The Beatles: The Making of A Hard Day's Night - "You Can't Do that"

The Beatles: The Making of A Hard Day's Night - "You Can't Do that"

62 mins | Documentary, Music | Jan. 1, 1995

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?

The Beatles: The Making of A Hard Day's Night - "You Can't Do that"

62 mins | Documentary, Music | Jan. 1, 1995

The Beatles: The Making of A Hard Day's Night - "You Can't Do that"
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?
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers
Original title The Beatles: The Making of A Hard Day's Night - "You Can't Do that"
Directors
Writers David Leaf

Cast

Paul McCartney

as Self

John Lennon

as Self

Ringo Starr

as Self

George Harrison

as Self

Phil Collins

as Host

Roger Ebert

as Host

Peter Noone

as Self

Roger McGuinn

as Self

Victor Spinetti

as Self

Micky Dolenz

as Self

Richard Lester

as Self