This movie was so dated so fast when the Beatles arrived in 1964. It's really hard to believe this came out only about 8 months before the Beatles arrived in the U.S. and one year before "Hard Day's Night".
shareGood point! It was at a pivotal time, culturally and historically. JFK assassination was right in there too.
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I actually look at it as a time capsule. As the other poster said, everything changed, and this is kind of like the last example of the innocent 50's before EVERYTHING changed very dramatically. That song "What's the Matter With Kids Today"... they had no idea of what would be happening. Within the span of a few years there was the assignation of JFK, The Hippy movements, The Vietnam war, and the music and the fashion...it all changed so rapidly. Within 5 years, those same parents would be wishing the kids were like the kids from this movie. Within 10 years, the T.V. show "Happy Days" had everyone wishing to go back to that time again.
shareYes the degenerates took over
shareWell, the composers of BBB did allow radio stations to appropriate "we love you, Conrad" and change it to "we love you, Beatles".
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