For our second "Beatles Movie Night", Joe & Chris discuss Albert & David Maysles classic documentary "The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit". Originally released in 1964 as "What's Happening: The Beatles in the USA", the film follows the lads on their first trip to the U.S. as they perform on the Ed Sullivan Show, travel to their first U.S. concert in Washington D.C., and then travel down to Miami, Florida for another performance on the Sullivan program. We take an in depth look at this groundbreaking documentary, share insights from one of the filmmakers, and discuss the influence it had on Richard Lester's "A Hard Day's Night".
Important:
Before listening to this episode, we suggest watching The Beatles: The First U.S. Visit documentary. You can purchase used copies on DVD— which we highly recommend— however, you can also watch it online via The Internet Archive at:
https://archive.org/details/1990-the-beatles-the-first-u.-s.-visit
You can also watch The Making of The Beatles First U.S. Visit on YouTube at:
https://youtu.be/38jmSpSPujY

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