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- Format: DVD
- Region:
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- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC/EAN: 031398209119
- WAPI (Tower ID): 107052554
- Studio: Lions Gate Home Entertainment
- Release Date: February 13, 2007
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #7276 in Movies (See Top 100 Movies Bestsellers)
- #203 in General Interest (See Top 100 General Interest Bestsellers)
- #44 in Media Arts (See Top 100 Media Arts Bestsellers)
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Review
Film Comment, 01/01/2007, p.75, "[T]he massive cast of interviewees and a certain relevance to the current political climate make it much more than a nostalgic stroll down Penny Lane." New York Times, 09/15/2006, p.E15, "When it concentrates on the particulars of Lennon's activism and on Nixon's apparent obsession with him, the film offers its clearest window on the past." Rolling Stone, 10/05/2006, p.79, 3 stars out of 4 -- "The film is loaded with testimony and talking heads....Lennon's spirit, like his music, shines through this movie like a beacon. Powerful stuff." Entertainment Weekly, 09/22/2006, p.76, "[T]he most potent dimension of THE U.S. VS. JOHN LENNON is the way it captures the contradictory romanticism of Lennon the radical." -- Grade: B Total Film, 01/01/2007, p.41, 4 stars out of 5 -- "[An] engaging documentary....The film also serves as a gripping trawl through Lennon's later life in music." Ultimate DVD, 03/01/2007, p.113, 5 stars out of 5 -- "[T]his entertaining and involving pop culture history lesson is hugely enjoyable stuff." Sight and Sound, 01/01/2007, p.83, "[The interviews] are woven together with neat rostrum camerawork and a pulsating soundtrack. Yoko heads an impressive cast of interviewees..."
Title Note
Theatrical Release: September 15, 2006
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David Leaf and John Scheinfeld struggled for over 15 years to produce this documentary, and it's emergence in the year 2006 is a testament to the film's timeliness. THE U.S. VS. JOHN LENNON focuses on a part of the music icon's life that is often overlooked: his politicization both during and after the Vietnam War. Towards the end of the Beatles' career, Lennon began taking the band in a new direction, using their popularity to circulate a message of peace in songs such as "Revolution." He became even more involved after the band broke up, and the film traces his growing awareness and dissent through both archival footage--much of which had lain forgotten in vaults for decades--and interviews with those close to him. This leads to the titular case, in which the U.S. government, which had already been monitoring his actions for some time, attempted to deport the star for fear of the threat he posed to the nation.
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