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I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)

PG  104 min  -  Comedy | Music | Romance   -  1 August 1980 (Finland)
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If they missed Beatles' first appearance in the U.S.A. they would hate themselves for the rest of their lives... See full summary »

Director:

Robert Zemeckis
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nancy Allen ...
Bobby Di Cicco Bobby Di Cicco ...
Marc McClure ...
Susan Kendall Newman Susan Kendall Newman ...
Theresa Saldana Theresa Saldana ...
Wendie Jo Sperber ...
Eddie Deezen ...
Christian Juttner Christian Juttner ...
Will Jordan Will Jordan ...
Read Morgan Read Morgan ...
Peter's Father
Claude Earl Jones Claude Earl Jones ...
Al
James Houghton James Houghton ...
James Hewitson James Hewitson ...
Dick Miller ...
Vito Carenzo Vito Carenzo ...
CBS Security Guard
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Storyline

If they missed Beatles' first appearance in the U.S.A. they would hate themselves for the rest of their lives! So they (six young girls from New Jersey) set off even though they don't have tickets for the show! The journey is full of surprises and misfortunes but the young ladies are determined to reach to their idols... Written by Xenophon Tsakanikas <ftpadmin@antigoni.med.auth.gr>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

The Beatles | Friend | Hotel | New Jersey | Ticket  | See more »

Taglines:

these youngsters are suffering from a highly contagious disease called beatlemania. The symptoms are...screaming hysteria hyperventilation fainting fits seizures and spasmodic convulsions It isn't fatal but it sure is fun.

Genres:

Comedy | Music | Romance

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(Finland) See more »

Also Known As:

Locos por ellos See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$2,700,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

First feature film directed by Robert Zemeckis, he had only directed two short films before this. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: CBS Television Studio 50 had no alleyway leading to the street. See more »

Quotes

Ed Sullivan: And so, I want you to be prepared for excessive screaming, hysteria, hyperventilation, fainting, fits, seizures, spasmodic convulsions, even attempted suicides. All perfectly normal. Merely means that these youngsters are enjoying themselves.
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Connections

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