Because the program was live and outdoors, music director Richard Lester made every effort to hide the sounds of the world beyond the back lot.
The video—a pastiche of 1970s television shows and Richard Lester's A Hard Day's Night--was directed by Domingo González.
However, director Richard Lester eventually decided he preferred the livelier "Can't Buy Me Love" with its upbeat lyric, and that was used instead.
The films were somewhat controversial at the time because the producers, Alexander and Ilya Salkind, decided to split the first film into two after principal photography was completed.
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He did make one return to the craft in 1991 to direct a concert film for friend Paul McCartney, Get Back.
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Gene Hackman, who played Lex Luthor, refused to return for the reshoots, so Lester instead used a stunt double and an impersonator to loop Luthor's lines onto footage of Hackman shot by Donner.
Filmmakers Akira Kurosawa, Luis Buñuel, Satyajit Ray, Jean Cocteau, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Richard Lester and Norman Jewison have cited The 400 Blows as one of their favorite movies.
The Knack …and How to Get It is a 1965 British comedy film directed by Richard Lester based on the play by Ann Jellicoe.
The Paris Sisters appeared in the 1962 British rock film It's Trad, Dad! released in the U.S. as Ring-a-Ding Rhythm and directed by Richard Lester.
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Producer Walter Shenson and Director Richard Lester watched their newest screen stars at work over Christmas and New Year.
Arditi dubbed Christopher Reeve on the French-language version of the three first Superman films by Richard Donner and Richard Lester.
Formed in 1995 in London, England, its members were Anthony Marwood (violin), Richard Lester (cello), and Susan Tomes (piano).