Movie: Across the Universe (2007)

“A dock worker Jude travels to America in the 1960s to find his estranged father. There he falls in love with sheltered American teenager Lucy. When her brother Max is drafted to fight in the Vietnam War, they become involved in peace activism. The film title and main characters are named after various songs by The Beatles. Written by MIB6116″

  • Director: Julie Taymor
  • Release Date: 12 October 2007 (USA)
  • Run Time: 133 min
  • Country: USA
  • Genre: Adventure , Drama , Musical , Romance
  • MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some drug content, nudity, sexuality, violence and language.

Tagline: All you need is love.

Trivia: When the bus arrives at “Dr. Geary’s,” Jude asks “What is that place?” To which Sadie replies “headquarters of the League of Spiritual Deliverance.” An obvious reference to LSD, not only using the letters, but also referring to the experiences that Timothy Leary claimed to result from LSD.

Goofs: Revealing mistakes: The boy in the coffin during the “Let it Be” sequence is very clearly breathing.

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