Beach Boys movies

[tpesky]

Yay I'm excited...

Just found both movies on Netflix! Using my free trial to watch them, lol. 

Let me know which one you "like" better?

[mikeyj]

Yay I'm excited...

Just found both movies on Netflix! Using my free trial to watch them, lol. 

Are you sure it's "An American Family"? I couldn't find it. You sure you don't mean "An American Band"?

[melissalynn]

Yeah...I don't see 'American Family' on Netflix...just 'American Band'. Although the other movie, 'Summer Dreams', is there.

'American Band' is a documentary-type film with some great music clips of the band (and a lot of staged interviews). Definitely worth watching though!

[Shady]

I've never seen any of these Beach Boys movies, feel like I'm missing out.

I did see an American band on true movies once, but couldn't stomach it so I only watched like 30 minutes

[punkinhead]

hope it was the 30 minutes of good stuff: Pet Sounds - SMile- Time to Get Alone?

[Shady]

hope it was the 30 minutes of good stuff: Pet Sounds - SMile- Time to Get Alone?

Nah 30 minutes of evil Murray 

[exposedbrain]

im watching summer dreams at this very moment. i really like this movie in  a weird sort of way. esp. the cocaine and hamburgers scene. i think in the way the movie gets so many things wrong is sort of charming. and i think the Brian in this one is at least likable. in American Family they make brian seem like some slobbering idiot (esp. pet sounds and later).

[LittleSurferGirl]

Yay I'm excited...

Just found both movies on Netflix! Using my free trial to watch them, lol. 

Are you sure it's "An American Family"? I couldn't find it. You sure you don't mean "An American Band"?

Awe darn, I dont know what I was thinking lol. You guys are right, it was An American Band...man...I was so happy thinking I had found both movies

[Sam_BFC]

American Family was on youtube at one time you may still find it

[LittleSurferGirl]

Its not there anymore:( Only like two 5 minute clips are up, but I'm on a mission to see it & I usually am able to complete my mission!

[variable2]

American Family was pretty lame to be honest.. it was one of those "all the characters call everyone else by their first names all the time so it's more convincing that the audience is watching the beach boys" kind of things.

[TdHabib]

Its not there anymore:( Only like two 5 minute clips are up, but I'm on a mission to see it & I usually am able to complete my mission!

It's been on VH1 classic a number of times recently.

[LittleSurferGirl]

Really??? Must be different here because I've been checking it constantly and havent seen it:(

Oh and I just watched Summer Dreams. Wow...very, very low budget. I mean, besides not having BB vocals but the guy who played Brian was like 5'10 or something lol. And their hair was wayyyy off as well as the fake beards, I mean you can get them a bit more realistic looking.

The acting was not very good either:( "Murry" was quite spot on though. They also messed up in the plot too. I was quite disapointed in it:( Oh well, they tried.

Someone needs to do a really nice "Walk The Line" type production on The Beach Boys. Its long overdue.

[Nicole]

Cool, I'll have to sign up for the free trial so I can watch it, even if it may not be that great

[hypehat]

watching American Family.... is the version 'Brian' plays of 'In My Room' at the piano actually sung by old Brian? it sounds really like him....

[mikeyj]

watching American Family.... is the version 'Brian' plays of 'In My Room' at the piano actually sung by old Brian? it sounds really like him....

Yes I'm pretty sure that's him

[hypehat]

watching American Family.... is the version 'Brian' plays of 'In My Room' at the piano actually sung by old Brian? it sounds really like him....

Yes I'm pretty sure that's him

thanks.... i'll wait til my blood pressure calms down before commenting on the rest

[variable2]

watching American Family.... is the version 'Brian' plays of 'In My Room' at the piano actually sung by old Brian? it sounds really like him....

Yes I'm pretty sure that's him

until he goes to the falsetto "tell my secrets too" i'm pretty sure they overdub that with a younger voice..

