The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006)

Directors:

David Leaf
John Scheinfeld

Writers (WGA):

David Leaf (written by) &
John Scheinfeld (written by)

Release Date:

7 December 2006 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Documentary | Biography

Tagline:

Musician. Humanitarian. National Threat.

Plot:

A documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed from a musician into an antiwar activist. |

Plot Keywords:

Deportation | Anti War | Murder | Vietnam War | Political Persecution

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

John Lennon	...	Himself (archive footage)
Stew Albert	...	Himself
Tariq Ali	...	Himself
Carl Bernstein	...	Himself
Robin Blackburn	...	Himself
Chris Charlesworth	...	Himself
Noam Chomsky	...	Himself
Walter Cronkite	...	Himself (also archive footage)
Mario Cuomo	...	Himself
Angela Davis	...	Herself
John Dean	...	Himself (also archive footage)
Felix Dennis	...	Himself
David Fenton	...	Himself
Bob Gruen	...	Himself
Ron Kovic	...	Himself
Paul Krassner	...	Himself
Yoko Ono	...	Herself (also archive footage) (as Yoko Ono Lennon)
G. Gordon Liddy	...	Himself
George McGovern	...	Himself (also archive footage)
Elliot Mintz	...	Himself
David Peel	...	Himself
Dan Richter	...	Himself
Geraldo Rivera	...	Himself (also archive footage)
John C. 'Jack' Ryan	...	Himself
Bobby Seale	...	Himself (also archive footage)
John Sinclair	...	Himself (also archive footage)
Tom Smothers	...	Himself (also archive footage)
M. Wesley Swearingen	...	Himself
Joe Treen	...	Himself
Gore Vidal	...	Himself
Jon Wiener	...	Himself
Leon Wildes	...	Himself (also archive footage)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Phil Boroff	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dick Cavett	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Chancellor	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Everett Dirksen	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mike Douglas	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gloria Emerson	...	Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Betty Ford	...	Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gerald Ford	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
H.R. Haldeman	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
George Harrison	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Abbie Hoffman	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
J. Edgar Hoover	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hubert H. Humphrey	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Lyndon Johnson	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Martin Luther King	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sean Lennon	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Paul McCartney	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
John Mitchell	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Pat Nixon	...	Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Richard Nixon	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Jerry Rubin	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ringo Starr	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Donald Zec	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
David Leaf
John Scheinfeld

Writing credits (WGA)
David Leaf		(written by) &
John Scheinfeld		(written by)

Produced by
Brad Abramson	....	executive producer
Kevin L. Beggs	....	executive producer (as Kevin Beggs)
Terry Castagnola	....	supervising producer
Jonathon Flom	....	executive producer: Authorized Pictures
Sarah Greenberg	....	executive producer
Michael Hirschorn	....	executive producer
Lauren Lazin	....	executive producer
David Leaf	....	producer
Peter S. Lynch II	....	co-producer
Nicolas Meyer	....	executive producer (as Nick Meyer)
Erik Nelson	....	executive producer
Tom Ortenberg	....	executive producer
Tim Palen	....	executive producer
Steve Rothenberg	....	executive producer
Bill Royce	....	talent producer
John Scheinfeld	....	producer
Sandra Stern	....	executive producer
Kristina Wood	....	associate producer
Arlene Wszalek	....	coordinating producer (as Arlene Colbert Wszalek)

Cinematography by
James Mathers		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Peter S. Lynch II

Makeup Department
Bryan Carmouche	....	makeup artist
Kathryn Fenton	....	makeup artist (as Kathryn Miles Fenton)
Jennifer Wobito	....	makeup artist

Production Management
David S. Harding	....	executive in charge of production: K Lionsgate (as Dave Harding)
Peter S. Lynch II	....	post-production supervisor

Sound Department
Lisa Baro	....	sound editor
Tom Bergin	....	sound
Russell Edwards	....	sound
Matt Gruber	....	additional sound re-recordist
Christopher Scott Knell	....	sound (as Christopher Knell)
Noah Mathers	....	sound
Marcus Pardo	....	sound mixer
Steve Schatz	....	sound mixing recordist

Visual Effects by
Loretta Antonell	....	digital compositor
Aaron Kent	....	digital artist
Aaron Kent	....	visual designer
May Lugemwa	....	digital photo restoration
Stephanie Masarsky	....	visual design producer
David Rogers	....	visual designer
Fred Salkind	....	visual design director
Anna Toonk	....	visual design coordinator
John D. Van Wye	....	digital compositor (as Jon Van Wye)
Steve Yeung	....	visual designer

