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I Wanna Hold Your Hand

  • 19781978
  • K-12K-12
  • 1h 44m
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Nancy Allen, Eddie Deezen, Theresa Saldana, and Wendie Jo Sperber in I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)
In 1964, six teenagers from New Jersey run off to see The Beatles perform on Toast of the Town (1948) in the hope of meeting their idols. However, they don't have tickets. Along the way, they learn new things about friendship and growing up.
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In 1964, six teenagers from New Jersey run off to see The Beatles perform on Toast of the Town (1948) in the hope of meeting their idols. However, they don't have tickets. Along the way, the... Read allIn 1964, six teenagers from New Jersey run off to see The Beatles perform on Toast of the Town (1948) in the hope of meeting their idols. However, they don't have tickets. Along the way, they learn new things about friendship and growing up.In 1964, six teenagers from New Jersey run off to see The Beatles perform on Toast of the Town (1948) in the hope of meeting their idols. However, they don't have tickets. Along the way, they learn new things about friendship and growing up.

IMDb RATING
6.8/10
5.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
10,870
970
  • Director
    • Robert Zemeckis
  • Writers
    • Robert Zemeckis
    • Bob Gale
  • Stars
    • Nancy Allen
    • Bobby Di Cicco
    • Marc McClure
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  • Director
    • Robert Zemeckis
  • Writers
    • Robert Zemeckis
    • Bob Gale
  • Stars
    • Nancy Allen
    • Bobby Di Cicco
    • Marc McClure
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    • 51User reviews
    • 44Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
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    Nancy Allen, Theresa Saldana, Wendie Jo Sperber, and The Beatles in I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)
    I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)
    Nancy Allen, Eddie Deezen, and Theresa Saldana in I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)
    Nancy Allen in I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)
    Nancy Allen in I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)
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    Eddie Deezen and Wendie Jo Sperber in I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)
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    Nancy Allen
    Nancy Allen
    • Pam Mitchell
    Bobby Di Cicco
    Bobby Di Cicco
    • Tony Smerko
    Marc McClure
    Marc McClure
    • Larry Dubois
    Susan Kendall Newman
    • Janis Goldman
    Theresa Saldana
    Theresa Saldana
    • Grace Corrigan
    Wendie Jo Sperber
    Wendie Jo Sperber
    • Rosie Petrofsky
    Eddie Deezen
    Eddie Deezen
    • Richard 'Ringo' Klaus
    Christian Juttner
    Christian Juttner
    • Peter Plimpton
    Will Jordan
    Will Jordan
    • Ed Sullivan
    Read Morgan
    Read Morgan
    • Peter's Father
    Claude Earl Jones
    Claude Earl Jones
    • Al
    James Houghton
    James Houghton
    • Eddie
    Michael Hewitson
    • Neil
    Dick Miller
    Dick Miller
    • Sgt. Bresner
    Vito Carenzo
    • CBS Security Guard
    Luke Andreas
    • Police Officer in Alley
    Roberta Lee Carroll
    • Cafeteria Girl #1
    Sherry Lynn
    Sherry Lynn
    • Cafeteria Girl #2
    • Director
      • Robert Zemeckis
    • Writers
      • Robert Zemeckis
      • Bob Gale
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    • Trivia
      Director Robert Zemeckis' feature debut, as well as his first of many collaborations with producer Steven Spielberg. Despite the film's relatively modest budget (approximately $2.8 million), Universal Studios were uneasy with Spielberg's choice in hiring the unproven director. To prevent Zemeckis from being fired, executive Ned Tanen made Spielberg agree that if Zemeckis was doing a markedly poor job, Spielberg would step in and direct the film himself. This way, Universal could hardly lose: they would either have given a new whiz-kid director his first chance, or they would have gained another Spielberg film to release.
    • Goofs
      The Höfner bass guitar used in the movie was a right handed version. Paul McCartney is left-handed.
    • Quotes

      Ed Sullivan: And so, I want you to be prepared for excessive screaming, hysteria, hyperventilation, fainting, fits, seizures, spasmodic convulsions, even attempted suicides. All perfectly normal. Merely means that these youngsters are enjoying themselves.

    • Connections
      Featured in Some Jerk with a Camera: Back to the Future: The Ride - Part I (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      I Want to Hold Your Hand
      Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney

      Performed by The Beatles

      Courtesy of EMI Records Limited

    User reviews51

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    Funny film!
    I remember seeing this film at three-thirty in the morning when I couldn't sleep and I was in the sixth grade. It was really funny and kept me awake until about five fifteen in the morning...and I had school to go to! Needless to say I never went back to sleep, and at school all I could talk about was this film. The film, directed by Robert Zemekis and produced by Steven Spielberg, is about the pandemonium that ensued when the Beatles came to America to play for Ed Sullivan. Naturally, this film being about teenagers, it appealed to a younger crowd, but an older one at this day and age, as it was the older crowd who were alive and witnessed this chaos. Nancy Allen and Theresa Saldana are great(what ever happened to her?) Wendie Jo Sperber as usual does a fine comedic performance, while Mark McClure and Eddie Deezen have funny little side roles. Written by Bob Gale and Zemeckis, this one is sure to be a laugh riot, almost as laugh out loud as 1941, but with more real life issues and realistic tones. A Funny Film!
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    • Release date
      • August 1, 1980 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Beatlemania
    • Filming locations
      • Biltmore Hotel - 506 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Amblin Entertainment
      • Universal Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,700,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,944,682
    • Gross worldwide
      • $1,944,682
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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