Fictional Reunion of Lennon & McCartney on VH1

By Sushuma February 1, 2000 12:33 PM

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At 9 PM ET tonight VH1 will host what's being billed as a fictional reunion of two of the 20th century's greatest makers.?Jared Harris and Aidan Quinn play John Lennon and Paul McCartney, who meet at the Dakota to hammer out their differences in VH1's original movie The Two of Us.?In conjunction with the movie premiere, VH1.com is presenting film clips, artist biographies, links to Beatles fan sites, Beatles quotes from stars like Drew Barrymore, Janeane Garofalo, and Robin Williams, diaries from actor Aidan Quinn's journey to Liverpool, and an interview between Beatles historian Martin Lewis and screenwriter, Mark Stanfield, who may have let his own knowledge of Beatles trivia guide him in recreating the two characters.?Both Lennon and McCartney did meet up after the Beatles came to an end in April 1970.?And not always with their lawyers present.?In his 1980 interview with Playboy magazine, John Lennon said that there was "a period when Paul just kept turning up at our door with a guitar.?I would let him in, but finally I said to him, 'Please call before you come over.?It's not 1956 and turning up at the door isn't the same anymore.?You know, just give me a ring.?He was upset by that, but I didn't mean it badly," Lennon continued, "I just meant that I was taking care of a baby all day and some guy turns up at the door." The Two of Us takes place on April 24, 1976, the night Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels offered $3,000 for the Beatles to get back together on the air.?Lennon remembered that he and Paul watched the show on TV together.?Even they thought it was funny at the time.?Read more ...

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