Lesbian Lips

Raised by his single mom, Liverpudlian Jude escapes to America to search for the father he’s never met. A stranger in a strange country, fate hooks Jude up with Princeton student Max, a free-spirited soul with a beautiful younger sister, Lucy. Max serves as Jude’s guide to America and the twosome journey to New York City to expand their minds. Jude and Max wind up sharing a flat with an assortment of interesting characters including a Janis Joplin-esque singer named Sadie, guitar wizard Jo-Jo who’s a dead-ringer for Jimmy Hendrix, and Prudence, an ex-cheerleader lesbian who can’t find love. Because Across the Universe is, at heart, a boy meets girl story with the Vietnam War, hippies, and tripping out at its center, Lucy and Jude are meant to hook up. And they do, but not without a few roadblocks. Lucy lost her high school sweetheart to the war and now she’s out to make a difference by actively protesting America’s involvement in Vietnam. Jude, on the other hand, is an artist more into beauty and love than causes. All you need is love, according to The Beatles, and love is what it will take to keep the threesome safe from negative influences determined to change their world.