One of the funniest sequences in a hard days night with paul and his grandfather. A hard days night 1964 wilfrid brambell as grandfather imdb. Dont stick around here with your nose in a book, he advises. How is a hard days night a 90minute commercial that. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. A hard day s night is a 1964 british musical comedy film starring the beatles.
Aww its been too long since ive seen that movie to be able to identify the quotes but i do remember that pauls grandfather looks quite clean lol. The film recounts the bands journey to liverpool and their various encounters along the way. A hard days night pictures blue jay way the beatles. It provided clear caricatures of the members of the band not ideal, but better than the band toons. In the movie, he was the grandfather of paul mccartney, bass guitarist for the beatles. Irish actor wilfrid brambell, who played paul mccartneys fictional grandfather john mccartney, was already well known to british television audiences as co star. A hard days night 1964 watch free movies online in full. Go to tahiti and sip palm wine before youre too old, like me. The late late show with james corden recommended for you. How could old people be so stupid as not to have realized the beatles genius instantly, as we 12yearolds had.
All four of the beatles, when asked their favorite scene in a hard days night, singled out the field scene. When margaret nolans gambler groupie leans over his shoulder and shows off her cleavage, he grins lecherously and says. They gave paul a grandfather, played by wilfred brambell who when he wasnt getting into mischief on his own was influencing ringo to spread his wings so to speak. The beatles a hard days night film turns 50 consequence. Quotes from a hard day s night who said each quote. The beatles, paul mccartney, george harrison, john lennon, ringo starr.
Aside from paul s naughty grandfather, a lot of heavy smoking typical of the era, and some brief drugrelated humor which kids may miss entirely, there s very little iffy content here, so just focus on singing along with the soundtrack. Nobody expected a hard day s night to be much more than a quick exploitation of a passing musical fad, but when the film opened it immediately seduced the worldeven the stuffiest critics fell over themselves in praise highbrow dwight macdonald called it not only a. John lennon and paul mccartney wrote a hard days night in one night, basing it on a ringoism. Pauls grandfather was played by wilfrid brambell, a veteran of british tv of the era. Over two typical days in the life of the beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and sir paul mccartneys mischievous grandfather. The beatles a hard days night pauls grandfather youtube. Paul gets a call from his song publisher on the set. The band have to use all their guile and wit to avoid the pursuing fans and press to reach their scheduled television performance, in spite of paul s troublemaking. According to wikipedia its an allusion to the expression dirty old man, which paul s grandfather emphatically isnt. See more ideas about the beatles, a hard days night and hard days. Considered to be one of the best and most influential musical films of all time, a hard day s night is a portrayal of a sliver of the bands lives.
The beatles american invasion begins the beatles bible 1964 john lennon in a hard days night film. Grandfather john mccartney was a fictional character from the movie, a hard days night played by actor wilfred brambell. Mccartney was a fictional character from the movie, a hard days night. The beatles were already a publicity phenomenon 70 million viewers watched them on the ed sullivan show, but they were not yet cultural icons. His very first exchange with pauls grandfather is an attack. Released during the height of beatlemania and the british invasion, a hard days night is now widely considered a classic. The documentarystyle film chronicles the beatles arriving at a theater, rehearsing, and performing in a bbc television special. In the movie, paul proudly described his grandfather as a very clean old man. A hard days night 1964 wilfrid brambell as grandfather. Birth movies death writes, theres not much story to a hard days night the band travels to london for a tv gig and pauls irascible grandfather gets them into some minor trouble along the way but the looseness of the structure is the key to the films immense joyfulness. Its paul s grandfather from the beatles movie, a hard day s night. Aug 04, 2016 a hard days night is credited with inspiring the monkees tv show, several spy films of the 60s, as well as the music video itself, later made popular by mtv. Many critics attended the movie and prepared to condescend, but the. It was written by alun owen and originally released by united artists.
