History Trivia / AHardDaysNight

** "I'll Cry Instead" was written for the film but replaced with "Can't Buy Me Love".

* CutSong: "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.

* UncreditedRole: Creator/JulianHolloway as Adrian.

** 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.

* WorkingTitle: The movie's working title initially was ''The Beatles'', then ''Beatlemania'', until Music/RingoStarr who was exhausted after a long day coined a phrase ''A Hard Day's Night'', that was accepted by the studio.

* CreatorBacklash: While he doesn't dislike the film by any means, Richard Lester 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]]."

** 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 Richard Lester saw the rushes of the footage, he immediately arranged for more sped-up aerial shots.

* FollowTheLeader: To say that the film's aesthetic (black and white, handheld camera, '60s coolness, and {{Postmodernism}}) is indebted to the UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave is an understatement.

** The song "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.
** The crew filmed a scene where Paul flirts with a young actress 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.

* 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 John Osborne's 1956 play ''Theatre/LookBackInAnger''.

** Creator/AlbertRBroccoli and Harry Saltzman were asked to produce the film, but they decided to produce ''Call Me Bwana'' instead.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/AlbertRBroccoli and Harry Saltzman were asked to produce the film, but they decided to produce ''Call Me Bwana'' instead.

** The crew filmed a scene where Paul flirts with a young actress 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 tease a romance for one of the guys, even an unrequited one. This explains why, in the finished film, Paul is the only Beatle who doesn't get a scene without the others.

** The crew filmed a scene where Paul flirts with a young actress 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 tease a romance for one of the lads, even an unrequited one. This explains why, in the finished film, Paul is the only Beatle who doesn't get a scene without the others.

* CreatorBacklash: While he doesn't dislike the film by any means, Richard Lester 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 MTV," he replied "[[DeadpanSnarker I want a DNA test]]."
* DawsonCasting: An inverted example. 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.

** The crew filmed a scene where Paul meets a young actress 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 tease a romance for one of the lads, even an unrequited one. This explains why, in the finished film, Paul is the only Beatle who doesn't get a scene without the others.

** Each Beatle gets a scene without the others--Ringo's "parading", George's encounter with the TV Producer and John's conversation with an actress who mistakes him for somebody else--except Paul, whose scene, although filmed, wound up being cut.

* UsefulNotes/BFITop100BritishFilms: #88.

* ActorAllusion: Paul's grandfather is frequently referred to as "clean" because the actor, Creator/WilfridBrambell, played a "dirty old man" in ''Series/SteptoeAndSon'' (which begat [[TransAtlanticEquivalent the American version]] ''Series/SanfordAndSon''). These jokes would often go over American fans' heads, but British audiences would've gotten the references immediately.

* StudioHop: The film was originally a United Artists 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: Universal Pictures in 1982, Miramax Films in 2000, and Janus Films in 2014.

* FollowTheLeader: To say that the film's aesthetic (black and white, handheld camera, '60s coolness, and {{Postmodernism}}) is indebted to the UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave is an {{understatement}}.