Chapter 27 (2007)

Director:

J.P. Schaefer

Writers:

J.P. Schaefer (written by)
Jack Jones (book)

Release Date:

15 December 2007 (Japan)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

No one can survive becoming a legend.

Plot:

A film about Mark David Chapman in the days leading up to the infamous murder of Beatle John Lennon. |

Plot Keywords:

Murder | John Lennon | Celebrity | Bleakness | Housekeeper

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Nov. 17

3:00 PM

TMC

Cast

Jared Leto	...	Mark David Chapman
Lindsay Lohan	...	Jude
Victor Verhaeghe	...	Spiro
Judah Friedlander	...	Paul
Brian Bell	...	Cabbie #2
Adam Scarimbolo	...	Clerk
Molly Griffith	...	Covergirl / Centerfold
Mariko Takai	...	Yoko Ono
Jeane Fournier	...	Prostitute
Matthew Humphreys	...	Frederic
Yuuki Hosokawa	...	Sean Lennon
Michael Sirow	...	Joseph
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ursula Abbott	...	Jeri
Mark Lindsay Chapman	...	John Lennon
Matthew Nardozzi	...	Little Kid
Brian O'Neill	...	Patrick
Vincent James Russo	...	Jose's Stand-in

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

84 min | USA:100 min (Sundance Film Festival)

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | Dolby SR

Certification:

Finland:K-7 | USA:R | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Central Park West, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Peace Arch Entertainment Group

Trivia:

In the film, Chapman buys a copy of J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye, signs it as 'Holden Caulfield' and writes in it 'This is my statement'. The real Chapman did so before killing John Lennon.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Mark David Chapman: I believe in Holden Caulfield. And in the book, and what he was saying, what he was saying to a lost generation of phony people.

Movie Connections:

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Soundtrack:

Run Rudolph Run

Chapter 27 is an extremely interesting film that will probably be a cult phenomenon.

No, this isn't a "perfect" movie, but nevertheless it was done the right way. I wasn't sure if I was going to manage to buy the skinny little Jared Leto as the fat and crazy Mark David Chapman, but dammit, Jared Leto proved me wrong. Gaining an actual 70lbs for the role not withstanding, Leto really captured the creepy vibe and attitude of M.D.C. in a haunting way. This film had good dialogue, and from what I could tell was devoid of any anachronisms. This is just a downright good film. From the Jared Leto's creepy performance to any number of the hundreds of Catcher in the Rye references flying around this movie, it really, in my mind at least, captures the whole story in a very profound and weird way. I'm voting this movie easily as 7/10, and it may have even been an 8/10 had I been in a better mood at the time.