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Imagine: John Lennon (1988)

R  100 min  -  Documentary | Biography | Music   -  7 October 1988 (USA)
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A biography of the rock music star.

Director:

Andrew Solt
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Cast

Credited cast:
John Lennon ...
Himself / Narration (archive footage)
Yoko Ono ...
Herself (also archive footage)
Paul McCartney ...
Himself (archive footage)
George Harrison ...
Himself (archive footage)
Ringo Starr ...
Himself (archive footage)
David Bowie ...
Himself
Phil Spector Phil Spector ...
Himself (archive footage)
Cynthia Lennon Cynthia Lennon ...
Herself - John Lennon's first wife (also archive footage)
Julian Lennon ...
Himself
Sean Lennon ...
Himself (also archive footage)
Al Capp Al Capp ...
Himself (archive footage)
May Pang May Pang ...
Herself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dick Cavett ...
Himself
Salvador Dalí ...
Himself (archive footage)
Gloria Emerson Gloria Emerson ...
Herself, New York Times reporter (archive footage)
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Storyline

This "biography" evolves around the nearly 240 hours of film and videotape fortuitously taken by Lennon of his life. The archive footage is transformed into a fascinating life story of one of the most complex and fascinating men of the modern music era. This effort includes a 36 song soundtrack. Includes some very personal and insightful footage, never before made available to the public. Written by Todd Tidyman  

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Song | Man With Glasses | Friendship | Drugs | Murder  | See more »

Taglines:

Discover John...the angry youth, the musician, the radical, the husband, the father, the lover, the idealist...through his own words and personal collection of film and music.

Genres:

Documentary | Biography | Music

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Imagine See more »

Box Office

Gross:

$3,753,977 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Pictures See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The producers transferred all available footage and recordings to laser discs, logged each one into a database and used a computer to access cuts and assemble the edit. This was an early version of non-linear editing. See more »

Quotes

Reporter: [the Beatles' press conference at Kennedy Airport]
Reporter: Why does it excite them so much?
[their music]
Paul McCartney: We don't know, really.
John Lennon: If we did, we'd form another group and be managers.
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Connections

Featured in Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon (2003) See more »

Soundtracks

"From Me to You"
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Published by Gil Music Corp. See more »