The Beach Boys: An American Family

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The Beach Boys: An American Family
Directed by	Jeff Bleckner
Written by	Kirk Ellis
Starring	Kevin Dunn Fred Weller Alley Mills Nick Stabile Matt Letscher Emmanuelle Vaugier
Language	English

The Beach Boys: An American Family is a 2000 television film 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-60s decline (and Brian Wilson's beginning battle with mental illness), to their re-emergence in 1974 as a nostalgia and "goodtime" act.

The movie was well-produced and presented (shown in two parts, on ABC Television), and featured a good deal of original studio and session material by the band, which forms the backdrop to the story. (Even father Murry Wilson's frustrated musical career gets a nod, with some of his original songs appearing.) 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 for with sound-alikes, reminiscent of the original recordings.

1 Cast
2 Quotations
3 Awards
4 See also
5 External links

[edit] Cast

Kevin Dunn - Murry Wilson
Fred Weller - Brian Wilson
Alley Mills - Audree Wilson
Nick Stabile - Dennis Wilson
Emmanuelle Vaugier - Suzanne Love
Ryan Northcott - Carl Wilson
Matt Letscher - Mike Love
Ned Vaughn - Al Jardine
Dublin James - David Marks
Jesse Caron - Bruce Johnston
Amy Van Horne - Marilyn Rovell
Jad Mager - Nick Venet
Eric Matheny - Chuck Britz
Harris Laskaway - Voyle Gilmore
Clay Wilcox - Tommy Schaeffer
Anthony Rapp - Van Dyke Parks
Erik Passoja - Charles Manson
David Polcyn - Phil Spector
Tera Hendrickson - Carol Kaye
James Intveld - Hal Blaine
Jessica Shannon - Concert Girl

[edit] Quotations

Amy Love: And when this baby comes along, what then?
Mike Love: I'm working on it.

Murry Wilson: If you guys get so big that if you stop singing from your hearts, you're going down-hill.

Murry Wilson: Hey, Dave you know the rules. Everybody carries their own amp.
David Marks: It's too heavy.
Murry Wilson: Since when? You don't smile when you play. Now you expect somebody to strike your equipment. What, you think you're some kind of big shot?
David Marks: You'd be happy if I quit wouldn't you? Alright then I quit. You happy now?
Murry Wilson: You heard him! He's out! You're out Dave.
David Marks: I hate you, Murry!

Brian Wilson: Where are you going?
Van Dyke Parks: I'm splittin'. The Philistines have uttered their pronouncements, and I am bound for Golgotha.

Mike Love: You know what this is? Acid alliteration. [Rips up song lyrics]
Mike Love: I'm not singing this psychedelic crap!

Brian Wilson: You're a clubber, Denny. You're not an artist.

Murry Wilson: How do you expect to be a musician if you can't hear good?

Marilyn Rovell: Murry, are you drunk?
Murry Wilson: First time in my life, sweetheart.

Brian Wilson: Get out, dad! You're fired!

[edit] Awards

The Beach Boys: An American Family was nominated in nine individual categories at different award ceremonies.

The film won three out of those 8 categories that it was nominated in. Listed below is the categories that the movie was nominated in as well as for what award:

2000
- Emmy Awards
  - Outstanding Mini-series
  - Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Mini-series, Movie Or A Special
  - Single-Camera Sound Mixing For A Mini-series Or A Movie
- Artios Awards
  - Best Casting For TV Mini-Series
2001
- Eddie Awards
  - Best Edited Miniseries or Motion Picture for Commercial Television (won)
- Excellence In Production Design Awards
  - Best Television Movie or Mini-Series
- C.A.S. Awards
  - Outstanding Achievement In Sound Mixing For A Television Movie-of-the-Week, Mini-Series (won)
- DGA Awards
  - Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Movies For Television (won)
- Golden Satellite Awards
  - Best Mini-series