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In His Life - The John Lennon Story |  | Director: David Carson
Actors: Philip McQuillan Phoenix, Blair Brown, Christine Kavanagh, Gillian Kearney, Daniel McGowan
Studio: Lions Gate
Category: DVD
Buy New: $40.95
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Rating:  12 reviews
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Running Time: 85 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 158971055X
UPC: 658149784826
EAN: 9781589710559
Theatrical Release Date: December 3, 2000
Release Date: July 24, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Movie Description
John Lennon (Philip McQuillan) was a young man growing up in Liverpool with big dreams. From his humble beginnings, he became one of the most important and influential figures of the twentieth century. This docu-drama traces the upbringing of young John, through his introduction to Paul McCartney (Daniel McGowan), his first wife and the birth of his son, and the explosion onto the scene of the World's Greatest Pop Band, The Beatles.
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Helped along by an unprecedented access to John Lennon's boyhood homes, schools, and sundry haunts, In His Life: The John Lennon Story has a ghostly appeal that makes one feel a bit like a voyeur on pop history. Focusing on eight years of Lennon's youth, from ages 16 to 24, In His Life stars Irish actor Philip McQuillan in the lead and dramatizes much of the familiar lore: John's abandonment by his father; the double loss of his mother, Julia (Blair Brown), first to another family and then to a random accident; his historic introduction to Paul McCartney (Daniel McGowan) at St. Peter's Church Hall; and his too-early marriage to his first wife, Cynthia (Gillian Kearney). As often happens in Lennon hagiographies, the arc of the Beatles' story and career feels weirdly imbalanced here, as if the other three were merely supporting players in the greatest rock & roll band of all time. That only means one needs to take this film with a pinch of salt. But it would have been nice if screenwriter and producer Michael O'Hara could have reflected better upon Lennon's intellectual complexity and not presumed that one would generally find him whining and narcissistic. Still, this is an enjoyable and insightful film (originally broadcast on NBC in 2000), well directed by David Carson (Star Trek: Generations). --Tom Keogh
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 In His Life-John Lennon April 18, 2010
Annguenni1952
Well packed, good condition, interesting film, lots of facts that I was not aware of, Thankyou!!!!
Enjoyable Movie August 17, 2009
GameraRocks (Gillsville, GA USA)
The story may not be 100% accurate, but the acting is really good and the story is entertaining. Probably the best parts of the film are when John is with Brian Epstein. That part of John's life isn't talked about all that much, but it is always interesting to see and hear. What I liked most about this movie is that it goes a little further than the movie Backbeat. Although it isn't the Beatles singing, I also enjoyed how some of the more famous Beatles songs made it in. For a made-for-TV movie, I 'd say that this one is pretty good. You will enjoy it if you are a fan or maybe even not. Worth seeing.
Question... October 10, 2008
Rock2HAL (NJ)
Hi. I do like the movie. Some things weren't accurate and I think Philip did a really good job in this movie and I think he looked a lot like John too. I just have one question which I haven't seen online anywhere and was wondering if anyone can answer this and reply to me at my email address ladyhal@yahoo.com (in case regular email doesn't show up... ladyhal at yahoo dot com). Does Philip do the singing of John on here or does someone else? If so, who is it? They did a pretty good job singing like John but was wondering who did the singing? BTW, if you are a big Beatle/Lennon fan like me, you'll enjoy it even if some of it was inaccurate and stuff but what Beatle/Lennon movie is accurate that involves actors/actresses/etc. (besides documentaries)? Thanks in advance.
Heidi
 Pretty much like Birth of the Beatles July 21, 2008
Jim from D-town
As someone else already said, this was all covered in Birth of the Beatles, except for the scenes with John's mother, and with his father in Blackpool in 1946.
One other thing I wanted to mention was the notable absence of any Lennon-McCartney tunes, either as background music or played at their shows. (It's almost as if the producers didn't get the rights to the Lennon-McCartney catalog.) Sure they did a lot of covers back then, but other films show them playing I Saw Her Standing There and Love Me Do (and maybe others that escape me now).
They Got It Right August 24, 2005
The fanatic (Geneva Illinois USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was one of the best jobs ever done on portraying the life of John Lennon and that of the early years of the Beatles. While the actor playing John looked a bit old for the earlier scenes, he made up for it in capturing the spirit of Lennon in those times. What really enhances this movie is the use of real Liverpool locations for the shoot. If you can't personally take the Beatles tours of Liverpool, this will be a great substitute. It was refreshing to see so more effort put in to getting the facts, locations, and feel right.
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