Lennon or McCartney
Lennon or McCartney is a 2014 Canadian documentary short film directed by Matt Schichter. The film is a compilation of 550 celebrities' responses, taken from interviews throughout the decade, to the question of which of the two former Beatles is superior: John Lennon or Paul McCartney. Among the celebrities included in the film are the Arctic Monkeys, Benedict Cumberbatch, Bridgit Mendler, Carly Rae Jepsen, Justin Bieber, Metallica, Miss Piggy, Morgan Freeman, Sylvester Stallone, Steve-O, and Tommy Chong. Of the responses, 282 answered "John Lennon", 196 answered "Paul McCartney", 15 answered "George Harrison", four answered "Ringo Starr", one answered "Jimi Hendrix", one answered "Lou Reed", one answered "Keith Richards", one answered "Oasis", and 50 did not answer. Schichter stated at the time of its release that "I had all the video footage from the interviews, but never thought about compiling it all until last month ... I just went for it, hoping people would dig it." Cast In order of appearance: Aaron Eckhart Aaron Paul Aasif Mandvi Adam Lambert Adam Levine and James Valentine of Maroon 5 Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith Laura Jane Grace of Against Me Mikel Jollett of The Airborne Toxic Event Alan Tudyk Alana de la Garza Alanis Morissette Alex Borstein Alice Eve, Karl Urban and John Cho Tyson Ritter and Nick Wheeler of The All-American Rejects Zachary Porter, Cameron Quiseng and Michael Allen Martinez of Allstar Weekend Alison Brie and Danny Pudi Alyssa Reid Amanda Palmer Anna Gunn Angelique Kidjo Angus Wilson Alex Turner and Matt Helders of Arctic Monkeys Max Kerman and Mike DeAngelis of Arkells Tim Wheeler of Ash Atom Egoyan Aubrey Plaza Dan Layus of Augustana Mike Robins and Tareya Green of Autumn Hill Freddie Mojallal of The Ausumn Portrait Scott Avett of The Avett Brothers Aaron Bruno of Awolnation Robbie Robertson of The Band Kimberly Perry, Reid Perry, and Neil Perry of The Band Perry Steven Page of Barenaked Ladies Barry Pepper Basia Bulat Dan Smith, Kyle Simmons, Will Farquarson, and Chris Wood of Bastille Baz Luhrmann Beau Willimon Ben E. King Ben Howard Ben Lee Ben Taylor Benedict Cumberbatch Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast Beth Orton James Johnstone of Biffy Clyro Big Sean Gordie Johnson of Big Sugar and Grady Ian Thornley of Big Wreck and Thornley Ben Kowalewicz and Aaron Solowoniuk of Billy Talent Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath Blake Sennett of Rilo Kiley and The Elected Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy of Blue Rodeo Bo Diddley Jaret Reddick and Chris Burney of Bowling for Soup Brad Furman Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Zach Galifianakis Brendan Canning of Broken Social Scene Brett Dennen Brett Kissel Bret McKenzie Bridget Mendler Buck 65 Josh Todd of Buckcherry Butch Walker Cadence Weapon Brad Schultz of Cage the Elephant Caitlin Gerard John McCrea of Cake Carly Rae Jepsen Carrie Underwood Casey Wilson Cassadee Pope Charli XCX Donald Glover Chloe Bennet Chris Jericho Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto Cillian Murphy and Rodrigo Cortés Dallas Green of City & Colour and Alexisonfire Classified Cobie