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Beatles '64

Captures the band's electrifying 1964 US debut amid fan frenzy. With rare behind-the-scenes footage, it chronicles their unprecedented rise to global superstardom after performing on The Ed Sullivan Show to over 73 million viewers.

Director

David Tedeschi

Year

Genre

documentary, music

Box Office

N/A

Production

Sikelia Productions,Apple Corps

Awards

4 nominations total

Homepage

https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/beatles-64/mxZO6yBpYWOq

Themselves

Self

Self

Self

George Harrison

Self

Self - Writer

Self - Fan from the Plaza Hotel

Vickie Brenna-Costa

Self - Music Producer

Self - Producer

Martin Scorsese

Self - Writer

Jamie Bernstein

Self - The Ronettes

Self - Music Producer

Self - Artist

Terence Trent D'Arby

Self - Writer

Self - The Miracles

Smokey Robinson

Self - Photographer

Self - Artist

Self - The Isley Brothers

Self - DJ, WINS 1010

Self - Boxer

Self - Host, Aspel & Company

Self - Musical Director, New York Philharmonic

Leonard Bernstein

Self - Music Promoter

Self - Singer

Self - Host, Into the Night Starring Rick Dees

Self - Beatles Manager

Self - Author, The Feminine Mystique

Self - Actor

Self - 35th President of the United States

John F. Kennedy

Self - Musician

Self - BBC Radio Saturday Club

Self - Author, Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man

Marshall McLuhan

Self - Singer

Themselves

Self - Host, The Tomorrow Show

Self - Host, The Ed Sullivan Show

Researcher

Self - John's Wife

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{\an8}Um, The Miracles and I
were performing in Europe, - Beatles '64

{\an8}Um, The Miracles and I were performing in Europe,

And many times at night
after the concert's over, - Beatles '64

And many times at night after the concert's over,

And The Beatles were playing
at this little downstairs club, - Beatles '64

And The Beatles were playing at this little downstairs club,

They were playing music
that you were familiar with, - Beatles '64

They were playing music that you were familiar with,

And, uh, they were between rock
and pop and rhythm and blues - Beatles '64

And, uh, they were between rock and pop and rhythm and blues

♪ I don't like you ♪ - Beatles '64

♪ I don't like you ♪

To have somebody
like The Beatles, - Beatles '64

To have somebody like The Beatles,

Out of that billion songs, - Beatles '64

Out of that billion songs,

It's my dream come true.
It's my purpose as a songwriter. - Beatles '64

It's my dream come true. It's my purpose as a song...

So, I was very excited - Beatles '64

So, I was very excited

They were the first White group
that I had ever heard in my life. - Beatles '64

They were the first White group that I had ever heard in my ...

The first White artist
ever of their magnitude - Beatles '64

The first White artist ever of their magnitude

"We listen to Black music.
We know this person, this person..." - Beatles '64

"We listen to Black music. We know this person, this pe...

Not anyone of magnitude,
until The Beatles said that. - Beatles '64

Not anyone of magnitude, until The Beatles said that.

There was a lot of segregation going on, - Beatles '64

There was a lot of segregation going on,

And the saving grace
was the music. - Beatles '64

And the saving grace was the music.

It gave them something
that they both loved - Beatles '64

It gave them something that they both loved

So when we first started going there,
we would play these big arenas, - Beatles '64

So when we first started going there, we would play these bi...

And after they start hearing the music, - Beatles '64

And after they start hearing the music,

Women make
the show business world happen, - Beatles '64

Women make the show business world happen,

'Cause they're emotional,
and they don't mind - Beatles '64

'Cause they're emotional, and they don't mind

We're not supposed
to be emotional about things, - Beatles '64

We're not supposed to be emotional about things,

So, I appreciate the fact
that women are out like that, - Beatles '64

So, I appreciate the fact that women are out like that,

Because, like I said,
I'm a guy in show business, - Beatles '64

Because, like I said, I'm a guy in show business,

So, I'm very happy
to know that and to receive that. - Beatles '64

So, I'm very happy to know that and to receive that.

Everything!
Everything! Everything. - Beatles '64

Everything! Everything! Everything.

What's on the other side
of "I Wanna Hold Your Hand"? - Beatles '64

What's on the other side of "I Wanna Hold Your Han...

No, we're waiting for
the very important call from London, - Beatles '64

No, we're waiting for the very important call from Lond...

Now, Ringo, - Beatles '64

Here we go. - Beatles '64

- Me! Me!
- Me! Television! Me! - Beatles '64

- Me! Me! - Me! Television! Me!

♪ No, I never heard them at all ♪ - Beatles '64

♪ No, I never heard them at all ♪

- I don't understand this.
- Tomorrow night - Beatles '64

- I don't understand this. - Tomorrow night

♪ There was love all around ♪ - Beatles '64

♪ There was love all around ♪

♪ No, I never heard it at all ♪ - Beatles '64

♪ No, I never heard it at all ♪

♪ Then there was music
and wonderful roses ♪ - Beatles '64

♪ Then there was music and wonderful roses ♪

We did a sound check
in the afternoon, - Beatles '64

We did a sound check in the afternoon,

Who's gonna introduce this one? - Beatles '64

Who's gonna introduce this one?

I never quite understood how...
how he did that. - Beatles '64

I never quite understood how... how he did that.

Atta way, baby.
And let's see, we got Ringo. - Beatles '64

Atta way, baby. And let's see, we got Ringo.

How do you do, everybody?
W-I-N-S, uh, Winston Churchill. - Beatles '64

How do you do, everybody? W-I-N-S, uh, Winston Churchill.

