Love & Mercy


2h 2015

Brief Synopsis

This biopic presents an unconventional portrait of Brian Wilson, the mercurial singer, songwriter and leader of The Beach Boys. Set against the era-defining catalog of Wilson's music, the film intimately examines the personal voyage and ultimate salvation of the icon whose success came at extraordinary personal cost.

Film Details

Also Known As
Ask ve Merhamet, Heroes and Villains, la véritable histoire de Brian Wilson des Beach Boys, Love & Mercy: The Lives, Times and Music of Brian Wilson Reimagined, Love and Mercy, Untitled (River Road/Brian Wilson Biopic), Untitled Brian Wilson Project
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Drama
Music
Release Date
2015
Production Company
Barkin Smith, Llp ; Blue Collar Productions ; C5, Inc. ; Cast & Crew Entertainment Services ; Company 3 ; Creative Artists Agency ; Efilm ; Entertainment Clearances, Inc. ; For Stars Catering ; Fotokem Film & Video ; Gallagher Entertainment ; Gentle Jungle ; Harbor Picture Company ; John Wells Productions ; Lionsgate ; Lionsgate ; Pivotal Post ; River Road Entertainment ; River Road Entertainment ; Roadside Attractions ; The Molecule ; Trevanna Post, Inc.
Distribution Company
ENTERTAINMENT ONE/LES FILMS S+VILLE/ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS; Arp ; Ascot Elite Entertainment Group ; Blitz-Cine Star ; Cathay Film Organization ; Constantin Film Development, Inc. ; Empire ; Entertainment One ; Entertainment One ; Les Films Séville ; Les Films Séville ; Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment ; Lionsgate ; Lionsgate ; Roadside Attractions ; Sam Film ; Sony Pictures Releasing International ; StudioCanal
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Synopsis

This biopic presents an unconventional portrait of Brian Wilson, the mercurial singer, songwriter and leader of The Beach Boys. Set against the era-defining catalog of Wilson's music, the film intimately examines the personal voyage and ultimate salvation of the icon whose success came at extraordinary personal cost.

Crew

Hani Abaza

Dancer

Annalisa Adams

Assistant Costume Designer

Mark Agostino

Music

Andrew Aguilar

Dolly Grip

Sande Alessi

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Rashied Aljuwani

Craft Service

Charlene Amateau

Costume Supervisor

David Amberik

Transportation Captain

Natalia Anderson

Assistant

Paul S. Anderson

On-Set Dresser

Charles J. Archambeau

Set Production Assistant

Willie Aron

Soloist

Nadeem Ashayer

Set Production Assistant

Tony Asher

Song

Maryellen Aviano-roberts

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Scott Baker

Electrician

Cassandra Barbour

Other

Kerry Barden

Casting Director

Gary Barkin

Legal Counsel

Jason Bean

On-Set Dresser

Dave Becerra

Transportation

Richard J Bell

Greensman

Brendan Bellomo

Compositor

Scott Bennett

Song

Zora Bergam

Tailor

Josh Berger

Rerecording

Cliff Berns

Painter

Kristan Berona

Extras Casting Assistant

Chuck Berry

Song

Alessandro Bertolazzi

Makeup

Joseph Bettencourt

Assistant

Teddy Blanks

Titles

Will Blount

Property Master

Andrew Bly

Visual Effects

Rick Boyle

Best Boy Grip

Jonathan D. Brandon

Assistant

Jenny Brown

Makeup Artist

Alan Busteed

Soloist

Gerry Robert Byrne

Post-Production Supervisor

Greg Byrne

On-Set Dresser

Carl Byron

Soloist

Andrew Max Cahn

Art Director

Sammy Cahn

Song

Camille Campbell

Assistant

Camille Campbell

Assistant

Bruce Carothers

Grip

Alex Carrillo

Props

Gigi Causey

Production Supervisor

Elizabeth Chassie

Animal Trainer

Nick Chavez

On-Set Dresser

Roger Christian

Song

Malika R Cohen

Assistant

Craig Anthony Cook

Costumer

Alice Corcoran

Post-Production Coordinator

Marko Costanzo

Foley Artist

Becky Cotton

Makeup Artist

Audra Coulombe

Visual Effects Coordinator

Donn Cross

Painter

David Crozier

Soloist

Keith P. Cunningham

Production Designer

Paul Dano

Song Performer

Paul Dano

Song Performer

Jeff Dashnaw

Stunt Coordinator

Tracy Keehn Dashnaw

Stunt Performer

Steve M Davison

Stunts

Robert Decker

Assistant Location Manager

Rene Defrancesch

Sound

Dave Degaetano

Construction Coordinator

Mikey Degaetano

Props

Rich Delia

Casting Associate

Luke Di Tommaso

Visual Effects Supervisor

Joseph Dianda

Key Grip

John Diesso

Camera

Amina Allean Dieye

On-Set Dresser

Giovanni Digiorgio

Camera

Luke Ditomasso

Visual Effects Supervisor

Yen Do

Costumer

Pino Donaggio

Song

Felicity Donarski

Finance

Lamont Dozier

Song

Francois Duhamel

Still Photographer

David Dunbar

Best Boy Electric

Cyndra Dunn

Hair

Jason Esquivel

Camera

Benny Estrada

Colorist

Allison Estrin

Casting Associate

Erin Fisher

Costumer

Linda Flowers

Hair Stylist

Paul Ford

On-Set Dresser

Michele Forest

Soloist

Charlotta Forssman

Visual Effects

Alan Frazier

Electrician

Luke Freeborn

Art Director

Trevor Freed

Office Production Assistant

Fernando Fregoso

Chef

Mark Friedman

Compositing Supervisor

Kenny G.

