Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
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Director David Leaf Music director Brian Wilson Duration | 8/10 IMDb Genre Documentary Producer David Leaf Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date October 5, 2004 (2004-10-05) Cast Brian Wilson (Himself), David Anderle , Hal Blaine , Jeff Bridges , Elvis Costello , Roger Daltrey Similar movies Brian Wilson composed the music for Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile and appears in The Beach Boys: An American Band Tagline Plus: Brian Wilson Presents Smile Live! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile is a 2004 documentary film directed by David Leaf about American musician Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys' unfinished Smile album, and the making of Wilson's Brian Wilson Presents Smile. Besides featuring interviews from Wilson himself, the film includes contributions by Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach, Paul McCartney, and Roger Daltrey. The title takes its name from the 19th century Stephen Foster song "Beautiful Dreamer"; its opening lyrics begin with the phrase "beautiful dreamer wake", the same initials as the documentary's subject, Brian Douglas Wilson, who references this coincidence in the film.
Contents
Summary
The film is divided in three segments: a history of the Beach Boys' original Smile album, its rebirth as the Brian Wilson solo album Brian Wilson Presents Smile, and the album's 2004 live performances.
Release
It originally premiered on the network Showtime before being bundled as an extra on the DVD for the 2005 concert film Brian Wilson Presents Smile.
References
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile WikipediaBeautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile IMDb Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile themoviedb.org