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do you recall watching Hard days night when it was first released?

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Granmarderby10 Sat 08-Mar-25 10:25:03

The films were just a vehicle (like they needed one) and a bit of cheesy sixties humour. Happier days imo.

Granmarderby10 Sat 08-Mar-25 10:21:49

I definitely remember being taken to see it by my late brother when he was a teenager and I was about 3.
We loved the Beatles in our noisy house so I literally grew up with them….and the ‘Stones..and then The Beach Boys…and all the usual suspects😀

Nandalot Sat 08-Mar-25 09:51:16

Yes, I think it only worked if you were obsessed with The Beatles. I remember sitting through it for the second showing. Do you remember when they used to follow with the film straight away and you could sit and watch it again without paying?

Indigo8 Sat 08-Mar-25 09:38:15

I loved it at the time because I loved the Beatles. But I started to watch it on TV recently and got bored after about ten minutes.

I remember they joked about Wilfred Bramble being a clean old man as his son in Steptoe kept calling him a dirty old man. George's future wife was in it if I remember rightly.

NotAGran55 Sat 08-Mar-25 09:37:01

I remember going to see it and loved it.

Did any B movie have a connection to the main film show? 🤷🏻‍♀️

The only B movie I ever remember was the famous Monty Python “More F…….g Gondolas” that accompanied The Life Of Brian.

AGAA4 Sat 08-Mar-25 09:25:21

I went to see the film but was only interested in the Beatles so the storyline if there was one escaped me.

MaizieD Sat 08-Mar-25 09:21:56

Goodness. Did it have a storyline? 😂

I don't recall that. I just wanted to gaze and gaze on my idols. I loved it...

JamesandJon33 Sat 08-Mar-25 08:45:35

I didn’t like it as it had Wilfred Bramble as Paul’s grandfather.

nightowl Sat 08-Mar-25 08:44:01

I went to see it at the cinema and loved it. To be fair, I would have loved anything involving the Beatles at that stage in my life. I don’t think it was a masterpiece of cinematography.

Babs03 Sat 08-Mar-25 08:33:52

Didn’t see the film until a few years later, wasn’t impressed, I think that most films made as a vehicle for musicians is always pretty awful. Elvis is a good example of this.
But for die hard fans who cares, they just want to see their idol/idols.

Silverbrooks Sat 08-Mar-25 08:28:11

It was the B film made to accompany the cinema distribution of A Hard Days Night.

Clawdy Sat 08-Mar-25 08:19:01

I went to see it with my sister and we both loved it. Still got the LP!

keepingquiet Sat 08-Mar-25 08:10:03

Oh I remember it so well! My dad took us. I loved the Beatles- they reminded me of my big brothers (four of them!) and I became a life-long fan.

They made me laugh and I loved the music- what's not to like?

To be fair the whole Grandad story was a bit silly...

I don't remember any connection with juggling though- I have seen the film several times!

Calendargirl Sat 08-Mar-25 07:29:14

I remember going to see it at the cinema, and was very disappointed.

Thought it was rubbish really.

infoman Sat 08-Mar-25 06:15:16

Talking pictures had this programme
6am – A Lifetime Ago with The Baim Collection: Jugglers and Acrobats
Jugglers and Acrobats. 1964. Made especially to accompany The Beatles film 'A Hard Day's Night', this film takes a look at the arts of juggling, acrobatics and spinning plates.
Any idea what if any connection was to the film Hard days night?