The Linda McCartney Story
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The Linda McCartney Story is a 2000 American drama television film directed by Armand Mastroianni
, starring Elizabeth Mitchell
and Gary Bakewell
. Based on the book Linda McCartney: The Biography, presenting the life story of Linda McCartney
. The film was shot in Vancouver
, British Columbia
, Canada
for CBS and was released in 2000.
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Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Performed by The Fab Four
(Ron McNeil, Rolo Sandoval, Michael Amador and Ardy Sarraf)
"Please Please Me
"
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Performed by The Fab Four
(Ron McNeil, Rolo Sandoval, Michael Amador and Ardy Sarraf)
"Kansas City"
Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Performed by The Fab Four
(Ron McNeil, Rolo Sandoval, Michael Amador and Ardy Sarraf)
"Yeh Yeh"
Written by Rodgers Grant
, Jon Hendricks
& Pat Patrick
Performed by Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames
"Back Door"
Written by Willie Dixon
Performed by "Peace Frog" (Tony J. Fernandez
)
Armand Mastroianni
Armand Mastroianni is an American film director. He is the father of Paul Mastroianni who is also pursuing a career in filmmaking. Armand Mastroianni's directorial debut was the 1980 horror film He Knows You're Alone which was also the screen debut of actor Tom Hanks...
, starring Elizabeth Mitchell
Elizabeth Mitchell
Elizabeth Mitchell , is an American actress/modelwho is known for her roles as Dr. Juliet Burke on ABC's TV series Lost and as FBI agent Erica Evans on V. She has starred in such films as The Santa Clause 2, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, and Gia.-Early life:Mitchell was born Elizabeth...
and Gary Bakewell
Gary Bakewell
Gary Bakewell is a British television actor who is best known for his roles as Paul McCartney in the film Backbeat and the lead character Richard Mayhew, in Neil Gaiman's BBC television series Neverwhere....
. Based on the book Linda McCartney: The Biography, presenting the life story of Linda McCartney
Linda McCartney
Linda Louise McCartney, Lady McCartney was an American photographer, musician and animal rights activist. Her father and mother were Lee Eastman and Louise Sara Lindner Eastman....
. The film was shot in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
for CBS and was released in 2000.
Cast
- Elizabeth MitchellElizabeth MitchellElizabeth Mitchell , is an American actress/modelwho is known for her roles as Dr. Juliet Burke on ABC's TV series Lost and as FBI agent Erica Evans on V. She has starred in such films as The Santa Clause 2, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, and Gia.-Early life:Mitchell was born Elizabeth...
as Linda McCartney - Gary BakewellGary BakewellGary Bakewell is a British television actor who is best known for his roles as Paul McCartney in the film Backbeat and the lead character Richard Mayhew, in Neil Gaiman's BBC television series Neverwhere....
as Paul McCartney - David LewisDavid Lewis (actor IV)David Lewis is a Canadian actor. He played Kevin Mitchum on the PAX series Hope Island in the 1999 to 2000 television season. He played Walt Lawson in the 1999 film Lake Placid. He also worked in The Butterfly Effect 2. Lewis played Richard Allen on CBS's Harper's Island. His next movie will be...
as Danny Field - Nicole OliverNicole Oliver-Education:She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from York University, and additional training from the British American Drama Academy in Oxford and London.-Career:...
as Felicia - Tim Piper as John Lennon
- Matthew Harrison as Mick Jagger
- Aaron Grain as Jim Morrison
- George SegalGeorge SegalGeorge Segal is an American film, stage and television actor.-Early life:George Segal, Jr. was born in 1934 Great Neck, Long Island, New York, the son of Fannie Blanche and George Segal, Sr. He was educated at George School, a private Quaker preparatory boarding school near Newtown, Bucks County,...
as Lee Eastman
Soundtrack
"I Want to Hold Your HandI Want to Hold Your Hand
"I Want to Hold Your Hand" is a song by the English rock band The Beatles. Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and recorded in October 1963, it was the first Beatles record to be made using four-track equipment....
"
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Performed by The Fab Four
The Fab Four (tribute)
The Fab Four is a California-based tribute band paying homage to The Beatles. Founded in 1997 by Ron McNeil, John Lennon impersonator and President of The Fab Four Corp., the group began performing Beatles music throughout Southern California...
(Ron McNeil, Rolo Sandoval, Michael Amador and Ardy Sarraf)
"Please Please Me
Please Please Me (song)
"Please Please Me" is a song and the second single released by The Beatles in the United Kingdom, and the first to be issued in the United States. It was also the title track of their first LP, which was recorded to capitalise on the success of the single...
"
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Performed by The Fab Four
The Fab Four (tribute)
The Fab Four is a California-based tribute band paying homage to The Beatles. Founded in 1997 by Ron McNeil, John Lennon impersonator and President of The Fab Four Corp., the group began performing Beatles music throughout Southern California...
(Ron McNeil, Rolo Sandoval, Michael Amador and Ardy Sarraf)
"Kansas City"
Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Performed by The Fab Four
The Fab Four (tribute)
The Fab Four is a California-based tribute band paying homage to The Beatles. Founded in 1997 by Ron McNeil, John Lennon impersonator and President of The Fab Four Corp., the group began performing Beatles music throughout Southern California...
(Ron McNeil, Rolo Sandoval, Michael Amador and Ardy Sarraf)
"Yeh Yeh"
Written by Rodgers Grant
Rodgers Grant
Rodgers Grant is an American jazz pianist, composer, and lyricist. After having worked with saxophonist Hugo Dickens in the 1950s, he became pianist for Mongo Santamaría in the 1960s. In 1963, Grant wrote the hit, "Yeh! Yeh!" in collaboration with Pat Patrick...
, Jon Hendricks
Jon Hendricks
Jon Hendricks is an American jazz lyricist and singer. He is considered one of the originators of vocalese, which adds lyrics to existing instrumental songs and replaces many instruments with vocalists...
& Pat Patrick
Performed by Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames
Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames
Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames were a noted British rhythm and blues/soul/jazz/ska/pop group of the 1960s. They had been the backing band for Billy Fury but, after being dismissed at the end of 1961, their pianist Georgie Fame took over as vocalist and they went on to enjoy great...
"Back Door"
Written by Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon
William James "Willie" Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. A Grammy Award winner who was proficient on both the Upright bass and the guitar, as well as his own singing voice, Dixon is arguably best known as one of the most prolific songwriters...
Performed by "Peace Frog" (Tony J. Fernandez
Tony J. Fernandez
Tony J. Fernandez is a musician, and the founder and frontman of Peace Frog Band, Tony Fernandez' Tribute to the Doors He is also an adjunct professor of Political Science and Chicano Studies at Pierce College in Woodland Hills, California.-Biography:Anthony J...
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