Movie
Love & Mercy
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2015-05-29
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Genres
- Drama, Music, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- John Wells Productions, River Road Entertainment, Battle Mountain Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Paul Dano as Brian Wilson 1960s
- John Cusack as Brian Wilson 1980s
- Elizabeth Banks as Melinda Ledbetter
- Paul Giamatti as Dr. Eugene Landy
- Jake Abel as Mike Love
- Kenny Wormald as Dennis Wilson
- Brett Davern as Carl Wilson
- Graham Rogers as Al Jardine
- Erin Darke as Marilyn Wilson
- Bill Camp as Murry Wilson
- Joanna Going as Audree Wilson
- Nick Gehlfuss as Bruce Johnston
Crew
- Bill Pohlad - Director
- Michael A. Lerner - Writer
- Oren Moverman - Screenplay
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