The Killing of John Lennon

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The Killing of John Lennon
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Andrew Piddington
Written by	Andrew Piddington
Produced by	Rakha Singh
Starring	Jonas Ball Robert C. Kirk Thomas A. McMahon Mie Omori Krisha Fairchild
Cinematography	Roger Eaton
Edited by	Tony Palmer
Music by	Martin Kiszko Makana
Production company	Picture Players Productions
Distributed by	Universal Pictures (United Kingdom) IFC Films (United States)
Release dates	15 July 2006 (2006-07-15) (Edinburgh Film Festival) 2 January 2008 (2008-01-02) (United States)
Running time	114 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom United States
Language	English
Box office	$6,975^[1]

The Killing of John Lennon is a 2006 biographical film about Mark David Chapman's plot to kill musician John Lennon. The film was written and directed by Andrew Piddington and stars Jonas Ball, Robert C. Kirk and Thomas A. McMahon.

A British-American co-production, it was not released in the United States until 2008 and received much less attention than the similarly themed American-produced independent film Chapter 27, released the year prior. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

Premise

The film follows Mark David Chapman three months prior to the Lennon assassination and contains flashbacks to Chapman's earlier life and upbringing, while also exploring his infatuation with J.D. Salinger's 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye and the links between this and his motivation for the killing.

Cast

Jonas Ball as Mark David Chapman
Richard Sherman/Tom J. Raider as John Lennon
Joe Abbate as Taxi Driver
Gail Kay Bell as Psychiatrist
J. Francis Curley as Security Guard
Nicole Delorey as Record Shop Girl
Sofia Dubrawsky as Jude
Krisha Fairchild as Diane Pease Chapman, Chapman's Mother
Howard Bishop as David Chapman, Chapman's Father
Jane Fox as Prostitute
James Hadde as Scientologist
Zero Kazama as Scientologist Leader
Robert C. Kirk as Det. John Sullivan
Thomas A. McMahon as Spiro
Mie Omori as Gloria Chapman
Joe Rosario as Police Inspector
John Sierros as Reporter
Anthony Solis as Gun Salesman
Tom Zolandz as Goresh
Yuka Sanabe/Yan Xi as Yoko Ono

John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr appear as themselves in archive footage from the 1960s. Ted Koppel appears as himself, a news anchor from ABC News, on 9 December 1980. President Ronald Reagan also appears as himself in archive footage from the assassination attempt in 1981.

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 39% based on 36 reviews, with an average rating of 4.9/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Despite a committed performance by newcomer Jonas Ball, The Killing of John Lennon is ultimately a flimsy character study."^[2] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 49 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[3]

References

^ "The Killing of John Lennon (2008) - Financial Information". The Numbers. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
^ "The Killing of John Lennon (2006)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
^ "The Killing of John Lennon Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 October 2020.

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John Lennon

Studio albums

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Imagine Mind Games Walls and Bridges Rock 'n' Roll
with Yoko Ono	Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions Wedding Album Some Time in New York City Double Fantasy Milk and Honey

Live albums

Compilations

Hits	Shaved Fish The John Lennon Collection Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon Instant Karma: All-Time Greatest Hits Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon Power to the People: The Hits Icon
Themed	Menlove Ave. Wonsaponatime Acoustic Peace, Love & Truth
Box sets	Lennon John Lennon Anthology John Lennon Signature Box Gimme Some Truth Gimme Some Truth. The Ultimate Mixes
Video	The John Lennon Video Collection Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon

Books

Films

Self-Portrait (1969)
Apotheosis (1970)
Fly (1970)
Erection (1971)
Up Your Legs Forever (1971)
Live in New York City (1972)
Imagine (1972)

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memorials

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