The Beach Boys: An American Band (1985)

Directed by

Malcolm Leo

Genre

documentary, history, music

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 43m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of the Beach Boys through interviews, concert footage, and clips from their TV and film appearances. It includes some previously unreleased music.

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What happens

The Beach Boys: An American Band is a 1985 biographical musical film directed by Malcolm Leo. The movie is a biography of the American rock band the Beach Boys, with interviews, concert footage and clips from movies and television shows in which they appeared. The documentary featured some previously unreleased music, including an excerpt of "The Elements: Fire", as well as a segment extracted from the group's Home Movies project. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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