{"id":89419,"date":"2023-01-22T11:42:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-22T18:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=89419"},"modified":"2023-09-03T00:10:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T07:10:03","slug":"i-wanna-hold-your-hand-1978","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=89419","title":{"rendered":"I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;If I&#8217;m gonna get caught, I want to be as close to the Beatles as I can!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Your-Hand-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Your-Hand-Poster-197x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-89421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Your-Hand-Poster-197x300.png 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Your-Hand-Poster-84x128.png 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Your-Hand-Poster-177x270.png 177w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Your-Hand-Poster.png 623w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA die-hard Beatles fan (Wendie Jo Sperber) hoping to see the band drives to New York City with a boy (Mark McClure) who has access to his father&#8217;s hearse, an aspiring-photographer friend (Theresa Saldana), a young woman (Nancy Allen) about to be married, a folk music snob (Susan Kendall Newman), and an obnoxious Beatles-hater (Bobby Di Cicco).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dick Miller Films<\/li>\n<li>Historical Drama<\/li>\n<li>Media Spectacle<\/li>\n<li>Nancy Allen Films<\/li>\n<li>New York City<\/li>\n<li>Obsessive Fans<\/li>\n<li>Rock &#8216;n Roll<\/li>\n<li>Teenagers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary&#8217;s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary writes that &#8220;if you were in the New York area back in 1964, you know that this sadly neglected film perfectly captures the lovely hysteria surrounding the Beatles&#8217; arrival in town, their stay at the Plaza Hotel, which was besieged by fans, and their historic appearance on the The Ed Sullivan Show.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Fab-Four.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Fab-Four-1024x551.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Fab-Four-1024x551.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Fab-Four-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Fab-Four-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Fab-Four-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Fab-Four-502x270.png 502w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Fab-Four.png 1299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He notes that this comedy &#8220;about a funny group of kids, mostly out-of-towners, who try to break into the Beatles&#8217; hotel suite and to rustle up tickets to the Sullivan show&#8221; is &#8220;like something out of a time capsule&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Pointing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Pointing-1024x555.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"347\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Pointing-1024x555.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Pointing-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Pointing-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Pointing-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Pointing-498x270.png 498w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Pointing.png 1297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; with &#8220;the characters, clothes, dialogue, [and] New York environment\/atmosphere&#8230; exactly as [he] remembers.&#8221; He argues that &#8220;there was something wonderful in the air back then that&#8217;s impossible to describe,&#8221; yet &#8220;somehow this film re-creates that feeling.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Record.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Record-1024x558.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Record-1024x558.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Record-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Record-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Record-768x418.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Record-496x270.png 496w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Record.png 1291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He further notes the &#8220;splendid comic performances by the young cast &#8212; particularly Nancy Allen as a girl who suddenly becomes an obsessed Beatles convert&#8221;: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Your-Hand-Allen-Floor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Your-Hand-Allen-Floor-1024x556.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Your-Hand-Allen-Floor-1024x556.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Your-Hand-Allen-Floor-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Your-Hand-Allen-Floor-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Your-Hand-Allen-Floor-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Your-Hand-Allen-Floor-497x270.png 497w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Your-Hand-Allen-Floor.png 1295w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and &#8220;Eddie Deezen as a nerdy chatterbox who is a Beatles trivia nut&#8230; and hawks memorabilia.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Deekins.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Deekins-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Deekins-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Deekins-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Deekins-128x72.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Deekins-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Deekins-483x270.png 483w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Deekins.png 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary points out that this film was &#8220;a difficult, unusual project, particularly when you consider that the real Beatles and Ed Sullivan weren&#8217;t available for the finale, which was nevertheless cleverly handled by director Robert Zemeckis (then Executive Producer Steven Spielberg&#8217;s prot\u00e9g\u00e9.) <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Televised.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Televised-1024x560.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"350\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Televised-1024x560.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Televised-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Televised-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Televised-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Televised-494x270.png 494w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Televised.png 1293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>He concludes his review by noting that &#8220;this sleeper&#8217;s a lot of fun; and smart, too.&#8221; I agree completely. I was pleasantly surprised to revisit this smartly scripted, well-acted comedy which manages to cover a brief but potent moment in history from numerous angles. Sperber is hilariously invested as a young woman in love with Paul (but willing to call Deezen her boyfriend given how much they obsessively have in common); and the subplot about a young fan whose father refuses to give him his tickets to the show until he cuts his hair is nicely handled. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Haircut.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Haircut-1024x550.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Haircut-1024x550.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Haircut-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Haircut-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Haircut-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Haircut-503x270.png 503w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Haircut.png 1301w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>This one remains well worth a look. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Notable Performances, Qualities, and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wendie Jo Sperber as Rosie Petrofsky<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Sperber2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Sperber2-1024x547.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"342\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Sperber2-1024x547.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Sperber2-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Sperber2-128x68.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Sperber2-768x410.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Sperber2-505x270.png 505w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Sperber2.png 1297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>An impressive recreation of a specific moment in pop culture history<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Flags.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Flags-1024x553.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"346\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Flags-1024x553.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Flags-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Flags-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Flags-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Flags-500x270.png 500w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-Flags.png 1299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-We-Want-the-Beatles.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-We-Want-the-Beatles-1024x559.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-89425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-We-Want-the-Beatles-1024x559.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-We-Want-the-Beatles-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-We-Want-the-Beatles-128x70.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-We-Want-the-Beatles-768x419.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-We-Want-the-Beatles-495x270.png 495w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/I-Wanna-Hold-We-Want-the-Beatles.png 1299w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as an all-around good show. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good Show<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0077714\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=1774&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/reviews\/review\/12447\">DVD Talk Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/21826\/i-wanna-hold-your-hand#articles-reviews?articleId=84634\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;If I&#8217;m gonna get caught, I want to be as close to the Beatles as I can!&#8221; Synopsis: A die-hard Beatles fan (Wendie Jo Sperber) hoping to see the band drives to New York City with a boy (Mark McClure) who has access to his father&#8217;s hearse, an aspiring-photographer friend (Theresa Saldana), a young woman (Nancy Allen) about to be married, a folk music snob (Susan Kendall Newman), and an obnoxious Beatles-hater (Bobby Di Cicco). 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