Daytime Revolution
2024 documentary film
Daytime Revolution is a 2024 American documentary film directed by Erik Nelson and starring John Lennon and Yoko Ono. The film covers the week in February 1972 when Lennon and Ono co-hosted five editions of the American daytime TV programme The Mike Douglas Show. The programs combined discussions of current affairs and musical performances, with guests including Chuck Berry, George Carlin, Ralph Nader and Jerry Rubin.
Synopsis
The film interleaves restored excerpts from the five episodes, 14–18 February 1972, of The Mike Douglas Show co-hosted with Douglas by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, with newly filmed interviews with some of the participants, and contextual archive news coverage.
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In The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis wrote: "The most shocking takeaway from the movie is how tame it feels. The mood is overwhelmingly congenial and playful, with Ono’s dippier contributions drawing titters from the audience and occasional bafflement from her perpetually gum-chewing husband. ... But for Daytime Revolution to live up to its name and become more than a curious cultural artifact would require a richer historical context, an explanation of why these people mattered and why their views were so feared by the White House. ... The movie’s quiet star is Douglas himself.
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