The Beach Boys: An American Family (2000)
The Beach Boys: An American Family (2000)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This TV Show Is About.
Cast & Crew.
![Frederick Weller](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/26328-frederick-weller.webp)
Frederick Weller
Brian Wilson
![Matt Letscher](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/15251-matt-letscher.webp)
Matt Letscher
Mike Love
![Nick Stabile](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/15105-nick-stabile.webp)
Nick Stabile
Dennis Wilson
![Ned Vaughn](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/8649-ned-vaughn.webp)
Ned Vaughn
Al Jardine
![Ryan Northcott](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/66656-ryan-northcott.webp)
Ryan Northcott
Carl Wilson
![Kevin Dunn](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6179-kevin-dunn.webp)
Kevin Dunn
Murray Wilson
![Amy Van Horne](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Amy Van Horne
Marilyn Rovell
![Jad Mager](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/469966-jad-mager.webp)
Jad Mager
Nik Venet
![Kurt Fuller](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/6176-kurt-fuller.webp)
Kurt Fuller
Mike Love's Dad
![Alley Mills](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/28680-alley-mills.webp)
Alley Mills
Audree Wilson
![Raegan Kotz](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/p/s.webp)
Raegan Kotz
Deborah Jameson
![Vanessa Dorman](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/355091-vanessa-dorman.webp)
Vanessa Dorman
Amy Love
![Eric Matheny](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/151364-eric-matheny.webp)
Eric Matheny
Chuck Britz
![Clay Wilcox](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/257855-clay-wilcox.webp)
Clay Wilcox
Tommy Schaeffer
![Anthony Rapp](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/33531-anthony-rapp.webp)
Anthony Rapp
Van Dyke Parks / Samuel Price / Van Dyke Parks / Samuel Price
![Claire Rankin](https://images.moviefit.me/p/s/11346-claire-rankin.webp)
Claire Rankin
Diane Rovell
Details.
Wiki.
The Beach Boys: An American Family is a 2000 American miniseries written by Kirk Ellis and directed by Jeff Bleckner. It is a dramatization of the early years of The Beach Boys, from their formation in the early 1960s to their peak of popularity as musical innovators, through their late-1960s decline (and Brian Wilson's beginning battle with mental illness), to their re-emergence in 1974 as a nostalgia and "goodtime" act.
The miniseries was shown in two parts on ABC, on February 27 and 28, 2000. It featured a good deal of original studio and session material by the band, which forms the backdrop to the story. Music that couldn't be licensed for the production, but was important to the story (such as the Smile album sessions, and music by criminal Charles Manson, who had collaborated with Dennis Wilson), was filled in with sound-alikes, reminiscent of the original recordings.
In 2000, Brian Wilson stated of the film: "I didn't like it, I thought it was in poor taste. ... And it stunk. I thought it stunk!" He elaborated further: "I didn't like the second part. It wasn't really true to the way things were. I'd like to see another movie if it was done right. But I just sort of turned my back to this one, or my other cheek, or whatever you wanna call it. It was best just to ignore it because it really wasn't true to life." Wilson also felt that he was poorly portrayed by actor Frederick Weller ("He was a little more rough than me") and that there was too much coverage of Charles Manson ("That was a commercial fuckup").
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