I Wanna Hold Your Hand
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The year is 1964. The Beatles are about to arrive in the U.S., and young America has gone completely wild. Hoping to be a part of this historical moment are six hysterical New Jersey teenagers who will stop at nothing to see the Fab Four in person. Embarking on the first road trip of their young lives, the friends reach New York City where they are determined to beat the odds and see the band in their first Ed Sullivan show appearance in this delightful coming-of-age comedy from Oscar®-winning director Robert Zemeckis.
Bonus Content:
- Feature Commentary with Writer/Director Robert Zemekis and Writer Bob Gale
- Photo Gallery
Aspect Ratio : 1.85:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
MPAA rating : PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Product Dimensions : 7.75 x 5.75 x 0.53 inches; 3.2 ounces
Item model number : MHV61025438DVD
Director : Robert Zemeckis
Media Format : Color, Dolby, NTSC, AC-3, Subtitled, Widescreen, Collector’s Edition
Run time : 1 hour and 39 minutes
Release date : February 8, 2005
Actors : Nancy Allen, Bobby Di Cicco, Mark McClure, Susan Kendall Newman, Theresa Saldana
Subtitles: : Spanish, French
Producers : Tamara Asseyev, Alex Rose, Steven Spielberg
Language : English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Studio : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
ASIN : B00028HBJS
Country of Origin : USA
Number of discs : 1
Crystal –
Great nostalgia
Very well made often hilarious depiction of a wonderful time gone by.
Mariah Scott –
Great little sleeper!
Great little sleeper. If it had had a major star it would have gotten much the much wider viewership it deserved.
Suzie@coolbreeze –
A great, fun movie, especially if you were around during Beatle-Mania
Very upbeat, fun and funny. A cute and sweet nostalgic film, without a lull from beginning to end.I love this movie! Bought 2, one for me, one for a friend who had never seen it. : )
Carlisle Wheeling –
“I Came Here for a Purpose, Dubois.”
This movie is both a loving tribute and parody of Beatlemania, set around the Fab Four’s very first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show, February 9, 1964. Four New Jersey teenage girls talk a funeral home owner’s son, Larry Dubois (Mark McClure), into driving them to New York to see the Liverpool lads on the Ed Sullivan show in his dad’s limo and the hilarity ensues. Rosie (Wendy Jo Sperber) is madly in love with Paul McCartney, Grace (Theresa Saldana) wants to snap photos of the band to kickstart her career as a photo journalist, Pam (Nancy Allen) is a night away from eloping with her boyfriend Eddie and is talked into going along, and Janis (Susan Kendall Newman) wants to protest the Beatles’ popularity. Dubois will do anything Grace asks because he has a crush on her. Danny Smirko (Bobby DiCicco) tags along because he hates the Beatles and is hot for Janis.Amidst all the mayhem, there are laugh-out-loud moments satirizing Beatlemania at its finest, not to mention that the movie is chock full of great early classics by the starring band we never actually see. The two standout performers in this movie are Paul Newman’s daughter as the folkie protest music loving Janis who later changes her mind about the Beatles’ integrity, and Bobby Di Cicco whose character Danny Smirko is just plain obnoxiously hilarious. If you haven’t seen this one yet, you’re in for a real treat. There are a lot of underrated movies that were box office flops deserving the level of hit status, and this is truly one of them. The writing is sharp, the cast is nearly perfect, and the story is a laugh a minute. It’s one of my favorite rock movies of all time, and I guarantee you will be thoroughly entertained. Enjoy!
Mini –
Beatles fans watch this!
This movie is one of my favorite movies!! They used to play it on cable TV, now you canât find it anywhere streaming or on cable, which is upsetting because this is a movie everybody should see especially if you love The Beatles. No matter what this wouldâve cost I wouldâve bought it, just had to dust off the old dvd player. I love this movie, Amazon prime streaming pick it up more people need access to this classic.
christmas lover –
Beatlemania
This is an excellent movie. My favorite charator is the one who was going to get married and went to New York reluctantly where she ended up exploring her options. She ended up getting her fifteen minutes of fame after she ended up in the Beatles hotel room accidently and actually enjoying herself. A couple of the other charators were Beatles trivia buffs. One of those two was in the first season of Punky Brewster but is best known as the know it all on The Polar Express. Another charator just wanted to get pictures of the Beatles. She bribes the son of a funeral director and owns lots of limos to drive them to New York and the Beatles hotel. Naturally this guy has a crush on her which is why he agrees to it.Then naturally you have the two charators who hate the Beatles to point of boycotting them although one comes around. Then theres a kid whos father is forcing him to get a haircut because his hair is as long as the Beatles. And of course we have a cameo by Murray the K and Ed Sullivan. Each of the kids are trying to get tickets at least to some extent to see the Beatles on their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show and each end up getting tickets to see Beatles first appearence on the Ed Sullivan show that night. I highly recomend this movie.
Austin J. Schell III –
Fast Paced, Fun Take On Beatlemania
Fun movie that bears repeated viewings. Excellent cast of young actors. Wendy Jo Sperber almost steals the show as the Paul loving, hysterical Beatles fangirl and Bobbi Di Cicco is also great as the Four Seasons fan and Beatle hater whose world is getting turned upside down. Eddie Deezen is also good as the self proclaimed “greatest Beatles genius in the history of the universe.” It’s fast paced with lots of slapstick, gags and a white knuckle race in a limo through the streets of New York to get to the Ed Sullivan theater. The story is about a group of friends from Maplewood NJ who take a road trip into the city to try to see The Beatles on their first visit to the US. Each has their own reason for going along. One of the girls is a folkie who wants to protest The Beatles until she witnesses a confrontation between police and a group of Beatles fans (involving a young boy with long hair) that clues her in to the revolutionary potential in The Beatles and their effect on the young. That long haired boy is the subject of one the best scenes in the movie. The boy’s father has taken his tickets to the Ed Sullivan Show and won’t give them back until he gets his hair cut. They meet at a barber shop run by a barber with a patch over one eye. Won’t spoil the scene for you, but it brought back memories of my dad taking me to get haircuts. I always thought the barbershop was a scary place. Another girl is an aspiring photographer and will do literally anything to get photos of the band. All in all, it is a fast moving and light hearted take on Beatlemania and the lengths kids will go to to get close to their idols. Soundtrack is all Beatles. If you liked “A Hard Day’s Night” and the Maysles “The Beatle’s First US Visit” you’ll probably like this nostalgic take on Beatlemania.
Katrina –
Very funny film!
Funny and nostalgic film. If youâre a Beatles fan, Iâm sure youâll enjoy!
rhonda –
Pure nostalgia.
Juan Barcenas –
Excelente pelÃcula.
Adrenalin mountain –
Un film direi non male sotto ogni punto di vista, riporta indietro a quello che erano i fab4, come le teen aiger vivevano quei momenti unici ed insuperabili, consigliato ai fan dei fab4 e grazie ad Amazon come sempre il top
Peter Dawson –
An excellent time capsule movie of the Fab Fourâs first tour of the USA, specifically their appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. The guy who plays the legendary TV host does a hilarious impression of him. He may not look like him but heâs got his mannerisms and speech, totally down pat. Even the whistling dentures.
John W. Mccracken –
A great movie about Beatlemania, even without the beatles being in it. It captures the crazy time of the Beatles first appearance on the Ed Sullivan show. This movie is sure to warm the heart of anybody who remembers that event. Like JL said ” You shoulda been there”. AAA+++