The Killing Of John Lennon

Using Mark David Chapman's own words taken from testimonies and transcripts, and shooting the actual locations involved, British filmmaker Andrew Piddington coats hard facts with florid stylization to re-create the frenzied weeks leading up to the murder of John Lennon. It's a TAXI DRIVER-inspired odyssey into violence and insanity that runs close to two hours — a long time to be riding shotgun with a madman.

Honolulu, Hawaii, October 1980. It's the eve of the Reagan era, and greasy security guard Mark David Chapman (newcomer Jonas Ball) has begun to disintegrate. The son of a promiscuous mother (Krisha Fairchild) who has followed her troubled son to Hawaii...