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Grapefruit (1988)

ALL 02/01/1988 (en) Drama, History, Music 40 Min
  • Release
    02/01/1988
  • Production
  • Rotten tomato
    40%
  • Original title
    Grapefruit
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

With an all-female cast, featuring Suzie Bright as John Lennon, Cecilia Dougherty's Grapefruit plays with the romanticized history of the iconic Fab Four, gently mocking John and Yoko’s banal squabbles and obsessive rituals of self-display. Based obliquely on Yoko Ono’s book, the piece works on many levels to reposition this mythic tale of the Beatles by casting '80s women in mod drag—effectively mapping the lesbian sub-culture onto heterosexual mass culture. Discounting the importance of reproducing facts and historical accuracy, Dougherty gives an incisive reading of the creation of pop culture icons: it doesn’t matter who plays John Lennon because ultimately John Lennon is not a person anymore. As a star, he is a projection of our society’s collective needs and desires.

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Casts

  1. Jill Garellick

    Paul McCartney

  2. Azian Nurudin

    George Harrison

  3. Shelley Cook

    Yoko Ono

  4. Susie Bright

    John Lennon

  5. Kate Aragon

    Ringo Star

  6. Didi Dunphy

    go-go dancer

  7. Rick Groel

    go-go dancer

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 7 , Crews : 2

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Grapefruit (1988) 40 Min

ALL 02/01/1988 (en)
Drama, History, Music
  • Release 02/01/1988
  • Production
  • Original title Grapefruit
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

With an all-female cast, featuring Suzie Bright as John Lennon, Cecilia Dougherty's Grapefruit plays with the romanticized history of the iconic Fab Four, gently mocking John and Yoko’s banal squabbles and obsessive rituals of self-display. Based obliquely on Yoko Ono’s book, the piece works on many levels to reposition this mythic tale of the Beatles by casting '80s women in mod drag—effectively mapping the lesbian sub-culture onto heterosexual mass culture. Discounting the importance of reproducing facts and historical accuracy, Dougherty gives an incisive reading of the creation of pop culture icons: it doesn’t matter who plays John Lennon because ultimately John Lennon is not a person anymore. As a star, he is a projection of our society’s collective needs and desires.

  1. Cecilia Dougherty

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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