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john altman who plays george harrison

posted 18 years ago by BethH24
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I havent seen this film but i would like to see it as i am a fan of john altman.Is this film worth buying if you're a fan of him ? what is he like as george harrison ?
I've met john twice !

[–] 18 years ago

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[–] joerattz 18 years ago

I thought he was fine. I can't validate the authenticity of his accent. I wouldn't know one from the other. To me, the movie is why it would be worth getting. If you consider this movie came out in the early '80s, much of this material was not well known. I knew more about the Beatles from watching this movie than many die-hard fans. If you like the Beatles, it is worth seeing.

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[–] safeinsanity 18 years ago

I think he did a great job of playing George! ...and he looks just like him

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[–] redatom65 18 years ago

then they weren't that die hard....

[–] Prismark10 12 years ago

Altman is the one who looks most like the Beatle he plays.

Its that man again!!

[–] Petronius Arbiter II 10 years ago

Altman is the one who looks most like the Beatle he plays.

Not at all. George was always my favorite Beatle, and if he'd nailed the part, either in appearance or behavior, I would know it. It kind of upset me that BOTB didn't do a better job with his character.

To me, Rod Culbertson looked a lot more like Paul than any of the other five actors playing Beatles. Stephen MacKenna bore at least a decent passing resemblance to the 1965 John Lennon.

George and Stu had somewhat exotic facial features and it's almost impossible to find an actor to come close to matching either of them.

http://i1.wp.com/www.beatlesbible.com/wp/media/george-harrison_003.jpg ?fit=580%2C580

http://i1.wp.com/www.beatlesbible.com/wp/media/stuart-sutcliffe_003.jp g?fit=580%2C580

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[–] old-skool101 10 years ago

But was John Altman's voice dubbed???

[–] old-skool101 10 years ago

But was John Altman's voice dubbed???

[–] flanagan-eng 9 years ago

If it was, it was byvsomeone with a Birmingham accent.