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Poster for the film GrapefruitPoster for the film Grapefruit

Grapefruit

1988

With an all-female cast, featuring Suzie Bright as John Lennon, Cecilia Dougherty's Grapefruit plays with the romanticized history of the iconic Fab Four, gently mocking John and Yoko’s banal squabbles and obsessive rituals of self-display. Based obliquely on Yoko Ono’s book, the piece works on many levels to reposition this mythic tale of the Beatles by casting '80s women in mod drag—effectively mapping the lesbian sub-culture onto heterosexual mass culture. Discounting the importance of reproducing facts and historical accuracy, Dougherty gives an incisive reading of the creation of pop culture icons: it doesn’t matter who plays John Lennon because ultimately John Lennon is not a person anymore. As a star, he is a projection of our society’s collective needs and desires.

Cast & Crew

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Jill Garellick

as Paul McCartney

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Azian Nurudin

as George Harrison

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Shelley Cook

as Yoko Ono

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Susie Bright

as John Lennon

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Kate Aragon

as Ringo Star

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Didi Dunphy

as go-go dancer

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Status
Released
Release Date
2/1/1988
Runtime
0 hours, 40 minutes
Original Language
EN
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Genres
Drama
History
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Spoken Languages
English (en)
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