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The Beach Boys: An American Band

  • 1985
  • PG-13
  • 1h 43m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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The Beach Boys: An American Band (1985)
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A biography of the American rock band The Beach Boys, with interviews, concert footage and clips from movies and television shows they appeared in.A biography of the American rock band The Beach Boys, with interviews, concert footage and clips from movies and television shows they appeared in.A biography of the American rock band The Beach Boys, with interviews, concert footage and clips from movies and television shows they appeared in.

  • Director
    • Malcolm Leo
  • Writer
    • Malcolm Leo
  • Stars
    • Brian Wilson
    • Dennis Wilson
    • Carl Wilson
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    370
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Malcolm Leo
    • Writer
      • Malcolm Leo
    • Stars
      • Brian Wilson
      • Dennis Wilson
      • Carl Wilson
    • 8User reviews
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    Brian Wilson
    Brian Wilson
    • Self
    Dennis Wilson
    Dennis Wilson
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Carl Wilson
    Carl Wilson
    • Self
    Mike Love
    Mike Love
    • Self
    Al Jardine
    Al Jardine
    • Self
    Bruce Johnston
    Bruce Johnston
    • Self
    The Beach Boys
    The Beach Boys
    • Themselves
    John Belushi
    John Belushi
    • Police Officer #2
    • (archive footage)
    Jack Benny
    Jack Benny
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Bobby Figueroa
    • Self - drummer
    Jimi Hendrix
    Jimi Hendrix
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Bob Hope
    Bob Hope
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Karen Lamm
    Karen Lamm
    • Self
    Paul McCartney
    Paul McCartney
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Van Dyke Parks
    Van Dyke Parks
    • Self
    Banana Wilson
    • Beagle
    Louie Wilson
    • Weimaraner
    Dan Aykroyd
    Dan Aykroyd
    • Police Officer #1
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Malcolm Leo
    • Writer
      • Malcolm Leo
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    • Trivia
      A couple of songs in the film, "Surf's Up" and "Fire" (aka. "Mrs. O'Leary's Cow") were recorded for the famous, unreleased "SMiLE" album which was supposed to be released in the summer of 1967.
    • Goofs
      The text at the end of the film says that Mike Love "still" practices transcendental meditation. Even though most fans know that he has always been very involved in TM, there is no other mention of TM in the entire film. (Perhaps this is an indication that there was a scene not included that does discuss Mike's involvement with TM.)
    • Alternate versions
      The 25th Anniversary edition is cut down by 43 mins. from the original cut.
    • Connections
      Edited from The Beach Boys: It's OK (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      Surf's Up
      (uncredited)
      Written by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks
      Performed by The Beach Boys

    User reviews8

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    4/10

    Disappointing At It's Best

    What an uninteresting and lack luster documentary of such a great group. It's mostly consists of archived footage of the group fetched from previous TV recordings and film footage.

    Whenever there is an interview you sense that it's all heavily scriptet (and that is written by a hack as well...). Absolutely no depth or authenticity seen anywhere in this totally boring documentary. Save your time and steer clear of this train wreck!
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    • Dec 31, 2021
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    • Release date
      • November 22, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • ザ・ビーチボーイズ アン・アメリカン・バンド
    • Filming locations
      • Germany
    • Production companies
      • High Ridge Productions
      • Malcolm Leo Productions Inc.
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    • Budget
      • $2,100,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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