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

Directed by David Leaf
Not Rated
1995    62m[Documentary](/on-demand/category/documentary), [Music](/on-demand/category/music)
7.5100%8.0
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 it was a hit, what its influence was on other movies, and how it defined the way the public viewed each Beatle for decades.

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

  • Phil CollinsSelf - Host
  • Roger EbertSelf - Host
  • Paul McCartneySelf
  • John LennonSelf
  • Ringo StarrSelf
  • George HarrisonSelf
  • Peter NooneSelf
  • Roger McGuinnSelf
  • Victor SpinettiSelf
  • Micky DolenzSelf
  • Richard LesterSelf
  • David LeafDirector / Writer / Producer
  • Walter ShensonExecutive Producer
  • Ron FurmanekProducer / Editor
  • Ellen BrodaxAssociate Producer
  • Donna M. IzzoEditor
  • Paul SurratProduction Coordinator

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