That'll Be the Day
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Claude Whatham
Ringo Starr
Susan Holderness
Karl Howman
David Essex
Robert Lindsay
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Abandoned by his father at an early age, Jim MacLaine seems to have inherited the old man's restlessness. Despite his apparent intelligence, Jim decides not to take the exams that would pave his way to university. He lives, for a time, a life consisting of dead-end jobs and meaningless sex, before returning home to work in his mother's shop. But still he can't settle down; he begins to think that the life of a pop musician might be the thing for him.
Director
Claude Whatham
Cast
Ringo Starr
Susan Holderness
Karl Howman
David Essex
Robert Lindsay
Sacha Puttnam
Beth Morris
Deborah Watling
Johnny Shannon
Sally Watts
Kim Braden
Erin Geraghty
Patsy Blower
Alan Foss
Billy Fury
Sara Clee
Bernard Severn
Daphne Oxenford
Brenda Bruce
James Ottaway
Patti Love
Keith Moon
James Booth
Rosemary Leach
Verna Harvey
Rosalind Ayres
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Producer David Puttnam was impressed by Harry Nilsson's song "1941" and asked writer Ray Connolly to create a screenplay based on it. The resulting film does not closely resemble the story in the song.
It is rumoured that Nilsson made a cameo appearance in the film which may have ended up on the cutting room floor.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1974
Released in United States 1974
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1974
Released in United States 1974 (Shown at FILMEX: Los Angeles International Film Exposition March 28 ¿ April 9, 1974)
