Across The Universe is a fictional love story set in the 1960s amid the turbulent years of anti-war protest, the struggle for free speech and civil rights, mind exploration and rock and roll. At once gritty, whimsical and highly theatrical, the story moves from high schools and universities in Massachusetts, Princeton and Ohio to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Detroit riots, Vietnam and the dockyards of Liverpool. A combination of live action and animation, the film is paired with many songs by The Beatles that defined the time.
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During the underwater scene, Jude and Lucy pose alludes to John Lennon and Yoko Ono on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine Issue 335 (Jan. 22, 1981). They were photographed by Annie Leibovitz.
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Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers):
Prudence bumps her head as she "comes in through the bathroom window".
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Quotes
[first lines]
Jude:
[singing]
Is there anybody going to listen to my story all about the girl who came to stay? She's the kind of girl you want so much, it makes you sorry. Still, you don't regret a single day. Aw, girl. Girl... See more »
"Come Together"
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney Performed by Joe Cocker, Martin Luther (uncredited) Joe Cocker appears courtesy of Universal Music Enterprises, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. and EMI Records Limited
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