Part of Rip It Up!
Meet the Beatles! Just one month after they exploded onto the U.S. scene with their Ed Sullivan Show appearance, John, Paul, George, and Ringo began working on a project that would bring their revolutionary talent to the big screen. A Hard Day’s Night, in which the bandmates play cheeky comic versions of themselves, captured the astonishing moment when they officially became the singular, irreverent idols of their generation and changed music forever. Directed with raucous, anything-goes verve by Richard Lester and featuring a slew of iconic pop anthems, including the title track, “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “I Should Have Known Better,” and “If I Fell,” A Hard Day’s Night, which reconceived the movie musical and exerted an incalculable influence on the music video, is one of the most deliriously entertaining movies of all time.
Join us after the cinema screening of A Hard Day’s Night as the Bar at QUAD gets taken over by Beatles Bandaoke. Yes, the Fab 3 will be on hand, playing some of the best known Beatles songs but they need a singer to make them the Fab Four! Warm up the vocal chords and belt out your best Beatles impression with a live band providing the music.
Screening as part of Rip It Up, a UK-wide film season supported by the National Lottery and BFI Film Audience Network
