Film

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

1995 · 1h 2m · Music · Documentary

IMDb

7.6

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?

Phil Collins

Self - Host

Roger Ebert

Self - Host

Paul McCartney

Self

John Lennon

Self

Ringo Starr

Self

George Harrison

Self

Peter Noone

Self

Roger McGuinn

Self

Victor Spinetti

Self

Micky Dolenz

Self

Richard Lester

Self

• David LeafWriter · Producer · Director
• Ron FurmanekProducer · Editor
• Walter ShensonExecutive Producer
• Donna M. IzzoEditor

Release date

January 1, 1995

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 2m

Rated

NR

Genres

Music, Documentary