The Killing of John Lennon

The Killing of John Lennon

114 mins | Drama, Crime | Dec. 7, 2007

The film follows the travels and accounts of Mark Chapman (Jonas Ball) and gives the watcher an insight into his mind. It starts with him in Hawaii and how he does not fit in with anyone including his job; family; friends etc. He says he is searching for a purpose in his life and that it has no direction. He seeks refuge in the public library where he finds the book, 'The Catcher in the Rye'. He becomes obsessed with the book and believes that he himself is the protaganist in the book, Holden Caulfield. He believes the ideas in the book reflect his own personal life and how he does not fit in anywhere and he reads it constantly. He then finds another book in the library about The Beatles singer John Lennon and begins a personal hatred for him.

The Killing of John Lennon

114 mins | Drama, Crime | Dec. 7, 2007

The Killing of John Lennon
The film follows the travels and accounts of Mark Chapman (Jonas Ball) and gives the watcher an insight into his mind. It starts with him in Hawaii and how he does not fit in with anyone including his job; family; friends etc. He says he is searching for a purpose in his life and that it has no direction. He seeks refuge in the public library where he finds the book, 'The Catcher in the Rye'. He becomes obsessed with the book and believes that he himself is the protaganist in the book, Holden Caulfield. He believes the ideas in the book reflect his own personal life and how he does not fit in anywhere and he reads it constantly. He then finds another book in the library about The Beatles singer John Lennon and begins a personal hatred for him.
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Picture Players Productions
Original title The Killing of John Lennon
Directors Andrew Piddington
Writers Andrew Piddington

Cast

Jonas Ball

as Mark Chapman

Joe Abbate

as Taxi Driver

Gail Kay Bell

as Psychiatrist

J. Francis Curley

as Security Guard

Nicole Delorey

as Record Shop Girl

Sofia Dubrawsky

as Jude

Krisha Fairchild

as Chapman's mom

Vera Felice

as Prostitute

James Hadde

as Scientologist

Robert C. Kirk

as Det. John Sullivan

Mie Omori

as Gloria Chapman

Joe Rosario

as Police Inspector

John Sierros

as Reporter (as John Sierros)

Anthony Solis

as Gun Salesman

Tom Zolandz

as Goresh

Zero Kazama

as Scientologist Leader