Chapter 27 Movie - John Lennon's Murder

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CHAPTER 27


Chapter 27 [Rated R]
Running Time: 84 minutes
Premiered: January 2008
Film Release Date: March 28, 2008
DVD Release Date: September 30, 2008


Producer(s): Naomi Despres, Alexandra Milchan, Robert Salerno
Director: Jarrett P. Schaefer
Writer: Jarrett P. Schaefer
Stars: Jared Leto, Lindsay Lohan, Judah Friedlander,
Mark Lindsay Chapman, Lauren Milberger, Molly Griffith, Matthew Humphreys
Music: Anthony Marinelli
Cinematography: Tom Richmond
Editor(s) Andrew Hafitz, Jim Makiej
Distributed: Peace Arch Entertainment Group
Country: Canada
Genres: Drama




Filming the "Chapter 27" movie.



Chapter 27 is an independent film depicting the murder of John Lennon by Mark David Chapman. J. P. Schaefer, making his directorial debut, also wrote the script. The film premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival in January 2007 and the Berlin Film Festival in February. Though savaged by most critics, who described the movie as a vanity project lacking in insight, it did receive positive reviews in Salon, The Hollywood Reporter, and Entertainment Weekly. The film initially failed to land a U.S. distributor, but was picked up for theatrical distribution in Europe, Asia, and South America. The film was leaked onto the internet on March 23, 2007. The film saw US theatrical release in March of 2008 and won the Debut Feature Prize award for J.P. Schaefer at the Zurich Film Festival. In Entertainment Weekly's 2008 Spring movie preview for Chapter 27, the movie was finally listed for release on March 28, 2008. However, the movie's release is limited.The film was rated R for language and some sexual content.


PLOT AND TITLE

The movie takes place in the three days leading up to Lennon's assassination and is intended to be a deep exploration of Chapman's psyche, without putting substantial emphasis on the murder. The title Chapter 27 suggests a continuation of J.D. Salinger's classic novel The Catcher in the Rye, which ends on chapter 26. Chapman attempted to model his life after Holden Caulfield, the main character of the book and was carrying a copy when he shot Lennon.

According to the British music magazine Mojo (December 2007) and the Spanish-language newsweekly Proceso, and other Latin American publications, the title was also inspired by Chapter 27 of Robert Rosen's book Nowhere Man: The Final Days of John Lennon. Rosen's book explores the numerological meaning of 27, “the triple 9," a number of profound importance to John Lennon. Lennon was obsessed with numerology, particularly Cheiro’s Book of Numbers, and 9 and all its multiples. Lennon was born October 9, 1940. His son Sean Lennon was born October 9, 1975. His wife Yoko Ono was born February 18, 1933. His songwriting partner with the Beatles, Paul McCartney, was born June 18, 1942. Lennon wrote such songs as Revolution 9, Number 9 Dream, and One After 909. Lennon received his green card, after a long legal battle, on July 27, 1976. Though Lennon was murdered in New York around 11 p.m. on December 8, 1980, it was already December 9 in England, the country of his birth. It was Chapman’s goal, according to Rosen, to write Chapter 27 "in Lennon’s blood."

The plot of the movie itself was drawn from the Chapman biography Let Me Take You Down, by Jack Jones, who is given a screen credit. Let Me Take You Down, however, provides no information on the numerological meaning of Chapter 27, and fails to show how Chapter 27 played into the heart of Lennon’s obsession with numerology, Cheiro, the number 9, and all its multiples.


On December 8, 1980 Mark David Chapman shocked the world by murdering the beloved purveyor of peace, 40-year old musician and activist, John Lennon, outside The... Dakota, his New York apartment building. Chapman’s motives were fabricated from pure delusion, fueled by an obsession with the fictional character Holden Caulfield and his similar misadventures in J.D. Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye. In one instant, an anonymous, mentally unstable 25-year old, socially awkward Beatles fan who had fluctuated between idealizing Lennon and being overcome with a desire to kill him – altered the course of history.






Jared Leto, 60 pounds heavier for the role, bears an uncanny physical resemblance to the real Chapman, who to this day, is incarcerated in Attica Prison, on a guilty plea. Aside from a Larry King interview in 1992, he has not spoken with the media. However, Chapman did reveal the mechanics of his unraveling during those three fateful days in New York City, to crime journalist Jack Jones. The interviews were published in 1992 as Let Me Take You Down: Inside the Mind of Mark David Chapman, a book of Chapman’s recollections of his unthinkable act of violence. From this text, the film CHAPTER 27 is based. The film takes its title from the idea that through his actions in New York, Chapman was attempting to "write" his own additional, 27th chapter to Catcher in the Rye (which ends with chapter 26).





Leto’s embodiment of a man whose painfully restless mind thrashes about uncontrollably between paranoia, socio-pathic lying and delusion is summed up in such character revealing comments as "I’m too vulnerable for a world full of pain and lies" and "Everyone is cracked and broken. You have to find something to fix you. To give you what you need. To make you whole again." From his lies to cab drivers (identifying himself as the Beatles sound engineer) to his socially unacceptable behavior around Jude (Lindsay Lohan) a young fan he meets outside the Dakota -- to his argument with paparazzi photographer Paul (Judah Friedlander), Leto’s Chapman keeps the psychoses bubbling below the surface as his grasp on reality deteriorates into a completely misguided rage.




