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...types. In their effort to meet the Beatles, the kids hijack cars and Plaza elevators; they defy parents, cops and gravity. The best scenes belong to the cast's two most talented actors, Nancy Allen (as the most demure of the girls) and Eddie Deezen (as a manic Ringo fetishist). In one delicious bit, Allen actually sneaks into the Beatles' suite, where she proceeds to have riotously raunchy encounters with her heroes' musical instruments and toilet articles...
...they give a good approximation of what the Beatles looked like. As Ringo Starr, Justin McNeill bobs his nose up and down convincingly. Leslie Fradkin as Harrison and Joe Pecorino as Lennon rely pretty much on their costumes and gestures for verisimilitude. But Mitch Weissman is a dead ringer for McCartney, not just in his stance and round face, but in the way he captures the pleasantly boyish manner in which Paul went about his stage business. Seated alone at the apron, accompanying himself on guitar, he sings Yesterday in a way that is totally unpretentious and touching...
...Angeles rockers do not lack for private places in which to party. Alice Cooper, Brian Wilson and Al Kooper all have swimming pools and vast game rooms. Joni Mitchell, Ringo Starr, Bernie Taupin and Rod Stewart have airy mansions where hundreds could play...
...Town. But the music social scene is relatively unsophisticated. Close friends are welcome at Ringo's rented Hollywood Hills house between 2 a.m. and 7 a.m., but things of significance are never discussed. "Rock performers don't talk to artists or economists," says Rock Entrepreneur Dave Geffen. "As a group, they are a collection of narcissists in desperate need of a catalyst. A rock performer goes to a friend's house to smoke dope. They listen to each other's music and feel special. The guy goes home telling himself he's had a night...
...then, on a whim, freighted on to Manhattan to watch a performance of NBC's Saturday Night show and to hang out with actors and rock friends. New York's Plaza, that swan-bosomed dowager among luxury hotels, has become a favorite roosting place for wealthy rockers (Ringo was there too). To Linda, the Plaza was just one more stop on the road, but it provided a splendid scenic view of the lady rocker rampant...