Underplayed Gems

The Beach Boys (2024)

The Beach Boys poster
Directed by
Thom Zimny, Frank Marshall
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 53m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 37 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This documentary tells the early story of the Beach Boys, from their start to the mid-1970s. It features interviews with surviving band members and archival footage of the Wilson brothers. The film focuses on their rise and musical impact, but skips over later years.

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What happens

The Beach Boys is a 2024 American musical documentary film directed by Frank Marshall and Thom Zimmy focused on the American rock band the Beach Boys. Featuring interviews from band members Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, David Marks and Bruce Johnston, as well as archival footage of Carl Wilson and Dennis Wilson, the film examines the band's history beginning with their formation up until the mid-1970s. The film also features appearances from Janelle Monáe, Lindsey Buckingham, Ryan Tedder and Don Was. The Beach Boys held its premiere in Los Angeles on May 21, 2024, and was released on May 24, 2024, as a Disney+ original film. It received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics, who considered the film to be friendly towards newcomers and nostalgic. However, it received criticism from fans of the band for ignoring the group's history after the early 1970s, and its coverage of their music was considered by some to be superficial. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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