Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Peter Webb

Writer:

Paul McCartney (screenplay)

Release Date:

23 October 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Music

Tagline:

The Movie, The Musical, The McCartney Magic

Plot:

Paul McCartney's recording of his new album is complicated by the fact that the master tapes of his recordings are missing.

Plot Keywords:

Performer | Gangster | Actor Playing Himself | Rock Music | Songwriter

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Paul McCartney	...	Paul
Bryan Brown	...	Steve
Ringo Starr	...	Ringo
Barbara Bach	...	Journalist
Linda McCartney	...	Linda
Tracey Ullman	...	Sandra
Ralph Richardson	...	Jim
John Burgess	...	Chauffeur
Philip Jackson	...	Alan
Ian Hastings	...	Harry
Marie Collett	...	Valerie
Graham Dene	...	Voice of Disk Jockey
Anthony Bate	...	City Banker
Leonard Fenton	...	Company Accountant
Jeremy Child	...	Record Company Executive

Also Known As:

Paul McCartney's Give My Regards to Broad Street (Australia) (poster title)

Runtime:

USA:108 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:PG | Norway:11 | USA:PG | Singapore:PG | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

MPL Communications

Trivia:

At one point, Paul enters the BBC building and is introduced by an old man to another with the question, "Do you know William" which is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the legend that Paul McCartney actually died in 1966 and replaced in the Beatles by a look-alike named William Campbell.

Quotes:

Steve: [triumphantly] Gentlemen. I'm sure you'd like to be the first to know. We got the tapes!

Movie Connections:

References Song of the South (1946)

Soundtrack:

No More Lonely Nights

Decent music but grim and depressing **

Paul McCartney's self-indulgent exercise in tolerance isn't much better today than it was at the time of its release. I'm a big Beatles/Solo Beatles fan and even I have never been able to warm up to this. It's gloomy, depressing, pointless and grim. The only reason to watch is for the McCartney tunes - ranging from updated renditions of old Beatles classics ("Yesterday," "Here, There and Everywhere") to some newer songs that range from the rockin' ("Not Such a Bad Boy," "No Values") to the soft and sweet ("So Bad," "No More Lonely Nights"). Most embarrassing moment is a rendition of "Silly Love Songs" with the band in ridiculous makeup as an absurd break dancer performs in the foreground; most excruciating sequence involves a never-ending dream which concludes "Eleanor Rigby". McCartney should have learned long ago with MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR that he is not a screenplay writer. It's also terribly directed and acted.