Lennons Last Weekend

In December 1980 John Lennon and Yoko Ono had not spoken to the media for more than five years With a new album to promote Lennon was prepared to speak in New York to Radio One DJ Andy Peebles of the BBC John surprised everyone by candidly discussing a variety of subjects hed never spoken of before including The Beatles breakup his relationship with Paul McCartney his battles with addiction political issues in the US and UK his family and his homesickness for Liverpool Lennons heartfelt honesty and forthright revelations make this film all the more potent as he was brutally shot and murdered 48 hours later John Lennon was just 40 years of age when he died December 2020 is the 40th anniversary of his death He would have been 80 years of age