A Hard Day's Night Page #24

Synopsis: A Hard Day's Night is a 1964 British comedy film directed by Richard Lester and starring the Beatles—John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr—during the height of Beatlemania. It was written by Alun Owen and originally released by United Artists. The film portrays several days in the lives of the group.
Genre: Comedy, Music, Musical
Production: Miramax
  Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.7
Metacritic:
96
Rotten Tomatoes:
98%
G
Year:
1964
87 min
Website
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GEORGE:

She's a drag. A well-known drag. We

turn the sound down on her and say

rude things.

SIMON:

Get him out of here!!

GEORGE:

(genuinely surprised)

Have I said something amiss?

SIMON:

Get him out of here. He's knocking

the programme's image!!

The underlings hustle GEORGE to the door.

GEORGE:

(smiling)

Sorry about the shirts.

He is ejected through the door.

SIMON:

Get him out.

(he stops in mid-shout)

You don't think he's a new phenomenon,

do you?

SECRETARY:

You mean an early clue to the new

direction?

SIMON:

(rummaging in his

desk)

Where's the calendar?

(he finds it)

No, he's just a trouble maker. The

change isn't due for three weeks.

All the same, make a note not to

extend Susan's contract. Let's not

take any unnecessary chances!

EXTERIOR STREET PUB ON THE CORNER

The sign on the pub is Liverpool Arms. RINGO is standing

looking up at it. He decides to go in and does so.

INTERIOR T.V. CONTROL ROOM

The atmosphere is tense. GRANDFATHER is standing miserable

in front of the DIRECTOR, the criminal confronted by the

judge. SHAKE and NORM are flanking him grimly.

GRANDFATHER:

I'm sorry lads, I didn't mean it,

honest.

DIRECTOR:

If he says that again, I'll strike

him.

SHAKE:

(unconvincingly)

They'll be back, they're good lads,

they'll be back.

DIRECTOR:

(disgusted)

Yes? Well they've got only ten minutes

to the final run-through.

GRANDFATHER:

I meant no harm. I was only trying

to encourage little Ringo to enjoy

himself.

NORM:

(grimly, C.U.)

God knows what you've unleashed on

the unsuspecting South. It'll be

wine, women and song all the way

with Ringo once he's got the taste

for it.

INT. PUB PUBLIC BAR

CLOSE-UP on RINGO. He is eating a bone dry sandwich that

curls up at the end. He puts it down with disgust. He has a

lager glass in his hand.

BARMAID:

(accusingly)

That was fresh this morning.

We now see the pub is full of enormous cockney workmen downing

pints.

RINGO is very much alone. He moves away from the bar towards

a group that is standing together, they've an average height

of over six-foot.

There is a group at a dart board. Another group is playing

bar skittles and a third group is around a pin-ball table.

Near the bar is a shove-halfpenny board with two players.

There is a caged parrot nearby.

BARMAID:

(to Ringo)

That'll be two and nine...

RINGO fumbles some change out of his pocket. A few coppers

fall from his hand on to the shove-halfpenny board just as

the crucial point has been made. The men glare at him.

Embarrassed, he moves away and without looking, places his

glass on the skittles table just as a player swings the

string, which hits Ringo's glass. More embarrassed, RINGO

backs away, unfortunately into the pin-table just as a winning

score is about to be reached. He bumps it very slightly, but

enough to cause it to TILT. He then moves to the dart board.

By this time most of the pub is staring at him. With great

style he takes the darts. The first throw goes into a cheese

sandwich which a man is pointing in demonstration.

The second we see arrive into a pint of bitter and then we

see RINGO shoot the third dart and hear the sound of the

parrot shouting angrily, off. The BARMAID has had enough.

BARMAID:

Right... On your way!

RINGO:

Y'what?

BARMAID:

You heard, on your way, troublemaker!

Now the centre of attention, RINGO backs out of the pub,

followed by every eye in the place, the BARMAID and a few

players following him to the door...

EXTERIOR STREET OUTSIDE PUB

RINGO comes out and crosses road, watched by the POLICEMAN

who is now quite suspicious.

EXTERIOR STREET:

PAUL comes down the street looking about him for RINGO. In

the street is an old building, the sort of place that is

highly favoured for TV rehearsals. There is a sign on the

door, "TV Rehearsal Room." As PAUL draws near, a load of

actors and extras, etc. are leaving, they are in costume,

they are the ones who earlier had been going to a word

rehearsal. When PAUL gets near the entrance he decides to go

inside.

INTERIOR HALL:

PAUL enters and wanders about. He reaches a door, pushes it

open and looks in. He sees a GIRL clad in period costume.

She is moving around the room and obviously acting. PAUL

watches her for a moment and then decides to go in.

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Alun Owen

Alun Owen was a British screenwriter, predominantly active in television, but best remembered by a wider audience for writing the screenplay of The Beatles' debut feature film A Hard Day's Night. more…

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