I Wanna Hold Your Hand

I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)★ 6.7/10

PG · US · 104 min · January 1, 1978

  • Comedy
  • Music
  • Romance

Directed by: Robert Zemeckis

Written by: Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale

In 1964, six teenagers from New Jersey run off to see The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) in the hope of meeting their idols. However, they don't have tickets. Along the way, they learn new things about friendship and growing up.

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Cast & crew

Nancy AllenPam MitchellBobby Di CiccoTony SmerkoMarc McClureLarry DuboisSusan Kendall NewmanJanis GoldmanTheresa SaldanaGrace CorriganWendie Jo SperberRosie PetrofskyEddie DeezenRichard 'Ringo' KlausChristian JuttnerPeter PlimptonWill JordanEd SullivanRead MorganPeter's FatherClaude Earl JonesAlJames HoughtonEddieMichael HewitsonNeilDick MillerSgt. BresnerVito CarenzoCBS Security GuardLuke AndreasPolice Officer In AlleyRoberta Lee CarrollCafeteria Girl #1Sherry LynnCafeteria Girl #2Irene ArrangaFlatbush Club: Sheet GirlCarole H. FieldClub LeaderNancy OsborneAmazonNewt ArnoldBarberWil AlbertMr. GoldmanTroy MeltonHotel Guard-LobbyNick PellegrinoLou The GuardMartin FiscoeElevator OperatorMarilyn StaderWoman in ElevatorMichael Ross VeronaTV ReporterMarilyn FoxHysterical IntervieweeKristine DeBellCindy The HookerGene LeBellTheatre Cop: ReeseVictor BrandtTheatre Cop: FoleyRoger PancakePolice SergeantKimberly SpengelSheet GirlBob MaroffBartenderIvy BethuneForeign WomanCraig SpengelBeatle Protester #1Frankie VerrocaBeatle Protester #2Derek BartonSmerko's DriverEd CallReporterJohn MalloyReporterLarry PinesReporterDave AdamsReporterPoppy LagosReporterRobyn PettyAutograph Girl #1Paula WatsonAutograph Girl #2The Romanos Dog ActDog ActMurray the 'K'SelfThe BeatlesThemselves (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Brian EpsteinSelf (in New York) (uncredited) (archiveFootage)George HarrisonSelf (in New York) (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Leslie HoffmanConcert Fan (uncredited)Cary HuffNightclub Partier (uncredited)John LennonSelf (uncredited) (archiveFootage)William MaloneGeorge Harrison (uncredited)Paul McCartneySelf (in New York) (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Jimmy Nickerson (uncredited)Leoda RichardsOld Woman Getting Into Cab (uncredited)George Sawaya (uncredited)Rick Sawaya (uncredited)Ringo StarrSelf (in New York) (uncredited) (archiveFootage)Marty ThomasNew York Door Man (uncredited)Chuck Waters (uncredited)Jeffrey WeissmanRingo Fan (uncredited)