Chapter 27
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Chapter 27 
Film poster Directed by J. P. Schaefer Produced by Written by J. P. Schaefer Starring Jared Leto
Lindsay Lohan Music by Anthony Marinelli Cinematography Tom Richmond Editing by Andrew Hafitz
Jim Makiej Distributed by Peace Arch Entertainment Group Release date(s) Sundance Film Festival
January 25, 2007
United States limited
March 28, 2008 Running time 84 minutes Country United States Language English Budget CAD5 million Gross revenue $187,488[1] Chapter 27 is an independent film depicting the murder of John Lennon by Mark David Chapman, starring Jared Leto. It was written and directed by J. P. Schaefer. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2007 and the Berlin Film Festival in February. It received mostly negative reviews, although it did receive positive notices in Salon, The Hollywood Reporter, and Entertainment Weekly.
The film initially failed to land a U.S. distributor. The film was leaked onto the internet on March 23, 2007. The film saw US theatrical release in March 2008 and won the Debut Feature Prize award for Schaefer at the Zurich Film Festival.[2] In Entertainment Weekly’s 2008 Spring film preview for Chapter 27, the film was finally listed for release on March 28, 2008.[3]
Plot and title
The film takes place from the 6th to the 9th of December, 1980, and is intended to be an exploration of Chapman’s psyche. The title “Chapter 27” suggests a continuation of J.D. Salinger’s novel The Catcher in the Rye, which has 26 chapters, and which Chapman was carrying when he shot John Lennon. Chapman was obsessed with the book, to the point of attempting to model his life after its protagonist, Holden Caulfield.According to the British music magazine Mojo (December 2007) and the Spanish language newsweekly Proceso,[4] 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 deeply interested in numerology, particularly Cheiro’s Book of Numbers, and nine and all its multiples.
It was Chapman’s goal, according to Rosen, to write Chapter 27 “in Lennon’s blood.”
The plot of the film itself was drawn from the Chapman biography Let Me Take You Down, by Jack Jones (who is given a screen credit).
The Spanish-language version of the film is called El asesinato de John Lennon (El capítulo perdido) which in English is The Assassination of John Lennon (The Lost Chapter). The Czech version is called Zavraždění Johna Lennona, which also means The Assassination of John Lennon.
Cast
Production
Jared Leto gained 67 pounds to play Chapman by drinking microwaved pints of ice cream mixed with soy sauce and olive oil every night.[5] At times, he had to use a wheelchair due to the stress of the sudden increase in weight put on his body.[6]Reception
Critical reception
The film received generally negative reviews from critics. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that only 20 percent of critics gave the film positive reviews.[7]Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 25 out of 100, based on 12 reviews.[8]Sean Lennon’s personal feelings
Sean Lennon, John Lennon’s son, has gone on record calling the production and making of the film, including Lindsay Lohan’s involvement with it, “tacky.” Lennon also stated on The Insider that Lohan understood his feelings and, despite his criticism, they were friends and he did not want to hurt her feelings.[9]Box office
The film’s US domestic gross as of June 9, 2008 is $56,215, making it a massive financial failure.[10] On its opening weekend, it delivered the nations’ highest per screen average of $13,900.[11]Home media release
The film was released on April 28, 2008 in the UK.[12] The film was released on DVD in the US on July 1, 2008 in exclusives, and everywhere September 30, 2008.The Catcher in the Rye Quotes
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