A Hard Day's Night

1964
G
1h 27m

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7.5/10

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Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in A Hard Day's Night (1964)

A 'typical' day in the life of the Beatles, including many of their famous songs.

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Over two "typical" days in the life of The Beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and Sir Paul McCartney's mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live TV performance.Over two "typical" days in the life of The Beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and Sir Paul McCartney's mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live TV performance.Over two "typical" days in the life of The Beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and Sir Paul McCartney's mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live TV performance.

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IMDb RATING

7.5/10

49K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 2 wins & 7 nominations total

Trivia
During the opening sequence of the group running, George stumbles and falls, and Ringo falls over him. This wasn't intended and George ripped the suit he was wearing, but he quickly recovered, laughed, and continued to run. It was decided to retain the shot in the film.

Goofs
The closing credits say that all the songs were written by Lennon and McCartney--but the soundtrack includes "Don't Bother Me," written by George Harrison.

Quotes
George: That's not your grandfather!
Paul: It is, you know.
George: But I've seen your grandfather! He lives in your house!
Paul: Oh, that's my other grandfather, but he's my grandfather, as well.
John: How do you reckon that one out?
Paul: Well, everyone's entitled to two, aren't they?

Crazy credits
When the film premiered on NBC in 1967, the network's "in living color" peacock logo was replaced with a penguin, who was presented in "lively black-and-white."

The penguin pulls out a set of animated Beatles from its chest, who briefly play their music and then run away from a mob of fans.

Alternate versions
The 1981 re-release opens with a short prologue set to "I'll Cry Instead", a number originally recorded for the film but not used. The reissue also features a new stereo soundtrack.

Connections
Edited into The Beatles: She Loves You - A Hard Day's Night Version (1964)

Soundtracks
A Hard Day's Night
(uncredited)
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Performed by The Beatles
Published by Capitol Records

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One of the funniest and best films ever made.

"A Hard Days Night" has got to be one of the funniest movies of all time, firmly holding its place with such classics as "Annie Hall" and "Duck Soup". It is also one of my top five favorite films of all time. The film proved that the Beatles could not only write and perform incredible songs, but that they could act as well. They are assisted in no small part by the extraordinary screenplay by Alun Owen. His dialogue is so unreasonable witty that even Groucho Marx himself would be impressed.

In "A Hard Days Night", we not only see the Beatles as great characters, but we also get some other outstanding characters, such as Paul's mischevious grandfather (Wilfred Brambell) and the dim-witted Norm and Shake (Norman Rossington and John Junkin).

This is a great film with great music and a great screenplay. I recommend this not only to avid Beatles fans, but to movie fans in general.