How do you feel about...
How do you like working over there - Beatles '64

How do you feel about... How do you like working over there

But play some swinging records,
will you? None of that drag stuff. - Beatles '64

But play some swinging records, will you? None of that drag ...

How are they now, Murray? - Beatles '64

How are they now, Murray?

Do they all say
"dooble" for "double"? - Beatles '64

Do they all say "dooble" for "double"?

- Dooble!
- Not, not "dooble," "double." - Beatles '64

- Dooble! - Not, not "dooble," "double."

He's saying, "Dooble." - Beatles '64

He's saying, "Dooble."

Yeah, so now I think
that gives you an idea, Paul, - Beatles '64

Yeah, so now I think that gives you an idea, Paul,

Yeah, they're swinging fellas. - Beatles '64

Yeah, they're swinging fellas.

You know, John didn't even remember - Beatles '64

You know, John didn't even remember

A little reminiscing to do - Beatles '64

A little reminiscing to do

Yeah, we'll all
be able to hear that on the documentary - Beatles '64

Yeah, we'll all be able to hear that on the documentary

Paul, you're not
happening. "Love Me Do." - Beatles '64

Paul, you're not happening. "Love Me Do."

What kind
of interview do you want? - Beatles '64

What kind of interview do you want?

We're just trying to find out - Beatles '64

We're just trying to find out

These kids formed this morning,
about 10 of them came - Beatles '64

These kids formed this morning, about 10 of them came

To me, they're all obviously
lower-middle class, - Beatles '64

To me, they're all obviously lower-middle class,

Uh, I would say by and large that, uh, - Beatles '64

Uh, I would say by and large that, uh,

Uh, I think there's something
very strange about it at the same time, - Beatles '64

Uh, I think there's something very strange about it at ...

Uh, I think it tells a lot about
the nature of American society - Beatles '64

Uh, I think it tells a lot about the nature of American soci...

I'm sure that sexual reasons
have something to do with it, - Beatles '64

I'm sure that sexual reasons have something to do with ...

Uh, I think the whole thing's
a little bit frightening and quite sick. - Beatles '64

Uh, I think the whole thing's a little bit frightening ...

Yeah. Well,
my last name's Vanderbilt, - Beatles '64

Yeah. Well, my last name's Vanderbilt,

Yeah, it's always been, George. - Beatles '64

Yeah, it's always been, George.

- Sing it, baby. Yeah, sing it.
- No, George. - Beatles '64

- Sing it, baby. Yeah, sing it. - No, George.

Because they do it for Frank Sinatra
and they do it for Elvis Presley. - Beatles '64

Because they do it for Frank Sinatra and they do it for Elvi...

You know. But, uh,
it's kind of fun for them, - Beatles '64

You know. But, uh, it's kind of fun for them,

It's all happening, baby, - Beatles '64

It's all happening, baby,

We told you before." - Beatles '64

We told you before."

Good evening,
ladies and gentleman. - Beatles '64

Good evening, ladies and gentleman.

{\an8}I come from
a 19th century country, Canada, - Beatles '64

{\an8}I come from a 19th century country, Canada,

The 20th century is
the age of electric technology. - Beatles '64

The 20th century is the age of electric technology.

♪ Well, she was just seventeen ♪ - Beatles '64

♪ Well, she was just seventeen ♪

♪ Well, my heart went boom ♪ - Beatles '64

♪ Well, my heart went boom ♪

♪ Oh, we danced through the night ♪ - Beatles '64

♪ Oh, we danced through the night ♪

My father just said, - Beatles '64

My father just said,

"I'm commandeering the television.
You're not going to watch it." - Beatles '64

"I'm commandeering the television. You're not...

Now, my father was an abusive alcoholic
and he beat us a lot, - Beatles '64

Now, my father was an abusive alcoholic and he beat us a lot...

You can get over beatings,
but not letting us watch The Beatles? - Beatles '64

You can get over beatings, but not letting us watch The Beat...

So my uncle, who was a Republican, - Beatles '64

So my uncle, who was a Republican,

So, um, I went over
to his house on that Sunday - Beatles '64

So, um, I went over to his house on that Sunday

But The Beatles were, you know, - Beatles '64

But The Beatles were, you know,

Many parents do try to escape this music - Beatles '64

Many parents do try to escape this music

{\an8}I have neither escaped nor forbidden it, - Beatles '64

{\an8}I have neither escaped nor forbidden it,

I think this music has something
terribly important to tell us adults, - Beatles '64

I think this music has something terribly important to tell ...

{\an8}I watched The Ed Sullivan Show
in our dining room - Beatles '64

{\an8}I watched The Ed Sullivan Show in our dining room

Right in the middle of dinner. - Beatles '64

Right in the middle of dinner.

And I insisted to my parents, - Beatles '64

And I insisted to my parents,

♪ Yeah, you got that something ♪ - Beatles '64

♪ Yeah, you got that something ♪

And now ladies
and gentlemen, a very fine novelty act, - Beatles '64

And now ladies and gentlemen, a very fine novelty act,

Beatles '64 poster

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Captures the band's electrifying 1964 US debut amid fan frenzy. With rare behind-the-scenes footage, it chronicles their unprecedented rise to global superstardom after performing on The Ed Sullivan Show to over 73 million viewers.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: David Tedeschi

Writer: N/A

Production: Sikelia Productions,Apple Corps

Genre: documentary, music

Year: 2024

MetaScore: 78/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 29 Nov 2024

Awards: 4 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.disneyplus.com/movies/beatles-64/mxZO6yBpYWOq