The Linda McCartney Story (2000) (TV)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Armand Mastroianni

Writer (WGA):

Christine Berardo (teleplay)

Release Date:

21 May 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

Paul Mccartney | John Lennon | Character Name In Title

Cast

Elizabeth Mitchell	...	Linda McCartney
Gary Bakewell	...	Paul McCartney
David Lewis	...	Danny Field
Nicole Oliver
Tim Piper	...	John Lennon
Matthew Harrison	...	Mick Jagger
Aaron Grain	...	Jim Morrison
Jenafor Ryane
Moya O'Connell	...	Heather McCartney
Alexander Ruurs	...	James McCartney
Michelle Skalnik
George Segal	...	Lee Eastman
Chris Cound	...	George Harrison
Michael McMurtry	...	Ringo Starr
Jane Sowerby	...	Chrissy Hynde

Also Known As:

L'histoire de Linda McCartney (Canada: French title)

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Columbia TriStar Television

Trivia:

When the Beatles are arguing over who will manage them, John, George, and Ringo refer to the agent they want to hire as "Bruce Grossman". In real life, the agent's name was Allen Klein.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: During a phone conversation there are two voices saying roughly the same lines, obviously one is the script prompter feeding the lines to the person on the phone.

Quotes:

Linda McCartney: Mick Jagger said he'd never have his old lady on stage.
Paul McCartney: Yeah, well screw him!
Linda McCartney: I already have.

Movie Connections:

Edited from Working Girl (1988)

Soundtrack:

I want to hold your hand

Interesting and touching. Story of courage and devotion.

This is the story of Linda Eastman McCartney. Her early life as a music magazine photographer. Her meeting and 30-year marriage to Beatle Paul McCartney. Her becoming a member of her husband's band, Wings; her publishing cookbooks as well as books of her photos. Linda's rich and famous, but simple life ends with her losing battle with breast cancer.

It is odd that most of the music is non Beatle/McCartney fare. The story is not too candy coated: and there is just enough spice to keep the story rolling.

Elizabeth Mitchell plays Linda. Paul McCartney is aptly played by Gary Bakewell. Tim Piper portrays John Lennon. Chris Cound is cast as George Harrison. Ringo Starr is played by Michael McMurty. Veteran actor George Segal stars as Linda's father, Lee Eastman.