Backbeat Page #6

Synopsis: A pre-fame Beatles head for the seedy clubs of Hamburg in search of success. The band meet up with a group of trendy German beatniks, one of whom (Astrid Kircherr) bass guitarist Stuart Sutcliffe falls in love with. Whilst best friend John Lennon can only watch, Sutcliffe has to choose between rock 'n roll and a new life in Germany...
Director(s): Iain Softley
Production: Gramercy Pictures
  Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 5 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.7
Rotten Tomatoes:
71%
R
Year:
1994
100 min
659 Views


# Please, Mr. Postman

# Mr. Postman, look and see

# Oh, yeah

# Is there a letter in your bag for me?

# Please, please, Mr. Postman

# I've been waiting a long, long time

# Oh, yeah... #

They were right.

# So many days, you pass me by... #

I give you back.

# See the tear standing in my eye

# You didn't stop to make me feel better

- But only for tonight.

# By leaving me a card or a letter

# Mr. Postman

# Mr. Postman, look and see

# Is there a letter in your bag for me?

- # I been waiting such a long time

- (Hysterical screaming)

# Since I heard from that girlfriend of mine

# You gotta wait a minute,

wait a minute, oh, yeah

# Wait a minute, wait a minute

# Please, Mr. Postman

# Wait a minute, wait a minute, Mr. Postman

# Deliver the letter, the sooner the better

- # You gotta wait a minute, wait a minute

- (Screaming)

# You gotta wait a minute, wait a minute

# Please, Mr. Postman

# Wait a minute, wait a minute, Mr. Postman

# Oh, yeah

# Wait a minute, wait a minute, Mr. Postman #

(Cheering and whistling)

Thank you very much.

See you, then.

- All right.

- (Car horn)

Bollocks!

- See you, then, Stu.

- Paul.

Hope it all works out.

You know what you're doing.

- I do.

- We're going to miss you.

- Ah, you're well off.

- Listen.

Whatever I said, I never meant it.

Don't pay any attention.

Never did, mate.

Take care.

- Good luck.

- I'll say hello to Elvis for you.

- I'll give him your regards.

- Right.

- Take care, huh?

- You too.

Pete.

George, bye.

- All the best, Stu.

- Take care of yourself.

- Good luck.

- See you later, mate.

- Knock 'em dead.

- Auf Wiedersehen.

(Newsreader speaking German)

(Door opens)

- What's he doing here?

- Something terrible has happened.

- He's drunk.

- John said it. He f***ing said it.

- You'd do it to Klaus, you'll do it to me.

- You're making a mistake.

F*** you!

(Astrid) Stuart!

F*** you. F*** you.

- (Astrid) Stuart!

- F*** you.

Get up!

Stuart! Stop it!

(Glass shatters)

(Whimpers)

(Sobs)

(Distant thunder)

I don't know what happened.

It wasn't me.

Who, then?

I don't know.

I don't know.

I'm sorry.

What will become of us?

# Momma, Poppa told me,

son, you'd better watch your step

# If he knew about Miss Molly

I'd have to watch my pa myself

# Good golly, Miss Molly

# Sure likes to ball

# When you're rockin' and rollin'

# Can't hear your momma call - whaaa!

(Screaming)

# Good golly, Miss Molly

# Sure likes to ball

# Good golly, Miss Molly

# Sure likes to ball

# When you're rockin' and rollin'

# Can't hear your momma call #

(Cheering and whistling)

(Airplane passes overhead)

Like your hair.

- You should rest.

- No.

I have something to show you.

Damn!

- Put it on.

- No.

- Why not?

- You know why not.

Because you broke the radiogram.

What is it?

What's wrong?

They are going to be famous.

I don't want them to be famous.

Bollocks.

You'll think that you did the wrong thing.

You will try not to think it,

you will push it out of the way

but it will keep coming back.

- And you will hate me.

- No.

You've got it wrong.

You've got it all wrong.

