Bobby Di Cicco, Christian Juttner, Claude Earl Jones

The happy hysteria--or total insanity--that was Beatlemania is brilliantly evoked in this charming, entertaining 1978 movie from director Robert Zemeckis (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump<...( read more  read more... )/I>) and executive producer Steven Spielberg. It's February 1964. The Fab Four are making their first trip to America, and four Jersey girls (plus a couple of reluctant boys) are determined to get face to face with them--at their hotel, at their historic appearance on Ed Sullivan's TV show, or otherwise. They do so with varying degrees of success, and in ways that are amusing and clever, as are the depictions of the Beatles themselves (the real Fabs appear only in archival footage; in the film, their stand-ins are seen only from the back, from the waist down, and so on). Best of all, the soundtrack is filled with actual Beatle music. This one's an unexpected treat. --Sam Graham

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PG, 99 min.

Directed by: Robert Zemeckis

Release Date: January 1, 1978

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DVD Release Date: September 28, 2004

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  • June 10, 2008
    Makes you wish you were alive in 1964
  • December 25, 2007
    Hilarious! Cute.
  • June 3, 2008
    OMGoodness i LUVED dis movie!! i would totally act like dese gurls if i was in da '60s and da beatles were playing.. crazay crazay movie
  • April 14, 2008
    Hilarious movie! Love it.
  • April 3, 2008
    Even if you're not a Beatlemaniac, as long as you've ever known what it's like to be a crazed fangirl/fanboy in your life, this film will bring back all those fond memories. Real fun to watch, especially with friends who can totally relate.
  • November 3, 2007
    Again, I'm not a huge fan of The Beatles but the passion and near-madness they provoked was surely unique. "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" conveys this feeling easily and delightfully, with a great look, an obviously great soundtrack and fun performances.
  • September 11, 2007
    I love that Robert Zemekis really puts a new twist on Beatlemania, and the results are utterly hiarous.
  • September 3, 2007
    I watched this movie at like 2 in the morning, and i fell in love with it. Trying to meet bands is something my friends and I try to do. It was just a really funny and exciting movie.

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