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The Killing of John Lennon (2006)
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Release Date:
7 December 2007 (UK) moreTagline:
I was nobody until I killed the biggest somebody on earth.Plot:
A dramatization of Mark Champman's plan to murder John Lennon. | full synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(2 articles)
The Objective and Killer Movie (Tribeca Flashback Review) (From Fangoria. 21 April 2009, 1:03 PM, PDT)
Movie Reviews: 'The Killing of John Lennon'
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 2 January 2008)
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Could have been better moreCast
(Credited cast)| Jonas Ball | ... | Mark Chapman | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Joe Abbate | ... | Taxi Driver | |
| Gail Kay Bell | ... | Psychiatrist | |
| J. Francis Curley | ... | Security Guard | |
| Nicole Delorey | ... | Record Shop Girl | |
| Sofia Dubrawsky | ... | Jude | |
| Krisha Fairchild | ... | Chapman's mom | |
| Vera Felice | ... | Prostitute | |
| James Hadde | ... | Scientologist | |
| Zero Kazama | ... | Scientologist Leader | |
| Robert C. Kirk | ... | Det. John Sullivan | |
| Thomas A. McMahon | ... | Spiro | |
| Mie Omori | ... | Gloria Chapman | |
| Joe Rosario | ... | Police Inspector | |
| Anthony Solis | ... | Gun Salesman | |
| Tom Zolandz | ... | Goresh | |
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114 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreFun Stuff
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Factual errors: Mark David Chapman used a cheap Charter Arms .38 Special snub-nosed revolver to murder John Lennon. Not a Smith & Wesson as is described in the movie. moreSoundtrack:
Strutt Your Funky Stuff moreFAQ
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I watched this film on pay per view mainly because I remember that day so well. It's hard for me to say exactly why, but I don't think the film quite works. Somehow the character development didn't click for me. The film was a bit slow moving, and I didn't like the occasional surrealistic asides showing him freaking out, descending into madness.
Technically, there were many flaws. They didn't try very hard to get the period right, other than obvious things like his haircut, car, and the 1980 presidential campaign. Also, I recall reading that part of Chapman's motive was that he was a rigid Christian, and he still smarted from Lennon's offending of the faith way back in the 60s. I think he had been some sort of youth counselor as well.
Overall, there was too much of an amateurishness to the production for me to recommend.