Good Ol' Freda

Must see!
I watched this at The Fest For Beatles Fans in Chicago before its release. Freda was there, too, and it was awesome! It's amazing how she has kept so private all these years and I really admire her fierce loyalty to the Beatles and their privacy. She told about her weekly visits with Ringo's mother, who became like a mother to her. We get an insight into Beatles manager, Brian Epstein, and how he hand-picked Freda at only 17 to take care of the boys. What a fascinating 10+ years that must have been! Best Beatles-related movie I've ever seen.

Magnificently joyous and heartbreaking, with 49 minutes of extras and an A+ soundtrack.
(HERE'S A LIST OF WHAT COMES WITH THIS PRODUCT.) I am NOT associated nor friends with any of the film's makers nor with the distributor of this Blu-ray / DVD.

* On August 10, 2013, "Good Ol' Freda" was screened at the Fest for Beatles Fans at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare in Chicago. Although the film made its world premiere in March 2013 at the SXSW (South by Southwest) Film Festival in Austin, Texas - the screening in Chicago was the first in front of a huge audience of Fab Four fans, many who traveled thousands of miles to attend, including former Beatles' Fan Club Secretary Freda Kelly herself.

* Director Ryan White's pitch when he approached the surviving Beatles and their wives through their executives at Apple Records was straight-forward: "This is a film about a woman named Freda Kelly who never sold out the Beatles." Translation: If you're looking for a kiss-and-tell documentary about the dirty laundry involving the world's most popular rock and roll band...

Very entertaining
I will start by saying I'm a huge Beatles fan.
And like most huge Beatles fans I've watched many documentaries, good and bad, about them.
And just when I thought I had seen it all comes this breath of fresh air.
A true gem.
Amazing to see the rise of the group from a humble perspective.
A MUST see!

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