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      prudence1964 last edited by

      I've never seen it. Any thought from those who have? Worth seeing?

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        admin last edited by

        It's an enjoyable 2 hours. I'll give it that. If you want the facts, better to read Lewisohn's Tune In.

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        • Kestrel
          Kestrel last edited by

          An excellent interview with three of the original Quarrymen but scroll forward to 6:20 for their views on Nowhere Boy.

          Wembley Empire Pool, London  (Wings) 21st October 1976.

          'Take It Away' video shoot Elstree studios, London 23rd June 1982.

          'Give My Regards To Broad Street' film premier, London 29th November 1984.

          Docklands Arena rehearsal concert, London 5th February 1993.

          Run Devil Run launch party, Equinox Club, London 30th September 1999.

          O2 Arena, London 22nd December 2009.

          O2 Arena, London 5th December 2011.

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            admin last edited by

            I enjoyed it. It's a movie, not a documentary, and John is the primary subject, so he gets most of the good stuff and the bad stuff. Paul comes across as a little kid a foot shorter than John!! Not historically accurate.

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            • Apple Scruff
              Apple Scruff last edited by

              I really liked that movie a lot, though as others have mentioned, it is not 100% accurate. I really like the guy who played John, I thought he did a great job.

              "I think the world is a good place that is a bit screwed up by people and their actions" PAUL MCCARTNEY
              Sunday, July 7, 2013-Saw Paul live for the first time-A DREAM CAME TRUE, BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE

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              • Nancy R
                Nancy R last edited by

                RMartinez:

                I enjoyed it. It's a movie, not a documentary, and John is the primary subject, so he gets most of the good stuff and the bad stuff. Paul comes across as a little kid a foot shorter than John!! Not historically accurate.

                Yeah, Paul didn't like that casting! Also, John is shown as hitting Paul and knocking him to the ground, which Paul said never happened. Now John did smash Pete Shotten over the head with a washboard which lead directly to him leaving the group, but he remained friends with John. (John of course was drunk at the time)

                Omni, Atlanta, GA May 18, 1976, Feb. 17, 1990

                GA Dome, Atlanta, GA May 1, 1993

                Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA May 12, 2002

                FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN May 26, 2013

                Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA Oct. 15, 2014

                Infinite Energy Center, Duluth, GA July 13, 2017

                Bon Secours Arena, Greenville, SC May 30, 2019

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                • Nancy R
                  Nancy R last edited by

                  Apple Scruff:

                  I really liked that movie a lot, though as others have mentioned, it is not 100% accurate. I really like the guy who played John, I thought he did a great job.

                  I agree!

                  Omni, Atlanta, GA May 18, 1976, Feb. 17, 1990

                  GA Dome, Atlanta, GA May 1, 1993

                  Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA May 12, 2002

                  FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN May 26, 2013

                  Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA Oct. 15, 2014

                  Infinite Energy Center, Duluth, GA July 13, 2017

                  Bon Secours Arena, Greenville, SC May 30, 2019

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                  • jl4761
                    jl4761 last edited by

                    I knew that John was starting to get close to his mother but they weren't really as close as the movie portrays them were they?

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                    • beatlesfanrandy
                      beatlesfanrandy last edited by

                      The best thing about Nowhere Boy for me is to see Liverpool as it might have been when John was growing up there. Yes there are historical inaccuracies as far as the Quarrymen go, but a fun and entertaining movie nevertheless. I thought Kristin Scott Thomas was brilliant as Aunt Mimi.

                      Wings Over America - Cow Palace SF - June 1976. New World Tour - Anaheim Stadium - 4/17/93. Driving USA - Oakland Arena - 4/1/2002. US Tour - HP Pavilion - San Jose - 11/08/05. An Evening with Paul McCartney - The Joint at Hard Rock - Las Vegas - 4/19/09. Up & Coming Tour - Hollywood Bowl - 3/31/10. Walk of Fame Star Presentation - Hollywood - Feb. 2012. CBS-TV taping - The Night That Changed America (with Ringo!)  - L.A. Convention Center - Jan. 2014. Out There Tour -Dodger Stadium - Los Angeles - Aug. '14 and Petco Park - San Diego - Sept. '14. Petco Park - San Diego - June 2019.  Got Back Tour - SoFi Stadium - Los Angeles - May 2022

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                      • beatlesfanrandy
                        beatlesfanrandy last edited by

                        jl4761:

                        I knew that John was starting to get close to his mother but they weren't really as close as the movie portrays them were they?

                        By all accounts, yes. When he got close to her again when he was a teenager, she encouraged his music, taught him the banjo, set him on the road to who he became. I think the movie even understated how much she meant to him. When she was killed, it absolutely devastated him for the rest of his life.