The beatles are the stars of british blackandwhite comedy a hard day s night. From the movie a hard days night this is one of the funniest scenes imho. I think youre ready for richard lesters spirited, playful romp, starring the. So i suppose a hard days night ends up being a pretty good movie.
Director richard lester wisely eschewed the idea of a plot and basically did a docucomedy with songs about 12 hours in the life of john, paul, george, and ringo. A digitally restored edition of the beatles first movie, a hard days night, arrives on disc from the criterion collection. A hard day s night 1964 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Finally, the a hard day s night script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the beatles movie this script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of a hard day s night. A hard days night, british comedymusical film, released in 1964, that starred the beatles in their first feature movie. The history of the conspiracy theory vinyl rewind duration. Somewhere into the last half of a hard days night, pauls rascal grandfather inevitably referred to as a clean old man throughout the filmurges rebellion on ringo. Jul 06, 2018 a hard days night was more than the citizen kane of jukebox films, it was an early clue to a new direction.
Manager norm rossington leads the lads into a london news conference for a series of wacky solo interviews and editing, then slipping into the famous scala theater where shake john junkin and grandfather wilfrid bramble are having a drink, in richard lesters a hard day s night, 1964. Director richard lester knew just what to do with the material written by alun owen and with the stars. A hard days night by richard lester john lennon, paul. As the boys run, george trips and falls, and rolls under ringos feet, causing him to fall as well. Pauls grandfather from the movie a hard days night. John, george, paul and ringo are delightful as themselves but i cannot but draw attention to the wonderful performance of dublinborn wilfred bramble steptoe senior in the television series steptoe and son as paul s grandfather. A hard day s night, despite its age, is still a delight to watch and has proven itself to be a rockandroll movie classic. A hard days night is one of the worlds perfect films. Feb 19, 2012 paul s grandfather in a hard days night. Referenced when paul describes his grandfather the clean old man as a villain, a real mixer, wholl cost you a fortune in breach of promise cases buxom is better.
A hard days night continues to dazzle, 50 years on george harrison, ringo starr, paul mccartney and john lennon star in richard lesters a hard days night. Paul s grandfather ignites ringo whos reading a book. And it helped fuel the phenomenon it showed onscreen. A hard days night is a romping b movie starring some budding pop stars from across the pond, with tinges of realism sewn in alongside slapstick, schmaltzy cultural references, and one hell of. The first film to star the group, it chronicles an average, fictionalized day in their lives as they avoid hysterical fans, rehearse for a television appearance and deal with the various issues that their fame has brought them. Paul brought him because his mother thought the trip would help him, because he was nursing a broken heart. It s just an ordinary day andahalf in the life for john lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison, and ringo starr.
We see various bottles of liquor at a press conference where people drink, and various members of the beatles reach for those bottles, but are guided away before they can get them. My reaction to that story was a mix of amusement, contempt and vindication. The musical presents a fictitious account of 36 hours. A hard days night was more than the citizen kane of jukebox films, it was an early clue to a new direction. A hard day s night 1964 directed by richard lester starring. And enjoy that solitary, ringing chord, the one that begins the song a hard day s night. Brambell played mccartneys grandfather, a king mixer. Lester must have worked some magic, conscious or otherwise, to bring the personality of each beatle to the fore so distinctly.
Towards the end of the film, when paul s grandfather scams his way into the theater, hes being chased by one policeman who isnt wearing a cap. The scene opens with john, george, and ringo running down the sidewalk and the first chord is heard. In the movie, he was the grandfather of paul mccartney, bass guitarist for the. The image measures 3250 2471 pixels and was added on 1 january 15. Ringo starr and the beatles in a hard days night 1964 paul mccartney and the. John, paul, george and ringo are absolutely gorgeous and paul. With a trombone hooter like yours, it would be unnatural if you didnt. Paul mccartney, ringo starr, john lennon, george harrison capturing john lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison and ringo starr in their electrifying element, a hard day s night is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of the beatles during 1964.
