Love & Mercy 2015 Movie

In the 1960s, Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson struggles with emerging psychosis as he attempts to craft his avant-garde pop masterpiece. In the 1980s, he is a broken, confused man under the 24-hour watch of shady therapist Dr. Eugene Landy. More details

Directors

Bill Pohlad

Cast

Paul Dano John Cusack Elizabeth Banks Paul Giamatti

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biography drama music the beach boys psychotherapist hearing voices songwriting mental illness abusive father california mental breakdown voices inside the head nonlinear timeline medical malpractice musician songwriter 1980s 1960s therapist multiple actors for one character ends with real life footage character says i love you love interest car showroom pop band strong female lead jumping into water pushed into a swimming pool overhearing a conversation distrust trust self worth suicidal thoughts self medicating paranoia medication barbecue marriage exploitation reference to god only knows the song looking at oneself in a mirror falling in love interrupted kiss abusive doctor compassion wrapped in a bedsheet jumping into a pool with clothes on what happened to epilogue dead end street manipulative personality underwater scene hypersensitivity recording studio drug abuse lsd hit song panic attack car saleswoman los angeles california malibu california rock music rock band over medicating beach house car dealership recording session child abuse father son relationship husband wife relationship nervous breakdown pop music brother brother relationship ampersand in title three word title title based on song calling for someone reference to a maserati based on real person man 20th century united states of america usa beach boy legal guardian cadillac woman title at the end title mentioned in song childhood flashback playing piano control freak pop song 60s music session musician strong female character black and white scene confidence year 1963 dead end almost hit by a car bed bedroom white bedroom face slap metronome genius last will and testament threat to call immigration undocumented worker asking for help voice over inner thoughts court order sailing ship falling into a swimming pool rubber raft fast motion sequence man crying tears crying boxer shorts pounding on a glass window knocking on a door reference to dan rather publishing rights a & m records hawaiian chanting hawaiian singing anger 14 year old liar lie writing an autobiography reference to arnold palmer the drink reference to arnold palmer reference to ludwig van beethoven reference to kurt weill reference to irving berlin reference to hank williams reference to george gershwin reference to aaron copland wine record company doorbell shower swimming capitol records symphony giving a toast propeller pianist bare feet reference to paul mccartney cocaine reference to penicillin reference to geometry reference to coca cola reference to pet sounds the album distorted voice film camera fireman's hat voice over telephone call friendship friend applause scene during end credits year 2004 year 1995 ucla psychology psychologist song plays over a conversation year 1992 bare chested male year 1939 audio montage hearing noises uncle nephew relationship reference to wolfgang amadeus mozart pot smoking marijuana lyricist ego microphone listening to music gaining weight cousin cousin relationship hand fan reference to tokyo japan montage lying on the floor suspicion therapy eating food schizophrenia male male kiss hamburger hunger drowsiness allergy subculture publisher year 1971 reference to the underground dictionary pills reference to canter's deli los angeles 16 year old jewish ex husband ex wife relationship maatzo ball soup inner voice extortion reference to sam cooke reference to phil spector reference to elvis presley reference to dean martin reference to frank sinatra lying on a car hood hearing music inside one's head french horn flutist flute dog bobby pin f word reference to encino california drug use family relationships father daughter relationship mother son relationship unhappiness deafness reflection in a mirror rock 'n' roll tympani drums studio musician pipe smoking reference to the capris marital separation spanking beating reference to the four freshmen restaurant cafe griffith park observatory los angeles reference to the north star sunglasses eyeglasses drinking drink pajamas reference to god piano kiss kiss on the cheek concert chauffeur limousine awkwardness balcony mirror reference to jesus christ telephone call telephone jumping into a swimming pool reference to japan promise breast slur reference to john lennon nervousness reference to cocoa puffs reference to the beatles darkness party covering one's face with a pillow anxiety sleeping flash forward flashback airplane fear loneliness doctor sadness drowning death of brother death reference to candid camera bodyguard the color blue cadillac fleetwood buying a car sand jogging apology sneakers musical group tv camera bikini bikini girl scene during opening credits behind the scenes backstage earphones drummer guitarist drums guitar convertible surfboard hawthorne california surfing archive footage prologue cigarette smoking composer song singing singer piano player eccentric artist swimming pool abusive childhood housekeeper estranged father cello implied female nudity 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