They'll be famous.

The world's not big enough for John.

All he ever needed

was to see his way past me.

You showed him how.

I never had a moment's doubt.

I love you.

- I've got a surprise for you.

- I don't like surprises.

Everybody likes surprises.

- Not me.

- You'll like this one.

- Not me.

- Yes, you will.

(Grunts)

Aagh!

(Gasps, cries out)

Astrid! Astrid!

(Astrid) Coming!

Da-dah!

I'm sorry.

Stuart?

Sweetie?

No!

Oh, Stu...

You know what I like about Hamburg?

- No. What do you like about Hamburg?

- I was hoping you'd tell me.

Where's Stu?

Look at you.

- How do I look?

- Like a star.

Where is he?

He's gone.

He's dead.

- He was here?

- Yes.

- Just now?

- He's always here.

All right, everyone.

Here's a song for absent friends.

# Love me tender

# Love me sweet

# Never let me go

# You have made my life complete

# And I love you so #

F*** it, let's go!

(Girls screaming)

(# Twist And Shout)

(Building harmony) # Ah, ah, ah, ah

# Whoa, whaaaa

# Well, shake it up, baby, now

# Shake it up, baby

# Twist and shout

# Twist and shout

# C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, now

# Come on, baby

# Come on and work it on out

# Work it on out, ooh

# Well, work it on out, now

# Work it on out

# You know you look so good

# Look so good

# You know you got me going, now

# Got me going

# Just like I knew you would

# Like I knew you would, ooh

# Well, shake it up, baby, now

# Shake it up, baby

# Twist and shout

# Twist and shout

# C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, now

# Come on, baby

# Come on and work it on out

# Work it on out

# You know you twist little girl

# Twist little girl

# You know you twist so fine

# Twist so fine

# Come on and twist a little closer, now

# Twist a little closer

# And let me know that you're mine

# Let me know you're mine, ooh!

(Screaming and cheering)

(Building harmony) # Ah, ah, ah, ah

# Just shake it up baby, now

# Shake it up, baby

# Twist and shout

# Twist and shout

# C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, now

# Come on, baby

# Come on and work it on out

# Work it on out, ooh

# You know you twist little girl

# Twist little girl

# You know you twist so fine

# Twist so fine

# Come on and twist a little closer, now

# Twist a little closer

# And let me know that you're mine

# Let me know you're mine, ooh

# Shake it, shake it, shake it, baby, now

# Shake it up, baby

# Shake it, shake it, shake it, baby, now

# Shake it up, baby

# Shake it, shake it, shake it, baby, now

# Shake it up, baby

(Building harmony) # Ah, ah, ah, ah #

(Hysterical screaming)

(# Slow Down)

# Well, come on, pretty baby,

won't you walk with me?

# Come on, pretty baby, won't you talk with me?

# Come on, pretty baby, give me one more chance

# Try and save our romance

# Slow down

# Baby, now you're movin' way too fast

# You gotta give me a little lovin',

give me a little lovin'

# Oh! If you want our love to last

# Well, I used to walk you home, baby, after school

# Carry your books home too

# But now you got a boyfriend down the street

# Baby, what you trying to do?

# Better slow down

# Baby, now you're movin' way too fast

# You gotta gimme a little lovin',

give me a little lovin'

# Brrrr! If you want our love to last

# Ow!

# Well, you know that I love you, tell the world I do

# Come on, pretty baby, why can't you be true

# I need your lovin' baby, oh, so bad

# The best little woman that I ever had

# Slow down

# Baby, now you're movin' way too fast

# You gotta give me a little lovin',

give me a little lovin'

# Oh! If you want our love to last #

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Iain Softley

Iain Declan Softley (born 28 October 1956) is an English film director, producer and screenwriter. His films include Backbeat, Hackers, The Wings of the Dove, K-PAX, The Skeleton Key, and the BBC adaptation of Sadie Jones's novel, The Outcast. more…

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