A film about Mark David Chapman in the days leading up to the infamous murder of Beatle John Lennon.A film about Mark David Chapman in the days leading up to the infamous murder of Beatle John Lennon.A film about Mark David Chapman in the days leading up to the infamous murder of Beatle John Lennon.
- Awards
- 2 wins
Le Clanché du Rand
- Helen
- (as Le Clanche DuRand)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJared Leto gained 67 pounds for the role. At times he was confined to a wheelchair due to so much added weight.
- GoofsChapman offers to take Paul Goreshs photo with John Lennon saying "I bet you've never had that!" Paul confirms this saying "No, I've never had that!" In real life Paul Goresh had his photo taken with John Lennon on the 17th November 1980.
- Quotes
John Lennon: [Signing an album for Mark David Chapman] Is that all?
Mark David Chapman: [Stunned and shaky] Yeah. Thanks.
John Lennon: You sure? That's all?
Mark David Chapman: Yes. That's all. Thanks John.
John Lennon: You're welcome.
[Turns and leaves]
- Crazy creditsIn the credits, all of the people are credited for their characters, however the final listings are as follows: John Lennon..................Mark Lindsay Chapman and Jared Leto
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: 21/Chapter 27/Flawless/Stop-Loss/Run Fatboy Run (2008)
- SoundtracksRun Rudolph Run
Written by Marvin Brodie and Johnny Marks
Performed by Chuck Berry
Published by St. Nicholas Music Inc. (ASCAP)
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
Featured review
Wonderfully Slow, Wonderfully Painful.
Slow and Painful. Two words that aptly describe the assassination of John Lennons.
Acting: Jared Leto is Mark Chapman. The weight gain, the accent, the mannerisms, the eccentric disturbing yet intriguing eyes. His acting is nothing short of excellent. Lindsay Lohan is believable, however, her character is esssentially non-existent.
Directing: Loneliness. The feeling is loneliness is excellently captured by director J.P. Schaefer. I don't want to compare this work to Taxi Driver but both pieces contain a broken, lonely main character in New York. The feeling of loneliness is beautifully capture. I felt lonely watching this movie, i felt all alone. Something i haven't felt since watching Taxi Driver.
Script: It won't be an Oscar winning script. You won't leave the theatre feeling mystified as you did after you saw fight club and the usual suspects. However, the script fits perfectly. Critics have crucified Chapter 27 saying it does not give an in-depth look into the mind of the killer. But that's not the point of the film, Mark Chapman even admits this a few minutes into the film.
If you feel it's too soon to watch a movie about John Lennon don't watch it. The actual killing scene, although not graphic, is very powerful. But if you have the choice of seeing this movie, give it a go.
Acting: Jared Leto is Mark Chapman. The weight gain, the accent, the mannerisms, the eccentric disturbing yet intriguing eyes. His acting is nothing short of excellent. Lindsay Lohan is believable, however, her character is esssentially non-existent.
Directing: Loneliness. The feeling is loneliness is excellently captured by director J.P. Schaefer. I don't want to compare this work to Taxi Driver but both pieces contain a broken, lonely main character in New York. The feeling of loneliness is beautifully capture. I felt lonely watching this movie, i felt all alone. Something i haven't felt since watching Taxi Driver.
Script: It won't be an Oscar winning script. You won't leave the theatre feeling mystified as you did after you saw fight club and the usual suspects. However, the script fits perfectly. Critics have crucified Chapter 27 saying it does not give an in-depth look into the mind of the killer. But that's not the point of the film, Mark Chapman even admits this a few minutes into the film.
If you feel it's too soon to watch a movie about John Lennon don't watch it. The actual killing scene, although not graphic, is very powerful. But if you have the choice of seeing this movie, give it a go.
helpful•7144
- psycho_randomnumber
- Mar 29, 2007
Details
Box office
- Budget
- CA$5,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $56,215
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $13,910
- Mar 30, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $187,488
- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
Contribute to this page
Suggest an edit or add missing content
![Jared Leto in Chapter 27 (2007)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMzY0YmRhZDYtN2U3NS00ZTczLTg3MTQtZjYxNzQwOTdiZGM3XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyNTM0NTU5Mg@@._V1_QL75_UX90_CR0,0,90,133_.jpg)