to star. Shenson sent Owen to Dublin to spend time with the Fab Four; from this came a script built around their being prisoners of their own success. Phil Collins, himself an extra on A Hard Day's Night, hosts this examination of a seminal film: what was ad-libbed, why was it a hit, what was its influence on other movies, and how did it define the way the public viewed each Beatle for years to come?
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Phil Collins | Self - Host | Unowned |
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Roger Ebert | Self - Host | Unowned |
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Paul McCartney | Self | Unowned |
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John Lennon | Self | Unowned |
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Ringo Starr | Self | Unowned |
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George Harrison | Self | Unowned |
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Peter Noone | Self | Unowned |
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Roger McGuinn | Self | Unowned |
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Victor Spinetti | Self | Unowned |
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Micky Dolenz | Self | Unowned |
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Richard Lester | Self | Unowned |