Brian WilsonFilmography

Born:: June 20, 1942
Occupation:: Actor, Songwriter

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Going Home

Actors: Brian Wilson

Synopsis: This documentary examines the tumultuous career and life of rock legend Brian Wilson. Filmed during the making of his album {^That Lucky Old Sun}, the movie follows Wilson as he returns to the label responsible for most of the Beach Boys anthemic hits, and showcases how he works his particular Read More

2009
The Wrecking Crew

Synopsis: The names Hal Blaine, Plas Johnson, Carol Kaye, Earl Palmer, Don Randi and Tommy Tedesco may not mean much to most music fans, but nearly everyone has heard and loved their work. They were members of the team of session musicians nicknamed "the Wrecking Crew," and they were the backbone of the Read More

2008
Brian Wilson: That Lucky Old Sun

Actors: Brian Wilson

Synopsis: On May 19, 2008, rock legend Brian Wilson led a band into Capitol Studios Studio A and proceeded to perform his album {^The Lucky Old Sun}, the follow-up to his award winning {^Smile}, in its entirety. This documentary captures that performance. The setlist includes "Morning Beat," "Forever She'll Read More

2008
Tales of the Rat Fink

Synopsis: Ed "Big Daddy" Roth was a genius of outlaw art who took America's obsession with all that is fast, loud and streamlined and built it into an empire. In the 1950's, Roth was a hot-rodder who moved from body work and helping guys fine-tune the look of their jalopies to building unique custom Read More

10/6/06
Who is Harry Nilsson (And Why is Everybody Talkin' About Him)?

Actors: Harry Nilsson, Jimmy Webb, Micky Dolenz, Rick Jarrard, Doug Hoefer

2006
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of 'Smile'

Actors: Brian Wilson

Synopsis: For close to four decades, {^Smile} by the Beach Boys was perhaps the most famous unreleased album in the history of rock & roll. Brian Wilson, the group's principal songwriter, arranger, producer, and vocalist, had already turned pop music on its ear in 1966 with {^Pet Sounds}, an ambitious Read More

2004
Brian Wilson Presents Smile

Actors: Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks

Synopsis: As the primary songwriter and producer for the Beach Boys, Brian Wilson had already developed a reputation as one of the true visionaries of American pop music when, in 1966, he created {^Pet Sounds}, a song cycle of love, growing up, and heartbreak that despite modest sales was acclaimed as a Read More

2004
Brian Wilson Presents: Pet Sounds - Live in London

Synopsis: Brian Wilson: Pet Sounds Live in London is a 2003 concert performance released by Sanctuary Records. Nearly 40 years after the original release of the classic Beach Boys album {^Pet Sounds}, Brian Wilson gathered up a new nine-piece band to re-create the songs at London 's Royal Festival Hall. Read More

2003
Dateline NBC: Firehouse [TV Documentary Series]

Synopsis: A series within a series, Firehouse was a five-part component of the weekly network newsmagazine Dateline. Like many another post-September 11th documentary series, this one paid tribute to those hitherto unsung heroes, the firefighters of America. The episodes were filmed in Queens, NY; Camden Read More

2002
Chapel of Love: Jeff Barry and Friends

Synopsis: What do Neil Diamond, the Beach Boys, the Ronettes, Ike and Tina Turner, the Shangri-Las, and the Dixie Cups all have in common? They all recorded hits that were written, co-written, or co-produced by Jeff Barry. Originally broadcast as a PBS television special, this program was recorded live at Read More

2000
Biography: Brian Wilson - A Beach Boy's Tale

Synopsis: This edition of Biography chronicles the life of one of America's foremost boys of summer, Brian WIlson. Brian Wilson was the leader of the singing/instrumental group the Beach Boys, formed in California in 1961. The group consisted originally of the Wilson brothers Brian, Carl and Dennis with Read More

1999
Brian Wilson: On Tour

Synopsis: As the leader and principle songwriter of The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson was responsible for some of the most memorable pop music of the 1960's, and this concert video, shot during Wilson's debut solo tour in 1999, finds him performing highlights from his impressive back catalog and greeting friends Read More

1999
Brian Wilson: Imagination

Actors: Brian Wilson

Synopsis: Imagination is a live performance video interspersed with interviews with music legend Brian Wilson, and other artists who worked with him or were influenced by him. Wilson, the singer/songwriter powerhouse that drove the Beach Boys to fame and fortune, released his new album of the same name in Read More

1998
Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times

Actors: Brian Wilson

Synopsis: The odd genius of former Beach Boy's leader and acclaimed singer, songwriter, and producer Brian Wilson is the subject of this black-and-white documentary by famed fellow musician and record producer Don Was. The film closely examines the innovation inherent in Wilson's songs and consists mainly Read More

