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.
Cast
Paul Dano
Brian Wilson 1960s
John Cusack
Brian Wilson 1980s
Elizabeth Banks
Melinda Ledbetter
Paul Giamatti
Dr. Eugene Landy
Jake Abel
Mike Love
Kenny Wormald
Dennis Wilson
Brett Davern
Carl Wilson
Graham Rogers
Al Jardine
Erin Darke
Marilyn Wilson
Bill Camp
Murry Wilson
Joanna Going
Audree Wilson
Nick Gehlfuss
Bruce Johnston
Mark Linett
Chuck Britz
Johnny Sneed
Hal Blaine
Gary Griffin
Al De Lory
Teresa Cowles
Carol Kaye
Vince Meghrouni
Woodwind / Brass Player
Jeff Meacham
Tony Asher
Max Schneider
Van Dyke Parks
Diana Maria Riva
Gloria
Erik Eidem
Doug
Dylan Kenin
Rob
Carolyn Stotesbery
Sarah
Fred Cross
Cadillac Colleague
Tyson Ritter
Hipster #1
Jeff Galfer
Hipster #2
Morgan Phillips
Evan
Wayne Bastrup
Process Server
Oliver Pohlad
Young Brian
Christopher Reccardi
Wrecking Crew Musician
Robert Matsuda
Wrecking Crew Musician
Willie Aron
Wrecking Crew Musician
Larry Greenfield
Wrecking Crew Musician
Rob Laufer
Wrecking Crew Musician
Michele Forest
Wrecking Crew Musician
Cameron Stone
Wrecking Crew Musician
David Crozier
Wrecking Crew Musician
John Krovoza
Wrecking Crew Musician
John Petring
Wrecking Crew Musician
Alan Busteed
Wrecking Crew Musician
Carl Byron
Wrecking Crew Musician
Todd Jaeger
Wrecking Crew Musician
Jim Laspesa
Wrecking Crew Musician
Hani Abaza
Dancer
Tricia Davern
Dancer
Misha Hamilton
Dancer
Erica Jenkins
Dancer
Ragon Miller
Dancer
Haylee Roderick
Dancer
Brian Wilson
Self (Archive Footage)
Crew
Bill Pohlad
Director, Producer
Oren Moverman
Screenplay, Executive Producer
Dino Jonsäter
Editor
Robert D. Yeoman
Director of Photography
Thomas Patrick Smith
First Assistant Director
Robert E. Kay
Second Assistant Director
Blake Nabavi
Assistant Production Coordinator
Erin Sahlstrom
Production Coordinator
Ann Ruark
Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
Jim Lefkowitz
Executive Producer
Alex G. Scott
Production Supervisor
Claire Rudnick Polstein
Producer
John Wells
Producer
Sam Patton
Production Assistant
Keith P. Cunningham
Production Design
Nick Infield
First Assistant Camera
Doug Price
Second Assistant Camera
Noah Thomson
Second Assistant Camera
Casey Hotchkiss
"B" Camera Operator
Oliver Ponce
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Chris Haarhoff
Steadicam Operator
Henry Tirl
Steadicam Operator
Diana Ulzheimer
Camera Loader
Gerry Robert Byrne
Post Production Supervisor
Kerry Barden
Casting
Paul Schnee
Casting
Annalisa Adams
Assistant Costume Designer
Charlene Amateau
Costume Supervisor
Danny Glicker
Costume Design
Caroline Patterson
Costumer
Danny Vick
Costumer
Martin Samuel
Hair Department Head
Cyndra Dunn
Hair Department Head
Lauren Upshaw
Hairstylist
Karen Zanki
Hairstylist
Alessandro Bertolazzi
Makeup Department Head
Zoe Hay
Key Makeup Artist
Rolf John Keppler
Makeup Artist
Jeff 'JJ' Dashnaw
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Candice Muriedas
Art Department Coordinator
Bradley Rubin
Assistant Art Director
Julien Pougnier
Assistant Art Director
Eugene Gearty
Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Nicholas Renbeck
Supervising Sound Editor, Music Editor
Chris Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Edward Tise
Sound mixer
Robert Jackson
Boom Operator
Marko Costanzo
Foley Artist
Steven Visscher
Foley Editor
Anthony Simonaitis
Special Effects Coordinator
Atticus Ross
Original Music Composer
Kevin J. Lang
Rigging Gaffer
Matthew Thomas Moles
Key Rigging Grip
Cliff Berns
Painter
Maggie Martin
Set Decoration
Gregory Byrne
Set Dresser
Paul Ford
Set Dresser
Amina Allean Dieye
Set Dressing Buyer
Dave DeGaetano
Construction Coordinator
François Duhamel
Still Photographer
Scott Peterson
Script Supervisor
Alan Frazier
Electrician
Michael Kennedy
Electrician
Jerry D. Knight
Electrician
Craig Molsberry
Best Boy Electric
Boyd Wilson
Location Manager
Jim Small
Assistant Location Manager
Rick Hicks
Marine Coordinator
Tim Rigby
Stunts
Heidi Moneymaker
Stunts
Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw
Stunts
Kenny Wormald
Choreographer
Will Blount
Property Master
Jim Stubblefield
Property Master
Richard Boyle
Best Boy Grip
Joseph Dianda
Key Grip
Bruce Carothers
Grip
William McDevitt
Grip
Dustin VonLossberg
Grip
John Vecchio
Gaffer
Teddy Blanks
Title Designer
Andrew Max Cahn
Art Direction
Rene Defrancesch
Utility Sound
Cheryl Gould Strang
Leadman
Richard J. Bell
Greensman
Ellen Lampl
Graphic Designer
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