Pepe

The U.S. vs. John Lennon is a 2006 documentary filmabout English musician John Lennon's transformation from a member of The Beatles to a rallying anti-waractivist striving for world peace during thelate 1960s and early 1970s. The film also details the attempts by theUnited States government under President Richard Nixon to silence him. The film had its world premiere at the Venice FilmFestival and its North American premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. It was released inNew York City and Los Angeles, California on 15 September 2006, and had a nationwide release on 29 September.A soundtrack composed of John Lennon tracks was released by Capitol Records and EMI on 26 September 2006.
The film makes extensive use of archival footage of John and Yoko Ono, and includes a famouslyhard-hitting interview conducted by anti-war reporter Gloria Emerson.[2]
The U.K. release was on December 8, 2006, 26 years to the day after the death of John Lennon. The DVD was released on February 13, 2007in the United States. The film made its cable television debut in the U.S. on August 18, 2007 on VH1 Classic.
The film explores the political activism that Lennon became strongly involved in with theBeatles, and after the band ended.
John Lennon is established as being a potential political threat to the American government, and therefore much of the film covers the theme of 'silencing' him andother popular figures that became involved in anti-war activism. Throughout the film the audience can see both sides of the situation: the audience sees the protests and events Lennon and Yoko Onoorganised, such as the famous "Give Peace a Chance" rally and concepts such as bagism and bed peace.
We also see the increasing fear experienced by the US government and CIA. This build-up of paranoiaand fear for control led to the eventual deportation notice sent to John Lennon's house, informing him that 'his temporary stay in the USA was now over'. The film debunks and exposes the somewhat...