The Killing of John Lennon

"I was nobody until I killed the biggest somebody on earth."

Dec 7 2007 Unrated 1h 54m
Crime, Drama

The film follows the travels and accounts of Mark Chapman (Jonas Ball) and gives the watcher an insight into his mind. It starts with him in Hawaii and how he does not fit in with anyone including his job; family; friends etc. He says he is searching for a purpose in his life and that it has no direction. He seeks refuge in the public library where he finds the book, 'The Catcher in the Rye'. He becomes obsessed with the book and believes that he himself is the protaganist in the book, Holden Caulfield. He believes the ideas in the book reflect his own personal life and how he does not fit in anywhere and he reads it constantly. He then finds another book in the library about The Beatles singer John Lennon and begins a personal hatred for him.

Plot

A dramatization of Mark Chapman's plan to murder John Lennon.

Written by

Andrew Piddington

Directed by

Andrew Piddington

Cast

Jonas Ball, Mie Omori, Krisha Fairchild

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Picture Players Productions

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award1 win & 1 nomination total

Trailers
The Killing of John Lennon - trailer - IFFR 2006
Scores
# of Votes
1,549
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
49
Popularity
NA