Danny Collins (2015) on Netflix
Aging 1970s rock star Danny Collins cannot give up his hard-living ways. When his manager uncovers a 40-year-old undelivered letter from John Lennon, Danny decides to change his life.
- Netflix3.7/5
- IMDb7.0/1035,210 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes78%
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Plot summary
Danny Collins has been a rock star since the 1970s and has never given up his hard-living ways. His manager Frank Grubman uncovers a 40-year-old undelivered letter that John Lennon wrote to Danny; reading it pushes Danny to change his life. He stops touring and travels to New Jersey to try to connect with Tom Donnelly, the grown son he never raised, who believes Danny abandoned him. Tom has a wife, Samantha, and a seven-year-old daughter, Hope. Danny checks into a hotel and begins to woo its manager, Mary.
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- Davide Donatielloas Young Danny Collins
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Danny Collins (2015)
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- Danny Collins is based on a real letter John Lennon and Yoko Ono wrote in 1971 to English folk singer Steve Tilston, which went undelivered and unknown to him for 34 years; the real letter was signed "John + Yoko" while the film's version is signed only "John".
