▁above . ▁The ▁following ▁morning ▁at ▁the ▁hotel , ▁Hard ing ▁arriv es ▁to ▁inform ▁Sto ker ▁that ▁Se ym our ▁has ▁rel in qu ished ▁the ▁band ' s ▁contract ▁to ▁Hard ing . ▁However , ▁Sto ker ▁then ▁reve als ▁they ▁have ▁split ▁up ▁and ▁ex its ▁the ▁room . ▁ ▁Cast ▁N od dy ▁H older ▁– ▁Sto ker ▁Jim ▁Le a ▁– ▁Paul ▁Dave ▁Hill ▁– ▁Barry ▁Don ▁Pow ell ▁– ▁Charlie ▁Tom ▁Cont i ▁– ▁Robert ▁Se ym our ▁Alan ▁Lake ▁– ▁Jack ▁Daniel s ▁Johnny ▁Sh annon ▁– ▁Ron ▁Hard ing ▁Kenneth ▁Col ley ▁– ▁Tony ▁Dev lin ▁Anthony ▁Allen ▁– ▁Russell ▁S ara ▁C lee ▁– ▁Ang ie ▁ ▁Background ▁By ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁S lade ▁had ▁become ▁a ▁big ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁Europe ▁and ▁beyond ; ▁however ▁the ▁band ▁felt ▁that ▁continu ing ▁to ▁provide ▁' more ▁of ▁the ▁same ' ▁was ▁not ▁what ▁they ▁wanted ▁to ▁do . ▁The ▁band ' s ▁manager ▁Ch as ▁Ch and ler ▁suggested ▁S lade ▁do ▁a ▁movie , ▁to ▁which ▁the ▁band ▁agreed . ▁They ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁" a ▁Hard ▁Day ' s ▁Night ▁sort ▁of ▁s lap st ick , ▁speed ed - up ▁film , ▁run around ▁type ▁thing " ▁as ▁too ▁obvious . ▁S lade ▁were ▁offered ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁suggestions ▁for ▁a ▁movie ▁screen play , ▁such ▁as ▁Qu ite ▁a ▁Mess , ▁a ▁comedy ▁re working ▁of ▁The ▁Qu at erm ass ▁Ex periment