Jareto Leto interview on CNN and ABC "What's The Buzz" about "Chapter 27." (7:03 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=czxrEPlKZF0



Jared Leto talks about his weight gain for "Chapter 27." (2:25 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJjh1Q4DhAQ



Jared Leto BBC interview about "Chapter 27." (2:56 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_xja8bO6KY



The Insider reports on "Chapter 27" premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
Sean Lennon interview on "Chapter 27." (1:11 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j02zKq2Z0dg





"Chapter 27" Movie Trailer. (2:06 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=goS--SMeDxw




"Chapter 27" Part 1 of 9. (10:00 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x3n2sLavnk




"Chapter 27" Part 2 of 9. (10:00 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUi7iDSFGBI




"Chapter 27" Part 3 of 9. ( minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xXIQfL03nA




"Chapter 27" Part 4 of 9. (10:00 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALELbvWBuQg




"Chapter 27" Part 5 of 9. (10:00 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qHQ5DdHJZw




"Chapter 27" Part 6 of 9. (10:00 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=59dieqLESO8




"Chapter 27" Part 7 of 9. (10:00 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXTL22nbgBs




"Chapter 27" Part 8 of 9. (10:00 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCEip5sNpZs




"Chapter 27" Part 9 of 9. (0:58 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxXSXqqLuco


All Photos from Chapter 27 movie.
www.imdb.com/title/tt0488988/mediaindex

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Yoko Ono delivers flowers to John Lennon's memorial at Strawberry Fields,
Central Park, New York City, NY. Photos by Rocketboom.




John and Yoko: 'We were in love with each other like the most vehement of lovers.'



YOKO ONO: MY FEARS


bbcnews.com
Tuesday, 3 October, 2000, 22:31 GMT 23:31 UK



This is the text of Yoko Ono's letter to New York State Parole Board on the parole application of Mark David Chapman, her husband's murderer.



Ladies and Gentlemen of the Parole Board:


This is my reply to the petition of parole made by Mark David Chapman from here on called "the subject."

It is not easy for me to write this letter to you since it is still painful for me to think of what happened that night and verbalize my thoughts logically.

Forgive me if I fall short of your expectation of giving you a satisfactory opinion. But these are my sincere thoughts.

My husband John Lennon was a very special man. A man of humble origin, he brought light and hope to the whole world with his words and music.

He tried to be a good power for the world, and he was. He gave encouragement, inspiration and dreams to people regardless of their race, creed and gender.

For me, he was the other half of the sky. We were in love with each other like the most vehement of lovers to the last moment.

'World shattered'

For our son Sean he was the world. That world shattered when the "subject" pulled the trigger.

For Julian, it was losing his father twice.

For the people of the world, it was as though the light went out for a moment and darkness prevailed.

With his one act of violence in those few seconds, the "subject" managed to change my whole life, devastate his sons, and bring deep sorrow and fear to the world.

It was, indeed, the power of destruction at work.

At first, I had refused to acknowledge John's death. I announced that, "There is no funeral for John." In my mind, I was saying "BECAUSE HE IS NOT DEAD!" "Tell me he is not dead, tell me he is not dead."

I was screaming inside myself.

'Let the darkness go'

But then, I started to hear that young girls were jumping off buildings to kill themselves.

I realized then that it was not a time for me to simply wallow in my own pain. I organized a world vigil with the prayer that, together, we would somehow get through.

For the past 20 years, I've carried the torch John and I once carried together to try to let the darkness go.

I asked the fans to remember John's birthday, not the day of his passing.

When people asked how I felt about the killer of my husband, I have always told them that I didn't think about that day anymore.

I wanted to look to the future, and not to remember that horrible moment.

But in actual fact, the memory of that night has never left me for the last 20 years. It was so cruel. So unjust. My husband did not deserve this.

He was in no way ready to die. He was feeling good with the prospect of doing a concert tour after making the album which became his last.

He would have gladly changed his position with the "subject," and live the life of protection that the "subject" enjoys now.

Even in confinement, my husband John would have cherished hearing voices of people he loved, enjoyed creating songs, and simply appreciated watching the sky and its changes through the seasons.

'Anger and fear'

John cannot do any of that now.

His family and the world rested because justice was finally done by the court. The "subject" was imprisoned.

If he were to be released now, many will feel betrayed. Anger and fear would rise again.

It would also give a "go" signal to the others who would like to follow in the footsteps of the "subject" to receive world attention.

I am afraid it will bring back the nightmare, the chaos and confusion once again.

Myself and John's two sons, would not feel safe for the rest of our lives. People who are in positions of high visibility and outspokenness such as John, would also feel unsafe.

'Violence begets violence'

Finally, it will not be safe for the "subject" himself. He will cease to have the security that the State provides him now.

I understand that he has been isolated from other prisoners because of the threat of possible harm to him. Well, there are more people in the outside world who are strongly distressed about what he has done.

They would feel that it is unfair that the "subject" is rewarded with a normal life while John lost his.

Violence begets violence. If it is at all possible, I would like us to not create a situation which may bring further madness and tragedy to the world.

I thank you in advance for your wise and just decision.

I am, Sincerely yours,

Yoko Ono Lennon




In 2000, Yoko Ono wrote a letter to the Parole Board at Attica, as the
convicted killer, Mark David Chapman, was coming up for parole. (7:13 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSCz7heW5G8

news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/955216.stm




On Tuesday, August 12, 2008, John Lennon's killer,
Mark David Chapman, is denied parole for a 5th time. (00.56 minutes)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdWDaqJoGog


news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/955216.stm

www.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUSN1251814720080812