John Lennon’s murder in December 1980 marked the end of an era. The motive, according to some sources, was outrage over Lennon’s lifestyle. The fatal shooting sadly seems to make more sense now, as polarization, violence, and technology increase emphasis on American individuality while deprioritizing the common good. As Erik Nelson’s new documentary Daytime Revolution points out, Lennon and Yoko Ono represented the opposite of these values. Comprised of archival footage and interviews, it surveys the significance of Lennon and…
Reviews of Daytime Revolution 2024
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A case of amazing material and fascinating history being squandered in the hands of an unfocused team. Lacks a coherent and clear vision, but is a serviceable time capsule of John Lennon and Yoko Ono co-hosting The Mike Douglas Show in 1972. Their agenda - to reach middle-class Americans (or housewives, as they say) and inspire more sociopolitical engagement/liberate marginalized folks - is sorely underdeveloped as a thematic thread, which continually baffled me as the film stretched on.
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God help me, but I love the early 70’s. It had ridiculous fashion, sincere political movements, crazy fads, and, of course, John and Yoko, before the government drove him underground. This isn’t a great documentary, but as a capsule of that time and those people, it’s a lot of fun.
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Why didn’t we listen to you, John? Look at what happens when we don’t have someone like you in the world….And now it’s going to shit!
WE’VE GOT TO GET IT TOGETHER!!!
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Pleasant doc about John Lennon and Yoko Ono guest hosting The Mike Douglas Show for a week hampered by some questionable AI choices that made them look at times plastic (and I don't mean Plastic Ono Band). Really interesting selection of interview subjects and this doc wisely limited it to people who were directly involved with the show for that week. It could have used some tighter edits and more context. There were quick shots of Barbara Loden with zero…
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I cannot tell you how great this documentary is despite having Yoko Ono in it. While Mike Douglas hosted his daytime show, John and Yoko hijacked the show to bring in their type of guests, including George Carlin, Bobby Seale, Ralph Nader (the fucking guy who caused George W. Bush to win Florida) a macrobiotic chef, a biofeedback engineer and - god love him - Chuck Berry whom John idolized but never met but he got to perform with. In…
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We were robbed of a Chuck Berry variety show
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Fascinating...and very cringy.
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Daytime Revolution, directed by Erik Nelson, delves into a remarkable week in February 1972 when John Lennon and Yoko Ono co-hosted The Mike Douglas Show, a mainstream American daytime talk show with an audience of 40 million viewers. The documentary excels in presenting digitally restored clips from the original broadcasts, offering viewers a vivid glimpse into this unique cultural convergence. The juxtaposition of Lennon’s and Ono’s avant-garde perspectives with Douglas’s traditional hosting style creates a compelling dynamic, highlighting the era’s…
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Entertaining and all but the most memorable part was Chuck Berrys look of suprise during the performance.
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Watch for free on the Kanopy streaming service available through your local public library.
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Major disappointment. I was expecting to see, hoping to see, the entire week of Mike Douglas Show episodes uncut and without interruptions. Instead, this release gives us mostly brief clips from the five shows interspersed constantly with comments from some of the still living guests who also appeared on the shows and remarks from people behind the scenes. Why not just allow us to see the shows as they were? My only interest in seeing these shows was John Lennon, and when the focus is on him, it's wonderful. But mostly we get to hear other people talking ABOUT John. This is a big letdown.
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