1995
Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey

Synopsis: Very few people would recognize the name of Leon Theremin (1896-1993) if it weren't for the electronic musical instrument he invented around 1918. Fans of the first Star Trek series will recognize its sounds, but it was used in orchestral compositions and movies quite extensively for many decades Read More

1993
My Own Private Idaho

Actors: River Phoenix, Keanu Reeves, James Russo, William Richert, Rodney Harvey

Synopsis: Gus Van Sant's dreamtime riff on Shakespeare's "Henry IV, Parts I and II" features River Phoenix as Mike Waters, a narcoleptic male hustler who is first seen drifting on a stretch of highway in Idaho. Mike shifts from Seattle to Portland, where he has taken up with Scott Favor (Keanu Reeves), who Read More

9/29/91
Tequila Sunrise

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Daniel Zacapa, Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell, Raul Julia, J.T. Walsh

Synopsis: For his first directorial project in six years, Robert Towne selected a timeworn romantic-triangle yarn, injecting the material with subtlety and conviction. Tequila Sunrise stars Mel Gibson and Kurt Russell as two lifelong friends who, in true James Cagney-Pat O'Brien fashion, grow up on the Read More

12/2/88
Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Steve Guttenberg, Bubba Smith, Michael Winslow, David Graf, Sharon Stone, Tim Kazurinsky

Synopsis: In the third sequel to the hit comedy Police Academy, Commandant Lassard (George Gaynes) decides that the police force is overworked and understaffed, and he comes up with the idea of recruiting civilian volunteers to work side-by-side with his officers. Of course, with the hapless Carey Mahoney (Steve Guttenberg Read More

1987
One Crazy Summer

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: John Cusack, Demi Moore, Joel Murray, Curtis Armstrong, Bobcat Goldthwait

Synopsis: In this madcap comedy, Demi Moore plays Cassandra and John Cusack is Hoops McCann, two people who eventually fall in love and help each other out. Hoops is a cartoonist working on a teen love story that he hopes will get him accepted into art school. Cassandra is a troubled young woman about to Read More

8/8/86
Deja View

1986
The Beach Boys: An American Band

Actors: Mike Love

Synopsis: This documentary was authorized by the Beach Boys (and their lawyers, more than likely), so the film steers clear of the band's already well-publicized internal problems, focusing solely on their music. The band is covered (via live concert footage and clips from TV variety shows and specials) Read More

1985
Saturday Night Live: Jodie Foster

Actors: Jodie Foster, Brian Wilson

Synopsis: This 1976 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Jodie Foster and features musical guest Brian Wilson. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide Read More

1976
How to Stuff a Wild Bikini

Actors: Annette Funicello, Dwayne Hickman, Brian Donlevy, Harvey Lembeck, Buster Keaton, Beverly Adams

Synopsis: How to Stuff a Wild Bikini is considered to be the strangest of the "Beach Party" movies. Frankie (Frankie Avalon) is off in the navy, serving in the South Pacific, and nervous about all of the guys that will be hitting on Dee Dee (Annette Funicello) back at the beach. He makes a deal with an Read More

7/14/65
Beach Blanket Bingo

Actors: Earl Wilson, Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Deborah Walley, Harvey Lembeck, John Ashley, Marta Kristen, Linda Evans, Timothy Carey, Don Rickles, Paul Lynde

Synopsis: Part of American-International's "Beach Party" series, Beach Blanket Bingo was directed by William Asher. Frankie (Frankie Avalon) briefly deserts Dee Dee (Annette Funicello) in favor of pop star Sugar Kane (Linda Evans). Also around and about is a mermaid, appropriately named Lorelei (Marta Kristen Read More

4/15/65
The Girls on the Beach

Actors: Brian Wilson, Martin West, Noreen Corcoran, Peter Brooks, Michael Love

Synopsis: The Beatles are coming! The Beatles are coming! Or so the members of the Alpha Beta sorority who are trying to raise $10,000 during Spring Break to save their sorority house believe. When the Fab Four do not show, the ingenious girls must create a passable imitation by imitating them themselves. Read More

1965
Ride the Wild Surf

Crew: Songwriter

Actors: Fabian, Shelley Fabares, Tab Hunter, Barbara Eden, Peter Brown

Synopsis: Fabian, Tab Hunter, and Peter Brown star as three surfers--Jody, Steamer and Chase--who make a pilgrimage from California to the north shore of Oahu for a vacation. Surfers from all over gather here every winter to compete with each other for the title of "the last ride" champion. While surfing Read More

1964