Two of Us (2000) (TV)

Director:

Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Writer:

Mark Stanfield (writer)

Release Date:

1 February 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

John Lennon and Paul McCartney have a chat about their lives, and if "The Beatles" will ever reunite. The movie takes place in 1976.

Plot Keywords:

Paul Mccartney | John Lennon | Beatles | Number In Title

Cast

Aidan Quinn	...	Paul McCartney
Jared Harris	...	John Lennon
Ric Reid	...	TV Interviewer
Martin Martinuzzi	...	Limo Driver
Neil Foster	...	Concierge
Joe Bostick	...	Elevator Attendant
Jeremy Tracz	...	Political Activist
Ian Ryan	...	Dreadlocked Man
Scott Wickware	...	Officer Francis
Robert Seeliger	...	Second Officer
Louis Di Bianco	...	Luigi
Derek Aasland	...	Young Man
David Gardner	...	Older Man
Pixie Bigelow	...	Older Woman
Heather Hodgson	...	Woman with Dog
Andy Pandoff	...	Night Time Concierge
David Talbot	...	Night Time Elevator Attendant
Rose Sarkisyan	...	Middle-Aged Woman
Joanne Boland	...	Patty
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hassan Koubba	...	Jim
Eleanor Bron	...	Lone waving diner (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mark Stanfield		writer

Produced by
Bob Aaronson	....	executive producer
Leon Falk	....	executive producer
Deborah Ann Henderson	....	producer
Suzanne Lauer	....	associate producer

Original Music by
David Schwartz

Cinematography by
Miroslaw Baszak

Film Editing by
Norman Buckley

Casting by
Margery Simkin

Production Design by
Jasna Stefanovic

Art Direction by
Ingrid Jurek

Set Decoration by
Peter Atto

Costume Design by
Maxyne Baker

Makeup Department
Russell Cate	....	special makeup artist: Mr. Quinn and Mr. Harris
Katarina Chovanec	....	wig designer
Catherine Davies Irvine	....	key makeup artist (as Catherine Anne Davies Irvine)

Production Management
Mary Pantelidis	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jill Girling	....	second assistant director
David McLeod	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Ian Brock	....	set designer
Craig Harris	....	set dresser
Liz Parker	....	lead set dresser
Eric Summerley	....	lead carpenter
Allan Westlake	....	construction manager
Don White	....	property master

Sound Department
Gary Alexander	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Asman	....	sound re-recording mixer (as John B. Asman)
Sam Black	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bill McMillan	....	sound mixer
Matthew Stark	....	boom operator
Robert Webber	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Ted Shackleton	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
John Stoneham Jr.	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Colin Akoon	....	camera trainee
Darren Boyce	....	key grip
Randy Brown	....	generator operator
Bob Davidson	....	gaffer
Marni Grossman	....	still photographer
J.P. Locherer	....	camera operator
Christine Panowyk	....	first assistant camera
Paul Sullivan	....	camera: b
Paul Sullivan	....	steadicam operator
Denise Taylor	....	second assistant camera
Greg Whiteside	....	24 frame video operator

Casting Department
Stephanie Gorin	....	casting: Canada
Luella Lauber	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carole Costello	....	wardrobe supervisor
Angela Elter	....	shopper
Lindsay Jacobs	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Jeff McEvoy	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Stan Jones	....	music editor
Martin Lewis	....	song consultant

Transportation Department
Brian Clark	....	transportation captain
David Di Venanzo	....	transportation captain
Chris Radley Walters	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Brooks Baldwin	....	dialect coach
Diane Clute	....	script supervisor
Jeremy Gauthier	....	location manager
Martin Lewis	....	technical advisor
Paul Mark	....	assistant to director
Jill McCullough	....	dialect coach
Jeff McEvoy	....	title designer: main titles
Fran Solomon	....	production coordinator
Dave Watson	....	production executive
Sheila Woodley	....	production accountant

Production Companies

• Aaronson/Falk Productions
• Two of Us Films
• VH1 Television
• Viacom Productions

Distributors

• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• VH1 Television
• Viacom

Other Companies

• Dome Audio Video & Effects (D.A.V.E.)  dalies transfer
• Echo Sound Services  post-production sound
• Larson Sound Center  re-recording
• Post Logic Studios  post-production services

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for drug content and language.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Germany:6 | USA:PG-13

Company:

Aaronson/Falk Productions

Trivia:

When John Lennon offers Paul McCartney the chocolate, he says "Take this, brother. May it serve you well." This is a direct quote of a line Lennon spoke in the background to the song "Revolution 9" and in the scene, it is meant to be a joke between the two.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: The lip-syncing is off while John and Paul are singing "Tumbling Tumbleweeds".

Quotes:

John Lennon: [greeting Paul] The ghost of Christmas past.

Movie Connections:

References "Monty Python's Flying Circus" (1969)

Nice Surprise

I admit I had some trepidation when I first saw the previews for this film. Was VH-1 treading on hollow ground here? I mean, Harris and Quinn don't really look or even sound like John or Paul. But I have to admit, this film really surprised me. It's far from the exploitation film I expected. Instead, it's a character study, a low-key, whimsical, and ultimately bittersweet look at friendship, and the ultimate lesson we all learn: it's hard, if not impossible, to capture what we once had, and what has passed us by.