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Chapter 27

Year:

2007

Duration:

84 min | USA:100 min (Sundance Film Festival)

Genres:

Crime | Drama

IMDB rate:

5.7

Director:

J.P. Schaefer

Awards:

2 wins

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2007-12-15

Filming Locations: Central Park West, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Earnings

Budget: $CAD5,000,000

Opening Weekend: $13,910 (USA) (30 March 2008)

Gross: $55,704 (USA) (4 May 2008)

Cast

Actor

Character

Michael Sirow

Chuck Cooper

Cabbie

Victor Verhaeghe

Cop #1

Robert Gerard Larkin

Cop #2

Lindsay Lohan

Jude

Ursula Abbott

Jeri

Roy Milton Davis

Homeless Man

Brian Bell

Cabbie#2

Dan Schultz

Steve

Adam Scarimbolo

Clerk Riley

Molly Griffith

Centerfold Model

Spiro Malas

Elevator Man

Jeane Fournier

Prostitute

Kate Higgins

Gloria

Matthew Nardozzi

Little Kid

Brian O'Neill

Patrick

Matthew Humphreys

Frederic

Judah Friedlander

Paul

Le Clanché du Rand

Helen (as Le Clanche DuRand)

Yuuki Hosokawa

Sean Lennon

Jaime Tirelli

José

Mariko Takai

Yoko Ono

Mark Lindsay Chapman

John Lennon

Jared Leto

Mark David Chapman

Laura Lynn Berrios

School Teacher (uncredited)

George Bryant II

Limo Driver (uncredited)

Kevin Cannon

Precision Driver / Street Hood (uncredited)

Bill Chemerka

Neighborhood Resident (uncredited)

Melissa Demyan

Lennon Groupie (uncredited)

Dennis Jay Funny

Lennon Groupie (uncredited)

Vivian Kalinov

John Lennon Enthusiast (uncredited)

Sergio Kato

Waiter (uncredited)

David Kneeream

Pedestrian (uncredited)

Redman Maxfield

Maitre D' (uncredited)

Lisa Marie Palmieri

Waitress (uncredited)

Vincent James Russo

Jose's Stand-in (uncredited)

Nicki Sixteen

Pedestrian (uncredited)

Jeff Skowron

Waiter (uncredited)

Joey Sontz

Lennon Band Manager (uncredited)

Erik Wolfe

Lennon Band Member (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The character of Paul is based on the photographer Paul Goresh, who photographed John Lennon signing an autograph for Mark David Chapman.

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The name of the actor who plays John Lennon, Mark Lindsay Chapman, is similar to that of Lennon's killer, Mark David Chapman. In 1985, Mark Lindsay Chapman was supposed to play John Lennon in the TV movie John and Yoko: A Love Story (1985). But Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, who was involved in the production, asked that Chapman be replaced in the role. She considered it "bad karma," because Chapman's name was so similar to her husband's killer's name. Actor Mark McGann played Lennon instead in the TV movie.

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There are 26 chapters in "The Catcher in the Rye", the book Mark David Chapman was carrying when he was arrested immediately after the murder.

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Quotes

Mark David Chapman: [Ordering a prostitute] I'll tip her well if she doesn't talk.

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Mark David Chapman: I could feel it in my bones, that I'd never see this hotel room again.

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Mark David Chapman: You were taking pictures.

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Faq

Why the title "Chapter 27" if this is a film about John Lennon?

Mark David Chapman was obsessed with the novel Catcher in the Rye (1951) by American author J.D. Salinger and, in fact, was carrying it when he shot John Lennon. Salinger's novel has 26 chapters. The title of the movie Chapter 27 suggests a continuation of the novel and Chapman's attempt to model his own life after the book's protagonist, Holden Caulfield. According to Nowhere Man: The Final Days of John Lennon (2000) by New York journalist Robert Rosen, it was Chapman's goal to write Chapter 27 in Lennon's blood. Rosen also explores the numerological meaning of the number 27 or "triple 9", a number in which Lennon professed to have a deep interest.

How much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?

For detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Chapter 27 can be found here.

Is Mark Lindsay Chapman related to Mark David Chapman?

Absolutely not. Mark Lindsay Chapman, who was ironically cast as John Lennon in this film, is not related to Lennon's real life killer. They just have similar names.

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