Camera and Electrical Department
Orlando Stuart	....	camera operator

Editorial Department
Herrianne Cayabyab	....	post-production assistant
Martin Kauper	....	post-production
John Nash	....	on-line editor
Rosanne Tan	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Terri DiPaolo	....	music legal: Lionsgate
Jay Faires	....	president of music: Lionsgate
Jeanne Fay	....	music clearance: Lionsgate
Tricia Holloway	....	music consultant: Lionsgate
Rob Stevens	....	music mixer: instrumental tracks

Other crew
Andy Anbello	....	assistant: Yoko Ono
Robert Bader	....	researcher
Erek Barsczewski	....	researcher
Jan Bridge	....	researcher
Donna M. Fields	....	archive footage provider
Geoff Gans	....	researcher
Debra Holtsclaw	....	transcriptions
Amanda Keeley	....	assistant: Yoko Ono
Eric Kulberg	....	clearances: Universal Media
Karen Lapidus	....	research supervisor
Regan Letourneau	....	production assistant
May Lugemwa	....	production assistant
Jim McDonnell	....	clearances: T-Bolt Media
Kim Mendoza	....	transcriptions
Richard Mendoza	....	transcriptions
Karla Merrifield	....	assistant: Yoko Ono
John Paige	....	clearances: Universal Media
Polly Pettit	....	researcher
Matthew Pleydell-Bouverie	....	production assistant
Matthew Pleydell-Bouverie	....	researcher
Michelle Pritchard	....	production accountant
Michelle Pullman	....	assistant: Jay Faires, Lionsgate
Kate Rosenberg	....	production assistant
Jean Sievers	....	publicist: The Lippin Group
David Stryker	....	research coordinator
Jon Wiener	....	historical consultant
Prince Bagdasarian	....	high definition conversions (uncredited)

Thanks
Jonas Herbsman	....	acknowledgment: Shukat Arrow Hafer Webber & Herbsman
John Lennon	....	inspiration
Lissette Lira	....	acknowledgment: Lionsgate
Yoko Ono	....	very special thanks (as Yoko Ono Lennon)
Andy Richley	....	acknowledgment: Lionsgate
Amy Rodrigue	....	special thanks
Steve Rothenberg	....	acknowledgment: Lionsgate (as Steven Rothenberg)
Peter Shukat	....	acknowledgment: Shukat Arrow Hafer Webber & Herbsman
Tim Stephen	....	acknowledgment: Lionsgate
Bobby Williams	....	acknowledgment: Lionsgate
Ben Wszalek	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Authorized Pictures
• LSL Productions
• Lions Gate Films
• VH1 Rock Docs

Distributors

• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Lionsgate (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• VH1 Television (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Xanadeux Company (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Alpha Dogs  post-production
• Broadley Studios  location facilities provided by
• CBS News  footage
• Capitol Records  soundtrack
• Hot Shot Video and Production  location facilities provided by
• Hotel@MIT  location facilities provided by
• Lars Jagatai Bunch  post-production
• Le Meridien Hotel  location facilities provided by
• Lippin Group  publicity
• Lodge at Sonoma, The  location facilities provided by
• Magno Sound  location facilities provided by
• Matchframe Video  post-production
• Media Composers Group  post-production
• R.N.K. Productions  transcriptions (as RNK Productions)
• Shukat Arrow Hafer Weber & Herbsman (SAHWH)  acknowledgment
• Sony Music Studios  location facilities provided by
• T-Bolt Media  clearances
• Universal Media  clearances

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some strong language, violent images and drug references.

Runtime:

96 min | 99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16 | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:Atp | USA:PG-13 | UK:12A | Australia:M

Company:

Authorized Pictures

Quotes:

Gore Vidal: Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Movie Connections:

Features "CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite" (1962)

Required Viewing for all Entertainers!

What a coincidence that on this, Lennon's birthday Oct 9, this movie seeks to rebirth the peace movement he helped to thrust into the public conscience. While the mainstream media continually played John Lennon as a sidelined superstar- a once great entertainer turned hippie wacko, the real John Lennon became enlightened to the truth. He began speaking truth to power and aligned himself with the leading voices of reform and radical change to the corruption of day. He realized his iconic star-power could be the greatest venue to create social change without complete anarchy... and so did the Nixon administration (including the young Dick Cheney and Don Rumsfelt) only they didn't want a change. Just like today only they've become much more insidious.

We need more Lennon-like leaders from the entertainment business. Speak truth to power... its not all about the brass ring and the benjamins. If everyone stands up they can't character assassinate us all! Thank you John and Yoko!