Backbeat, the story of fifth Beatle Stu Sutcliffe's short tenure in the band during a seminal moment in the Greatest Band in the World's creation, is out on Blu-ray. The 1080p transfer brings out the murkiness of Liverpool and Hamburg and with the DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround sound the music really comes out at you during the club scenes.
Backbeat really gets into that time in Hamburg when The Beatles earned their edge. The film gives the full legacy of Stu. This is his story of being more than the guy who quit what would have been the biggest band in the world. Who cares if Paul McCartney doesn’t like it.
The soundtrack is also a star even though it contains no Beatles music. The studio band included Dave Pirner (Soul Asylum), Greg Dulli (The Afghan Whigs), Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth): guitar
Don Fleming (Velvet Monkeys), Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Dave Grohl (Nirvana) and Henry Rollins (Black Flag). It was a band of cool punky kids paying tribute to the time when the Beatles were rough and tumble.
The video is 1.85:1 anamorphic. The 1080p transfer brings out the murkiness of Liverpool and Hamburg. The audio is DTS-HD MA 5.1 surround and the original 2.0 Stereo mix. The music really comes out at you during the club scenes. The movie is subtitled.
A Conversation With Astrid Kirchherr (7:22) is an audio interview with her. Clips from the movies and pictures from her collection illustrate her talk.
Deleted Scenes (2:55) has Stu and Astrid argue over the German lack of sense of humor and Stu zipping up for the party.
Interview With Director Iain Softley And Actor Ian Hart (10:00) has more talk of what went into creating this story of Stu and John Lennon.
Iain Softley Interview For The Sundance Channel (28:37) talks of how he came to the desire to make a film about Stu hit him during a bath.
Audio Commentary with Iain Softley, Ian Hart, And Stephen Dorff has the trio discuss how they got into this time before the Beatles were mop tops. Dorff sounds recorded solo and edited into the conversation between Iain and Ian.
TV Featurette (12:00) have them talk about the legacy of Stu. Dorff talks about how people in Los Angeles thought he was playing Pete Best.
Casting Session (6:42) has Dorff working on his accent and the band playing live before the Supergroup replaced their voices.
Trailer (2:17) lets know it’s about two friends who were part of The Beatles and meeting the German kids that would alter their lives.
Shout! Factory presents Backbeat. Directed by Iain Softley. Screenplay by: Iain Softley & Stephen Ward. Starring: Sheryl Lee, Stephen Dorff, Ian Hart. Rated: R. Running Time: 100 minutes. Released: February 19, 2019.
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