                        Wings Over America - Cow Palace SF - June 1976. New World Tour - Anaheim Stadium - 4/17/93. Driving USA - Oakland Arena - 4/1/2002. US Tour - HP Pavilion - San Jose - 11/08/05. An Evening with Paul McCartney - The Joint at Hard Rock - Las Vegas - 4/19/09. Up & Coming Tour - Hollywood Bowl - 3/31/10. Walk of Fame Star Presentation - Hollywood - Feb. 2012. CBS-TV taping - The Night That Changed America (with Ringo!)  - L.A. Convention Center - Jan. 2014. Out There Tour -Dodger Stadium - Los Angeles - Aug. '14 and Petco Park - San Diego - Sept. '14. Petco Park - San Diego - June 2019.  Got Back Tour - SoFi Stadium - Los Angeles - May 2022

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                          admin last edited by

                          RMartinez:

                          I enjoyed it. It's a movie, not a documentary, and John is the primary subject, so he gets most of the good stuff and the bad stuff. Paul comes across as a little kid a foot shorter than John!! Not historically accurate.

                          In other words Paul is a footnote.

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                          • jl4761
                            jl4761 last edited by

                            beatlesfanrandy:

                            jl4761:

                            I knew that John was starting to get close to his mother but they weren't really as close as the movie portrays them were they?

                            By all accounts, yes. When he got close to her again when he was a teenager, she encouraged his music, taught him the banjo, set him on the road to who he became. I think the movie even understated how much she meant to him. When she was killed, it absolutely devastated him for the rest of his life.

                            Hi beatlesfanrandy! How are you? Thank you for your answer. I realize the bond and closeness that John and his mother had as you stressed in your answer, I was mainly referring to when John and His mother were lying next to each other on the couch with John putting his arm around her. In the movie, in my opinion, it seems that John and his mother were doing things together that a boyfriend and girlfriend does rather than a mother and son. Did you get that feeling while watching the movie beatlesfanrandy?

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                              oobu24 last edited by

                              moptops:

                              RMartinez:

                              I enjoyed it. It's a movie, not a documentary, and John is the primary subject, so he gets most of the good stuff and the bad stuff. Paul comes across as a little kid a foot shorter than John!! Not historically accurate.

                              In other words Paul is a footnote.

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                              • Nancy R
                                Nancy R last edited by

                                jl4761:

                                beatlesfanrandy:

                                jl4761:

                                I knew that John was starting to get close to his mother but they weren't really as close as the movie portrays them were they?

                                By all accounts, yes. When he got close to her again when he was a teenager, she encouraged his music, taught him the banjo, set him on the road to who he became. I think the movie even understated how much she meant to him. When she was killed, it absolutely devastated him for the rest of his life.

                                Hi beatlesfanrandy! How are you? Thank you for your answer. I realize the bond and closeness that John and his mother had as you stressed in your answer, I was mainly referring to when John and His mother were lying next to each other on the couch with John putting his arm around her. In the movie, in my opinion, it seems that John and his mother were doing things together that a boyfriend and girlfriend does rather than a mother and son. Did you get that feeling while watching the movie beatlesfanrandy?

                                They were very close (too close some would say) There is even more that I won't go into here, that John told in an interview. I think Mark Lewisohn talks about it in Tune In. Let's put it this way, John had an Oedipus complex, but never acted on it.

                                Omni, Atlanta, GA May 18, 1976, Feb. 17, 1990

                                GA Dome, Atlanta, GA May 1, 1993

                                Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA May 12, 2002

                                FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN May 26, 2013

                                Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA Oct. 15, 2014

                                Infinite Energy Center, Duluth, GA July 13, 2017

                                Bon Secours Arena, Greenville, SC May 30, 2019

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                                  JoeySmith last edited by

                                  I think Paul commented that there were many scenes in the movie that never really happened. Like John socking Paul in the mouth at Julia's wake.

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                                  • Nancy R
                                    Nancy R last edited by

                                    JoeySmith:

                                    I think Paul commented that there were many scenes in the movie that never really happened. Like John socking Paul in the mouth at Julia's wake.

                                    Yeah, read my post from yesterday (above)

                                    Omni, Atlanta, GA May 18, 1976, Feb. 17, 1990

                                    GA Dome, Atlanta, GA May 1, 1993

                                    Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA May 12, 2002

                                    FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN May 26, 2013

                                    Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA Oct. 15, 2014

                                    Infinite Energy Center, Duluth, GA July 13, 2017

                                    Bon Secours Arena, Greenville, SC May 30, 2019

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                                      admin last edited by

                                      It's a Sunday afternoon movie I thought, and all broad brushstrokes.

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                                        admin last edited by

                                        JoeySmith:

                                        I think Paul commented that there were many scenes in the movie that never really happened. Like John socking Paul in the mouth at Julia's wake.

                                        Who cares. Seeing John smack "Paul" in the gob was bloody marvellous.

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                                          prudence1964 last edited by

                                          Thanks all. Sounds like people were entertained, not offended. So, I'll give it a shot.

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                                            admin last edited by

                                            Whilst last in Liverpool I met a gal who was an extra in the film. She was in the pier sequence, pushing a pram. Oddly enough we discussed the film at her then new employ: 'X In The City' on Lime Street, where she regales all comers with her dancing prowess.

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