badelf
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.
Love & Mercy
- Drama
- Music
- History
5/29/2015
120
PG-13
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.
- Director:
- Writer:
- Revenue:
- $28,600,000
- Budget:
- $10,000,000
- rock 'n' roll
- musician
- therapist
- biography
- recording studio
- car salesman
- last will and testament
- nervous breakdown
- songwriter
- pop music
- music recording
- recluse
- music rehearsal
- southern california
- psychotherapist
- 1980s
- 1960s
- legal guardian
- music industry
- musical journey
- music producer
- unexpected romance
- surf music
- controlled environment
- comforting
Videos
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
- Joanna GoingAudree Wilson
- Nick GehlfussBruce Johnston
Mark LinettChuck Britz- Johnny SneedHal Blaine
- Gary GriffinAl De Lory
- Teresa CowlesCarol Kaye