On Dec. 8, 1980, Mark David Chapman shocked the world by murdering the beloved purveyor of peace, 40-year old musician and activist, John Lennon, outside The Dakota, his New York apartment building. Chapman's motives were fabricated from pure delusion, fueled by an obsession with the fictional character Holden Caulfield and his similar misadventures in J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye." In one instant, an anonymous, mentally unstable 25-year old, socially awkward Beatles fan--who had fluctuated between idealizing Lennon and being overcome with a desire to kill him--altered the course of history.
Production Peace Arch Entertainment Group [ca](presents) (as Peace Arch Entertainment); Artina Films;
Cast Names Mariko Takai; Michael Sirow; Ursula Abbott; Laura Lynn Berrios; George Bryant II; Kevin Cannon; Mark Lindsay Chapman; Melissa Demyan; Jeane Fournier; Judah Friedlander; Dennis Funny; Molly Griffith; Matthew Humphreys; David Kneeream; Jared Leto; Lindsay Lohan; Redman Maxfield; Lauren Milberger; Matthew Nardozzi; Brian O'Neill; Lisa Marie Palmieri; Adam Scarimbolo; Jeff Skowron; Joey Sontz; Victor Verhaeghe; Erik Wolfe;
Release Date 2007-01-25 (Sundance Film Festival) (premiere) 2007-06-08 (Waterfront Film Festival) 2008-03-28 (limited)
Genres Crime; Drama;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for language and some sexual content.
Running Time 1 hr. 40 min. (Sundance Film Festival) 1 hr. 24 min.