Credited cast: | |||
Devin Ratray | ... | Phil Bernstein | |
Richard Kind | ... | Dr. Stephan G. Lynn | |
Evan Jonigkeit | ... | Dr. David Halleran | |
David Zayas | ... | Officer Joseph Medina | |
Micah Hauptman | ... | Bob Goodrich | |
Ashlie Atkinson | ... | Deartra Sato | |
Adrienne C. Moore | ... | Dr. Pamela Roberts | |
Stef Dawson | ... | Barbara Kammerer | |
Stephen Spinella | ... | Dr. Richard Marks | |
William DeMeritt | ... | EMT | |
Gabe Fazio | ... | Officer Wagner | |
Gloria Mann | ... | Sandra Shohen | |
Olli Haaskivi | ... | Clerk Andrew Adams | |
Karen Tsen Lee | ... | Yoko Ono | |
Tom Galantich | ... | Desk Sergeant |
On December 8th, 1980, John Lennon was shot outside of the Dakota apartment building in New York. This film follows the untold, actual story of those who were part of his attempted rescue and witnesses to the human cost of tragedy.
Even though we are not big Beatle fans we enjoyed the movie immensely. We lived through those times and had no idea of so many of the previously undisclosed facts surrounding the real event of an icon's tragic death. One of the best independent films we've enjoyed over the years and a film we would recommend even to the younger crowd who may not be as familiar with John Lennon. In this regard, the settings, costumes and scenery in general are all well done, and accurately portray the times. Those non-cellphone days are an interesting contrast for younger viewers to experience, especially from the reporting side. After having our interest piqued and delving further, we were rewarded with knowing the film was not a typical "based on fact" film, but one that very closely follows all the relevant facts.