You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night'

Categories: Music, Documentary
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?
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1995-01-01
Run time: 62 minute / 1:2
Director: David Leaf
Production Company : Saltair Productions
Production Country: United States of America

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Phil Collins
as Self - Host
Roger Ebert
as Self - Host
Paul McCartney
as Self
John Lennon
as Self
Ringo Starr
as Self
George Harrison
as Self
Peter Noone
as Self
Roger McGuinn
as Self
Victor Spinetti
as Self
Micky Dolenz
as Self
Richard Lester
as Self
Writing
David Leaf Writer

Production
Walter Shenson Executive Producer
David Leaf Producer
Ron Furmanek Producer
Ellen Brodax Associate Producer

Editing
Donna M. Izzo Editor
Ron Furmanek Editor

Production
Paul Surrat Production Coordinator

Directing
David Leaf Director

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