More popular than Jesus a minor panic when a firecracker was set off on stage during the evening performance, which led the group to believe they were the target of gunfire. The Beatles hated the tour, partly due to the controversy and adverse reaction from Lennon's comments, and were unhappy about Epstein continuing to organise live performances that were increasingly at odds with their studio work. The controversy had also overshadowed the US release of their 1966 album "Revolver", which the band considered to be their best and most mature musical statement up to that point. Following the tour, Harrison seriously contemplated leaving the
Interview with the Assassin but said "it's too bad [Burger] didn't work harder at finding something more original with which to test his talent than the JFK assassination and the gimmick of the phony nonfiction film." "The Washington Post"'s Ann Hornaday wrote that the movie was filmed in "the deadpan mockumentary style familiar to fans of "This Is Spinal Tap" and "The Blair Witch Project". In fact, the stylistic conceit is by now so hackneyed that even the most impeccable execution isn't enough to make it compelling." David Wrone, author of "The Zapruder Film: Reframing JFK's Assassination", stated: "The facts in "Interview with the