[hypehat]

watching American Family.... is the version 'Brian' plays of 'In My Room' at the piano actually sung by old Brian? it sounds really like him....

Yes I'm pretty sure that's him

until he goes to the falsetto "tell my secrets too" i'm pretty sure they overdub that with a younger voice..

That's why i wasn't sure....

Wow. What a trip that was.  It wasn't quite as bad as i expected.... Although the actor who played Brian deserves a slap in the face. Benny Hill would have delivered a more tactful portrayal of a slide into manic depression.

How are the other two? The only other one I've seen is Endless Harmony, which was a very mixed bag

[Ed Roach]

How are the other two? The only other one I've seen is Endless Harmony, which was a very mixed bag

I get confused with "Endless Harmony" being mixed in here, but we are discussing BB movies, not just made-for-tv movies, or docu-dramas, as I'm thinking.  It's also seeing American Family confused here with American Band.

That being said, I'm remarking on that "very mixed bag" comment, regarding "E.H."  Alan Boyd virtually lived at a Santa Monica editing studio I owned with some partners, a facility we called Digital Universe, while he created Endless Harmony.  What Alan was creating isn't reflected in the finished film, and that's the only reason I can see for calling it a "mixed bag".  The 'corporate' input he was subjected to, and changes demanded by various VH1 people, had him editing beautiful segments so drastically, and eliminating essential story elements entirely, so that it's amazing how great it did turn out.  And I don't think I'm alone in thinking it's still pretty damn good!

[hypehat]

How are the other two? The only other one I've seen is Endless Harmony, which was a very mixed bag

I get confused with "Endless Harmony" being mixed in here, but we are discussing BB movies, not just made-for-tv movies, or docu-dramas, as I'm thinking.  It's also seeing American Family confused here with American Band.

That being said, I'm remarking on that "very mixed bag" comment, regarding "E.H."  Alan Boyd virtually lived at a Santa Monica editing studio I owned with some partners, a facility we called Digital Universe, while he created Endless Harmony.  What Alan was creating isn't reflected in the finished film, and that's the only reason I can see for calling it a "mixed bag".  The 'corporate' input he was subjected to, and changes demanded by various VH1 people, had him editing beautiful segments so drastically, and eliminating essential story elements entirely, so that it's amazing how great it did turn out.  And I don't think I'm alone in thinking it's still pretty damn good!

Can you remember what got edited out? I mean, my personal view on it is that it's pretty good (bar the Smile section, which was catastrophic), especially with all the archival footage - all that's incredible. And the amount of stuff they've got in there is great. I disliked the end, which basically glorified the destruction of the beach boys as a credible musical force, which isn't anything new, but still sad. And some of the comments by band members shouldn't have made it in there. Hence, 'very mixed bag'. Sad it seems to have been meddled with, but considering the bands history of ,erm, editing events, it's surprisingly good.


As you may have noticed, I'm not quite sure where i stand on this matter 

[LittleSurferGirl]

Waitttt I'm confused...whats Endless Harmony? I thought we were talking about movies made about the BB's?

[hypehat]

Waitttt I'm confused...whats Endless Harmony? I thought we were talking about movies made about the BB's?

Endless Harmony's a documentary narrated by them. Kind of an 'Anthology' type thing, worth a watch, too. And, seeing as it's 2 hours long, could be considered a movie... But not a 'biopic' type thing. Sorry for the confusion

[LittleSurferGirl]

Oh its ok, thanks! I'm defintley going to have to check that out.

[Jon Stebbins]

Waitttt I'm confused...whats Endless Harmony? I thought we were talking about movies made about the BB's?

Endless Harmony's a documentary narrated by them. Kind of an 'Anthology' type thing, worth a watch, too. And, seeing as it's 2 hours long, could be considered a movie... But not a 'biopic' type thing. Sorry for the confusion

Now you are confusing the confused...American Band was the 1985 documentary "narrated by them"...Endless Harmony is a 1998 documentary and one in the classic sense.