Buena Vista Home Entertainment Corrects and Replaces Previous Press Release, BW0099, CA-A-HARD-DAY'S-NIGHT
July 15th, 2002
BURBANK, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Buena Vista Home Entertainment:
-- Major DVD/VHS Release to Salute Landmark Beatles Anniversary --
The Beatles' ``A Hard Day's Night''
-- Special Edition 2-Disc DVD Packed With Bonus Features; Includes
New Footage to Be Released September 24
Fall 2002 marks the 40th anniversary of a key event in the story of The Beatles' phenomenal success -- the recording and release of their first record, "Love Me Do." Saluting that landmark anniversary will be the major release of The Beatles' A HARD DAY'S NIGHT on DVD and VHS from Miramax Home Entertainment on September 24, 2002. This incredible DVD 2-disc edition, with rare and new footage, is likely to appeal to the same vast audience which purchased the last major release of Beatles material -- their greatest hits album "1" -- which has sold in excess of 28 million units worldwide since its November 2000 release.
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT on DVD includes The Beatles' breakthrough first movie "A Hard Day's Night" joined by the major new production "Give Me Everything!" -- a companion anthology to The Beatles' first film (2-Disc DVD $29.99 S.R.P.).
On VHS, A HARD DAY'S NIGHT includes a new promotional special, "Things They Said Today..." (VHS $14.99 S.R.P.).
The A HARD DAY'S NIGHT DVD includes the bonus disc "Give Me Everything!" -- an extensive new production which presents a huge amount of vintage and contemporary material relating to the 1964 film. The content will appeal to the broad mass of Beatles lovers, a fan base which now stretches across three generations. Included is material that will also appeal to film buffs, to lovers of comedy, and to the vast legions of young people who have discovered the fun of the 1960's through such popular vehicles as the "Austin Powers" films.
In addition to a new half-hour documentary about the film ("Things They Said Today..."), there are many extras that add to the appeal of the DVD, including thirty interviews with most of the surviving cast and crew members as well as close friends of The Beatles. These include specially filmed, in-depth interviews with director Richard Lester, Academy Award(R) nominee -- Musical Director Sir George Martin (Best Music 1964) -- and leading co-star John Junkin.
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT features twelve now-famous Beatles compositions, including three of their biggest hits -- "A Hard Day's Night," "Can't Buy Me Love," and "She Loves You" -- all of which were worldwide number one hits. Other familiar titles include: "All My Loving," "And I Love Her," "If I Fell," "I Wanna Be Your Man," "I Should Have Known Better," "Tell Me Why," "Don't Bother Me" and "Ringo's Theme," George Martin's orchestral arrangement of Lennon-McCartney's "This Boy" -- part of his Academy Award(R) nominated score.
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT was a massive commercial success upon its Theatrical release. The film, which had been prejudged as a standard teen jukebox movie, received almost universal critical acclaim upon its release from serious film reviewers. The film became a major factor in propelling The Beatles from their already massive teenage following into the stratosphere of worldwide fame and popularity transcending all generations.
The film's groundbreaking shooting, editing and directing style is widely considered to have been the forerunner of music video. In the 1990's MTV declared A HARD DAY'S NIGHT director Richard Lester the "father of music video." (Lester quipped that he demanded a paternity test!)
The 40th anniversary in fall 2002 of the release of The Beatles' first record is likely to generate significant media coverage. That first record paved the way for their eight years of mega-stardom between 1963 and 1970 -- and the unprecedented thirty-two years of subsequent perpetual fame that has kept The Beatles as famous, newsworthy and successful today as they were at the height of Beatlemania.
Street Date: September 24
Direct DVD prebook: July 30
Distributor DVD prebook: August 13
VHS prebook: August 13
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 formatted for 16x9 screens
Rated: "G"
DVD bonus features unrated.
Run Time: Approximately 87 minutes
Suggested Retail Price: $29.99 (DVD) $14.99 (VHS)
July 15th, 2002
BURBANK, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Buena Vista Home Entertainment:
-- Major DVD/VHS Release to Salute Landmark Beatles Anniversary --
The Beatles' ``A Hard Day's Night''
-- Special Edition 2-Disc DVD Packed With Bonus Features; Includes
New Footage to Be Released September 24
Fall 2002 marks the 40th anniversary of a key event in the story of The Beatles' phenomenal success -- the recording and release of their first record, "Love Me Do." Saluting that landmark anniversary will be the major release of The Beatles' A HARD DAY'S NIGHT on DVD and VHS from Miramax Home Entertainment on September 24, 2002. This incredible DVD 2-disc edition, with rare and new footage, is likely to appeal to the same vast audience which purchased the last major release of Beatles material -- their greatest hits album "1" -- which has sold in excess of 28 million units worldwide since its November 2000 release.
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT on DVD includes The Beatles' breakthrough first movie "A Hard Day's Night" joined by the major new production "Give Me Everything!" -- a companion anthology to The Beatles' first film (2-Disc DVD $29.99 S.R.P.).
On VHS, A HARD DAY'S NIGHT includes a new promotional special, "Things They Said Today..." (VHS $14.99 S.R.P.).
The A HARD DAY'S NIGHT DVD includes the bonus disc "Give Me Everything!" -- an extensive new production which presents a huge amount of vintage and contemporary material relating to the 1964 film. The content will appeal to the broad mass of Beatles lovers, a fan base which now stretches across three generations. Included is material that will also appeal to film buffs, to lovers of comedy, and to the vast legions of young people who have discovered the fun of the 1960's through such popular vehicles as the "Austin Powers" films.
In addition to a new half-hour documentary about the film ("Things They Said Today..."), there are many extras that add to the appeal of the DVD, including thirty interviews with most of the surviving cast and crew members as well as close friends of The Beatles. These include specially filmed, in-depth interviews with director Richard Lester, Academy Award(R) nominee -- Musical Director Sir George Martin (Best Music 1964) -- and leading co-star John Junkin.
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT features twelve now-famous Beatles compositions, including three of their biggest hits -- "A Hard Day's Night," "Can't Buy Me Love," and "She Loves You" -- all of which were worldwide number one hits. Other familiar titles include: "All My Loving," "And I Love Her," "If I Fell," "I Wanna Be Your Man," "I Should Have Known Better," "Tell Me Why," "Don't Bother Me" and "Ringo's Theme," George Martin's orchestral arrangement of Lennon-McCartney's "This Boy" -- part of his Academy Award(R) nominated score.
A HARD DAY'S NIGHT was a massive commercial success upon its Theatrical release. The film, which had been prejudged as a standard teen jukebox movie, received almost universal critical acclaim upon its release from serious film reviewers. The film became a major factor in propelling The Beatles from their already massive teenage following into the stratosphere of worldwide fame and popularity transcending all generations.
The film's groundbreaking shooting, editing and directing style is widely considered to have been the forerunner of music video. In the 1990's MTV declared A HARD DAY'S NIGHT director Richard Lester the "father of music video." (Lester quipped that he demanded a paternity test!)
The 40th anniversary in fall 2002 of the release of The Beatles' first record is likely to generate significant media coverage. That first record paved the way for their eight years of mega-stardom between 1963 and 1970 -- and the unprecedented thirty-two years of subsequent perpetual fame that has kept The Beatles as famous, newsworthy and successful today as they were at the height of Beatlemania.
Street Date: September 24
Direct DVD prebook: July 30
Distributor DVD prebook: August 13
VHS prebook: August 13
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1 formatted for 16x9 screens
Rated: "G"
DVD bonus features unrated.
Run Time: Approximately 87 minutes
Suggested Retail Price: $29.99 (DVD) $14.99 (VHS)