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7* AllThereInTheManual: The original script and novelization based off said script make Grandfather's motives a little bit clearer, cementing him as more of a JerkWithAHeartOfGold than the final film depicts him. He only riled Ringo out of boredom, and after he stormed out, his smile of triumph is followed by an OhCrap as he realizes that the show will be ruined if he doesn't come back, hence why he quickly informs George of what he did. His later apologies to Norm and Shake are completely genuine, and his abashed demeanor after they've gotten Ringo back is [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone genuine remorse]]. John's good-natured TheReasonYouSuckSpeech is meant to cheer him up and give him his spunk back.
8* BreakthroughHit: For Creator/RichardLester.
9* CreatorBacklash: While he doesn't dislike the film by any means, Creator/RichardLester has often said that it's annoying to have film history classes lecture about how most of the entirely accidental filming techniques used were, in fact, well-orchestrated cinematography worthy of an art-house picture. When told that this film made him "the father of Creator/{{MTV}}", he replied "[[DeadpanSnarker I want a DNA test]]."
10* CutSong:
11** "You Can't Do That" was cut from the concert scene at the end of the film, but the scene in which it is performed is still intact.
12** "I'll Cry Instead" was written for the film but replaced with "Can't Buy Me Love", because Creator/RichardLester didn't like it.
13* DeletedRole:
14** A young Music/PhilCollins appeared in the audience during the performance of "You Can't Do That", which was cut from the film.
15** Isla Blair appeared as a Shakespearean actress who Paul bumps into, which was dropped from the film.
16** Creator/FrankThornton as the Beatles' chauffeur.
17* DeletedScene:
18** It was reported in contemporary press cuttings that 15 minutes was later cut from the film, including scenes involving a London double-decker bus. Music/TheBeatles autographed the ceiling of this bus, which was by that time privately owned by Tim Lewis of Twickenham. Many years later, in 1987, David Thrower purchased the bus in a derelict state, from Wicksteed Park, Kettering, and it is now fully restored to the condition it was in when used in the film -- though the signatures of the Beatles on the ceiling are long gone, unfortunately.
19** The crew filmed a scene where Paul flirts with a young actress (Isla Blair) and discusses the ups and downs of life in show business ("I'm dead lucky 'cos I get paid for doing something I love doing"). It was cut for being less comedic than the rest of the film, and because it was felt that it would be a mistake to have any romance in the film. This explains why, in the finished film, Paul is the only Beatle who doesn't get a scene without the others.
20* EnforcedMethodActing: Music/RingoStarr's hangdog expression during the riverside scene wasn't entirely down to good acting -- he was hungover as a result of partying the night before.
21* FakeBrit: More like "Fake [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scouse Scouse]]". Actor John Junkin, who plays the Beatles' roadie Shake, was born in Ealing, a suburb in West London but was told after being cast to pretend to be from Liverpool when he met the Beatles to make them feel more at ease. Music/TheBeatles were annoyed at first when they find out a few weeks later but forgave him.
22* PlayingAgainstType: Kenneth Haigh, who plays the cynical trendmonger Simon Marshall, the orchestrator of teen conformity, was best known in Britain for creating the role of the rebellious individualist Jimmy Porter in ''Theatre/LookBackInAnger''.
23* TheRedStapler: Demand for the Rickenbacker 360/12 12-string guitar skyrocketed after Music/GeorgeHarrison used one throughout the movie.
24* RomanceOnTheSet: Music/GeorgeHarrison met his first wife, Pattie Boyd, while shooting this film. She played the blonde schoolgirl who says "Prisoners?" when Paul tries to flirt with her on the train.
25* StudioHop: The film was originally a Creator/UnitedArtists release, and was licensed from its original owner, American film producer Walter Shenson. After UA lost the rights in 1979, Shenson regained the rights to the film, and since then, three different Hollywood studios have released it: Creator/{{Universal}} Pictures in 1982, Creator/MiramaxFilms in 2000, and [[Creator/TheCriterionCollection Janus Films]] in 2014.
26* ThrowItIn:
27** In the very first shot of the movie, Music/GeorgeHarrison accidentally tripped and fell, and Music/RingoStarr accidentally fell on him. The falls and the Beatles' laughter about it lent the shot an increased sense of energy and motion, so that footage was left in.
28** Music/JohnLennon wasn't meant to be in the bathtub when George was teaching Shake how to shave, but when Lester found Lennon already there, they decided to work it in.
29** Director of Photography Gilbert Taylor said that the sped-up aerial shots in "Can't Buy Me Love" came about because the battery in his camera started to die, causing the footage to be "undercranked" and fast-motion. When director Creator/RichardLester saw the rushes of the footage, he immediately arranged for more sped-up aerial shots.
30* UncreditedRole:
31** Creator/JulianHolloway as Adrian.
32** Creator/MarianneStone as a society reporter.
33** Creator/SheilaFearn as a makeup lady.
34** Creator/JohnBluthal as a car thief.
35* UnderageCasting: Richard Vernon, who played the elderly businessman whom the Beatles annoy on the train, was only 39 at the time of filming, but looked far older due to his prematurely grey hair.
36* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
37** Creator/AlbertRBroccoli and Harry Saltzman were asked to produce the film, but they decided to produce ''Film/CallMeBwana'' instead.
38** Creator/SidneyJFurie was asked to direct based on his success with Music/CliffRichard films, but he declined.
39* WorkingTitle: The movie's working title initially was ''The Beatles'', then ''Beatlemania'', until Music/RingoStarr who was exhausted after a long day coined the phrase ''A Hard Day's Night'', which was accepted by the studio.

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