The Life, Love and Genius of Brian Wilson
In the late 1960s, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson stops touring, produces "Pet Sounds" and begins to lose his grip on reality. By the 1980s, under the sway of a controlling therapist, he finds a savior in Melinda Ledbetter.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and nostalgic.
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- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
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- badelfon TMDB · Mar 20257/10
A really interesting love story. A really interesting story of mental illness. And somehow, it misses its potential like an underachiever. I loved the sound track though.
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Cast
- Paul DanoBrian Wilson 1960s
- John CusackBrian Wilson 1980s
- Elizabeth BanksMelinda Ledbetter
- Paul GiamattiDr. Eugene Landy
- Jake AbelMike Love
- Kenny WormaldDennis Wilson
- Brett DavernCarl Wilson
- Graham RogersAl Jardine
- Erin DarkeMarilyn Wilson
- Bill CampMurry Wilson
Crew
- Bill PohladDirector
- Oren MovermanScreenplay
- Michael A. LernerWriter
- Robert D. YeomanDirector of Photography
- Atticus RossOriginal Music Composer
- Dino JonsäterEditor
- John WellsProducer
- Claire Rudnick PolsteinProducer
- Bill PohladProducer
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