Song

Kenny G.

Song Performer

Misha Gabriel

Dancer

Ian Gaffney-rosenfeld

Rerecording

Vanessa Galvez

Visual Effects

Tony Gardner

Prosthetic Makeup

Eugene Gearty

Sound Design

Eugene Gearty

Sound Designer

Rickie Joe Gee

Construction

Tom Gehring

Camera

Jillian Gilbert

Accounting Clerk

Ryan Ginnetty

Assistant

Danny Glicker

Costume Designer

Peter Gluck

Location Scout

Andrew Golov

Production Executive

Hallie Golov

Set Production Assistant

Joyce Goodwin

Costume Supervisor

Graham Gouldman

Song

Larry Greenfield

Soloist

Tessie Groff

Assistant

Ulysses Guidotti

Assistant Editor

Chris Haarhoff

Steadicam Operator

Sarah Hammer

Production Executive

Ned Haspel

Business Affairs

Zoe Hay

Makeup Artist

Zoe Hay

Makeup

Justin Hayward

Song

Chris Healer

Visual Effects

Heart

Song Performer

Rick Henn

Song

Ruth Hernandez

Adr/Dialogue Editor

Rick Hicks

Coordinator

John Hill

Foreman

Kirk Hill

Foreman

Elizabeth Himelstein

Dialect Coach

Sherrell Hodges

Facilities Supervisor

Brian Holland

Song

Edward Holland

Song

Mitch Horwits

Executive

Casey Hotchkiss

Camera Operator

Grace Illingworth

Set Production Assistant

Nick Infield

Assistant Camera

Aaron Jackson

Art Department

Robert Jackson

Boom Operator

Todd Jaeger

Soloist

Rudy Jansen

Assistant

Henry Jean

Compositor

Chris Jenkins

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Trevor Johann

Office Production Assistant

Eric Johnson

Costumer

Eric Shane Johnson

Costumer

Rick Jones

Greensman

Dino Jonsäter

Editor

Zachary Kahn

Assistant Location Manager

Robert E Kay

Assistant Director

Mike Kennedy

Electrician

Rolf Keppler

Makeup Artist

Jerry Knight

Electrician

Michelle Komray

Chef

John Krovoza

Soloist

Meti Kusari

Craft Service

Ellen Lampl

Graphic Artist

Kevin J. Lang

Rigging Gaffer

Henry Langstraat

Visual Effects

George Lara

Foley Recordist

James Laspesa

Soloist

Rob Laufer

Soloist

Chelsea Lawrence

Office Production Assistant

Ken Lebre

Camera

Jim Lefkowitz

Executive Producer

Michael Alan Lerner

Screenplay

Erica Levy

Post-Production

Pearl Lieberman

Other

Jun C Lin

Assistant Location Manager

Mark Linett

Music

Mike Love

Song

Philippe Majdalani

Camera

Tony Maniaci

Assistant Property Master

David Marnell

Set Production Assistant

Neil Marshall

Transportation Captain

Jolynn Martin

Assistant

Maggie Martin

Set Decorator

Frances Mathias

Hair

Robert Matsuda

Soloist

Bill Mcdevitt

Grip

Gary Mcmahon

Painter

Sam Messe

Set Production Assistant

Austin Meyers

Compositor

Samuel Miile

Assistant Sound Editor

Angie Miller

Legal Services

Ragon Miller

Dancer

Matt Moles

Rigging Grip

Craig Molsberry

Best Boy Electric

Heidi Moneymaker

Stunt Performer

Joey Montenarello

Casting Assistant

Nick Monton

Head Of Production

Terry Morrison

Camera

Oren Moverman

Executive Producer

Oren Moverman

Screenplay

Candice Muriedas

Art Department Coordinator

Blake Nabavi

Assistant Production Coordinator

Brian Nailing

Chef

Simon Napier-bell

Song

Karen Neasi

Other

Film Details

Also Known As
Ask ve Merhamet, Heroes and Villains, la véritable histoire de Brian Wilson des Beach Boys, Love & Mercy: The Lives, Times and Music of Brian Wilson Reimagined, Love and Mercy, Untitled (River Road/Brian Wilson Biopic), Untitled Brian Wilson Project
MPAA Rating
Genre
Biography
Drama
Music
Release Date
2015
Production Company
Barkin Smith, Llp ; Blue Collar Productions ; C5, Inc. ; Cast & Crew Entertainment Services ; Company 3 ; Creative Artists Agency ; Efilm ; Entertainment Clearances, Inc. ; For Stars Catering ; Fotokem Film & Video ; Gallagher Entertainment ; Gentle Jungle ; Harbor Picture Company ; John Wells Productions ; Lionsgate ; Lionsgate ; Pivotal Post ; River Road Entertainment ; River Road Entertainment ; Roadside Attractions ; The Molecule ; Trevanna Post, Inc.
Distribution Company
ENTERTAINMENT ONE/LES FILMS S+VILLE/ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS; Arp ; Ascot Elite Entertainment Group ; Blitz-Cine Star ; Cathay Film Organization ; Constantin Film Development, Inc. ; Empire ; Entertainment One ; Entertainment One ; Les Films Séville ; Les Films Séville ; Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment ; Lionsgate ; Lionsgate ; Roadside Attractions ; Sam Film ; Sony Pictures Releasing International ; StudioCanal
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

River Road Entertainment acquired life rights to musician Brian Wilson and his wife Melinda Wilson.

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