With john lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison, ringo starr. A hard days night is a 1964 musical comedy film directed by richard lester and starring the english rock band the beatlesjohn lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison, and ringo starrduring the height of beatlemania. During the first worldwide flush of beatlemania in 1964, united artists wanted to ship out a movie with the beatles before their vogue was over. When it opened in september, 1964, a hard day s night was a problematic entry in a disreputable form, the rock n roll musical. The film, which features endearingly absurd versions of each band member, has since been a major influence on music videos. A hard day s night 1964 wilfrid brambell as grandfather. The fab four from liverpooljohn lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison, and ringo starrin their first movie.
A hard days night is a romping bmovie starring some budding pop stars from across the pond, with tinges of realism sewn in alongside slapstick, schmaltzy cultural references, and one hell of a. In a hard days night, the beatles, in song after song, pay homage to the faith of love, and that faith connects them to something ancient, lending this topspin musical. Some aspects of its legacy are now so commonplace that i had a hard time picking up on them while watching the film with my modern perspective, but the links at the bottom will illuminate that more if you so desire. Well, you got me here so do your worst, but by god, ill take one of you with me. Then along came a hard day s night, which not only has a story line but a plausible one to boot. Photos of the beatles in the 1964 movie a hard day s night. Paul s grandfather being referred to as a clean old man is a reference to wilfred brambell s role as alfred steptoe in steptoe and son, wherein he was constantly derided as a dirty old man. A hard day s night was written by alun owen, and directed by richard lester. Capturing john lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison and ringo starr in their electrifying element, a hard day s night is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of the beatles during 1964. Looking straight at a woman s large bosom i bet youre a great swimmer. The fab four get to run and jump and mug their way through. Grandfather john mccartney was a fictional character from the movie, a hard day s night played by actor wilfred brambell.
Beatles good the 50 anniversary of a hard days night. Aug 29, 2014 so i suppose a hard days night ends up being a pretty good movie. A hard day s night is a great example of the early beatles musical ability, and work product, being that the title tune was written in about 20min between finishing an american tour, a european tour, a plethora of television specials, recording an lp in paris in german for the deutschland market, writing and recording the hard day s night lp as. A hard days night script transcript from the screenplay. The first beatles movie chronicles a typical day in their lives, filled with frenzied fans, crazy relatives and a soundtrack of familiar songs. The film portrays 36 hours in the lives of the group. A hard days night 1964 a hard days night 1964 user. Parents need to know that a hard day s night is a great way to introduce kids to the beatles or, as a family, to just enjoy their glory days. Pauls granddad aside, it was exactly what i expected it to be. A hard days night is a 1964 musical comedy film directed by richard lester and starring the beatles john lennon, paul mccartney, george harrison, and ringo starr during the height of beatlemania. Manager norm rossington leads the lads into a london news conference for a series of wacky solo interviews and editing, then slipping into the famous scala theater where shake john junkin and grandfather wilfrid bramble are having a drink, in richard lesters a hard days night, 1964. Paul s grandfather from the movie a hard days night. The first film to star the group, it chronicles an average, fictionalized day in their lives as they avoid hysterical fans, rehearse for a television appearance and deal.
In an incredible and surrealistic romp, director lester had the boys run. In the beatles hard days night movie they called paul. However, in the next shot, from inside the theater, paul s grandfather is being chased by two policemen, both of whom are wearing. Beatles very clean button featuring pauls grandfather. Wilfrid brambell, george harrison, john lennon, paul mccartney, ringo starr, victor spinetti, anna quayle, john junkin, norman rossington, richard vernon, the beatles, richard lester, walter shenson, denis odell. The actor playing the grandfather, wilfred brambell, was known at the time for playing a character in the sitcom steptoe and son who was constantly referred to as a dirty old man, hence it was funny to reverse that emphasis for his film character. Over two typical days in the life of the beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and sir paul mccartneys mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live television performance.
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