When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in the United States, he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shaping the nation. Jude falls in love with Lucy, who joins the growing anti-war movement. As the body count in Vietnam rises, political tensions at home spiral out of control and the star-crossed lovers find themselves in a psychedelic world gone mad.
Across the Universe
“All you need is love.”
Overview
When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in the United States, he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shaping the nation. Jude falls in love with Lucy, who joins the growing anti-war movement. As the body count in Vietnam rises, political tensions at home spiral out of control and the star-crossed lovers find themselves in a psychedelic world gone mad.
Director
Julie Taymor
Budget
45.0M
Revenue
29.6M
Status
Released
Production
Revolution Studios, Team Todd, Gross Entertainment, Sound Films
Media
Trailer
I’ve Just Seen a Face (Scene)
I Wanna Hold Your Hand (Scene)
Cast
Evan Rachel Wood
Lucy Carrigan
Jim Sturgess
Jude
Joe Anderson
Max Carrigan
Dana Fuchs
Sadie
Martin Luther
Jo-Jo
T.V. Carpio
Prudence
Spencer Liff
Daniel
Lisa Dwyer Hogg
Molly
Nicholas Lumley
Cyril
Michael Ryan
Phil
Angela Mounsey
Martha Feeny (Jude's Mother)
Robert Clohessy
Wesley "Wes" Huber (Jude's Father)
Christopher Tierney
Dorm Buddy / Dancer
Curtis Holbrook
Dorm Buddy
Bill Buell
Old Guy at Tavern
Ellen Hornberger
Julia Carrigan (Lucy's Sister)
Dylan Baker
Mr. Carrigan (Lucy's Father)
Linda Emond
Mrs. Carrigan (Lucy's Mother)
Bill Irwin
Uncle Teddy
Lynn Cohen
Grandmother Carrigan
Jennifer Van Dyck
Daniel's Mother
Timmy Mitchum
Jo-Jo's Brother
Orfeh
Hooker
Antonique Smith
Hooker
Deidre Goodwin
Hooker
Joe Cocker
Bum / Pimp / Mad Hippie
Jacob Pitts
Rap Magazine Employee
Harry Lennix
Army Sergeant
Logan Marshall-Green
Paco
James Urbaniak
Sadie's Manager
Bono
Doctor Robert
Eddie Izzard
Mr. Kite
Salma Hayek Pinault
Singing Nurse
Mandy Gonzalez
Sadie's Singer
Destan Owens
Sadie's Singer
Cicily Daniels
Sadie's Singer
Saycon Sengbloh
Sadie's Singer
Daniel Stewart Sherman
Cop at Wharf Warehouse
Sam Kitchin
Sergeant on Rooftop
Frank Hopf
Door Officer at Strawberry Records
Chris McGarry
Sergeant on Rooftop
Karine Plantadit
Prankster
Angela Cohen
Prom Dancer (uncredited)
Kevin Alexander Stea
East Village Denizen (uncredited)
William Atkinson
Sailor (uncredited)
Ted Lochwyn
Immigration Officer (uncredited)
Jeanine Serralles
Dani
Caitlin Hale
Lucy's sister
Leah Hocking
Tavern Waitress
Rika Okamoto
Dancer
Jarlath Conroy
Bartender at Max's Bar
Geoffrey J.D. Payne
Protester (uncredited)
Erin Elliott
Cheer Coach
Aran Bertetto
Partygoer (uncredited)
Edwin Freeman
Football Player
Danya Taymor
High School Girlfriend
Adesola A. Osakalumi
Dancer
Marcus Bellamy
Dancer
Andrew Asnes
Dancer
Kevin Aubin
Dancer
Collin Baja
Dancer
Michael Balderrama
Dancer
Charissa-Lee Barton
Dancer
Matthew Backer
Guru (uncredited)
Alexis Brandt
Denizen (uncredited)
Kiva Dawson
Max's Girl
Staceyann Chin
Rap Magazine Employee
Tracy Westmoreland
Fillmore Manager
Eric Michael Kochmer
Protester (uncredited)
Julian Joy
High School Dance Band
Randy Blair
Mother Face (uncredited)
Robert Myers
Protester (uncredited)
Michael Arthur
Rooftop Cop (uncredited)
Cris D'Annunzio
Riot Cop (uncredited)
Kevin Cannon
Professor (uncredited)
Christy Lee Hughes
High School Student (uncredited)
Shawn Luckey
Hippie (uncredited)
Leah O'Donnell
Dancer
Andrea Bertola Shaw
Hippie (uncredited)
Ramon Flowers
Drag Queen (uncredited)
Arabella Holzbog
Prankster
Zeke Hawkins
Student Protester (uncredited)
Julie McNiven
Female (uncredited)
Abigail Hawk
Protester / Flower Child (uncredited)
Ron Cephas Jones
Black Panther
Shane Geraghty
Acrobat (uncredited)
Brian Smyj
Cop (uncredited)
Brendan Burke
Soldier (uncredited)
Jonah Falcon
Protester (uncredited)
Samantha Futerman
Prom Dancer (uncredited)
Alexis Carra
East Village Denizen (uncredited)
Chris Grabher
Student (uncredited)
Halley Wegryn Gross
Max's Girl
Kel O'Neill
Hippie (uncredited)
Timothy R. Boyce Jr.
Jock
Noah Weisberg
ACLU Lawyer (uncredited)
Jim Ford
Dancer - Football Player
Kent Moran
Football Player (uncredited)
Marissa Labog
Gossiper in Bank (uncredited)
Mari Koda
Dancer
Adam Enright
Prom Dancer (uncredited)
Nikki Snelson
East Village Denizen (uncredited)
Erika Woods
High School Student (uncredited)
Sarah Jayne Jensen
High School Girlfriend
Kathleen Early
SDR Worker
Allie Meixner
Dancer
Vitta Quinn
Black / White Painted Mod Girl (uncredited)
Ching Valdes-Aran
Luna Park
Nicole Lewis
Young Mother (uncredited)
Daniel Ezralow
Mother Superior
Tony Naumovski
Soldier (uncredited)
Dennis Stowe
Dancer
Ira David Wood IV
SDS Revolutionary (uncredited)
Matt Caplan
Dorm Buddy
Seán Martin Hingston
Dancer
Kevin Watson
Funeral Patron (uncredited)
Dennis Jay Funny
Detroit Bus Passenger (uncredited)
Elain R. Graham
Jo-Jo's Mother
Carol Woods
Gospel Singer
Dominique Kelley
Dancer
Craig DiFrancia
Football Player (uncredited)
Aisha de Haas
Tavern Waitress
Katherine Tokarz
Teenager (uncredited)
P.J. Griffith
Frat Boy (uncredited)
Marty Lawson
Dancer
Bill Chemerka
Hippie (uncredited)
Cody Green
Dancer
Ronald Sylvers
Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
Frank Stellato
Football Coach (uncredited)
Mohamed Dione
Mourner in Church (uncredited)
Michael Chenevert
Wounded Soldier (uncredited)
Shevy Gutierrez
Dancer
Perri Lauren
Basketball Teammate (uncredited)
Dion Baia
National Guardsman (uncredited)
Ekaterina Sknarina
Rita
Yassmin Alers
Hooker
Keith Patterson
Princeton Bully (uncredited)
Mike Arotsky
Bystander at Rooftop Concert (uncredited)
Ashley Monique Menard
Subway Rider (uncredited)
