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(PLAYING CALIFORNIA GIRLS)

? Well, East Coast girls are hip

? I really dig those styles they wear

? And the Southern girls, with the way they talk

? They knock me out when I'm down there

? The Midwest farmers' daughters

? Really make you feel all right

? And the Northern girls, with the way they kiss

? They keep their boyfriends warm at night

? I wish they all could be California

? Wish they all could be California

? I wish they all could be California girls

? The West Coast has the sunshine

? And the girls all get so tanned

? I dig a French bikini on Hawaiian Island dolls

? By a palm tree in the sand

? I been all around this great big world

? And I seen all kinds of girls

? Yeah, but I couldn't wait to get back to the States

? Back to the cutest girls in the world

BRIAN: Look at Mike. He's paying more attention to the girls

than he is to the playback.

If you feel that way, you should be up there with him.

You know they want you to. Mike said so himself.

No, I can't do that.

Bruce should catch on soon.

Come on, Dennis!

Listen to yourself. I swear, sometimes you sound just like your father.

Remember how he used to criticize everything you did?

? I wish they all could be California

? I wish they all could be California

? I wish they all could be California

? I wish they all could be California

? I wish they all could be California

? I wish they all could be California ?

(TWO STEP, SIDE STEP PLAYING ON STEREO)

? Saturday night, Saturday night

? Saturday night ?

Audree.

Audree!

Yeah, Murry?

Play my song again, would you, dear?

You're gonna wear that record out, Murry.

You shouldn't spend so much time in bed.

Those ungrateful bastards.

They need me more than I need them.

Don't worry, they'll know it soon enough.

Don't think like that.

Play the record.

Okay.

(TWO STEP, SIDE STEP PLAYING)

? We're doin' that two step, side step

? Then a whirl-away Two step, side step

? Tilt the man away Two step, side step

? What a gloomy day ?

Don't be surprised if it's a little, uh,

weird inside.

What do you mean?

Oh, you'll find out.

Let's wait for Mike.

You know, strength in numbers.

(CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING ON PIANO)

MAN: Come back, baby.

I told you he was good.

Good? He's great.

Where'd you learn to play like that?

Well, a classical education has its merits.

And like all of us wayward practitioners of song,

I have been known to sing for my supper on more than one occasion.

Marilyn, are these people here every day?

Yeah. I call them "the drainers."

They just hang around here feeding off of Brian.

Well, why do you let them in?

I can't keep them out.

Brian's like a little kid.

You tell him he can't have something,

and he'll find a way to get it.

Look, I don't like them any more than you do,

but believe me, I'd rather know that Brian's here

than worry about where he's spending his time.

Yeah, it's just that we haven't had any new material in four months,

so people are getting nervous.

You'll get your songs, Nik, you always do.

(DOORBELL RINGS)

Excuse me.

Hey, Nik.

Brian.

Have you heard Rubber Soul, man?

Yeah, yeah, yeah. I've heard it.

I wanna do an album like this, where the whole thing is a gas,

and all good stuff, with, like, a theme, you know?

45 singles, that's over. This is where it's at now, man.

Hey, listen, Brian, nobody's asking you to be The Beatles.

I've had occasion to meet some Beatles,

the individuals, and I hold nothing against them.

They're handsome, but they're also transcontinental,

and I don't like that.

(CHUCKLING)

Hey, Marilyn, how are you?

Good to see you.

Hi, Al. Come on in.

Nik's here. I know he wants to talk to you.

Great. You remember Bruce.

Oh, the phantom Beach Boy.

Yeah, I've read that, too.

Come on in.

Brian can't wait to meet you.

Whoa! You weren't kidding out there.

Yeah. Well, we love the songs, don't we?

BRIAN: Hey, Mike.

Hey, Brian, how are you?

Hey, Al.

Hey, Brian, good to see you.

You know everybody, right?

Have you met Samuel?

No.

Down where I come from, we got a saying about cousins.

It's all right to invite one into your home, just don't marry one.

(BRIAN CHUCKLING)

Bruce, how do you like being a Beach Boy?

Glen Campbell sure didn't.

You know, when I played in The Rip Chords,

we used to fake your sound all the time,

but the real thing's not so easy.

I know.

So, Brian, you see the show the other night?

We saw it, yeah.

What did you think?

It was... Yeah.

Who was that girl you were dancing with?

You mean Pamela.

She's nothing serious.

(PAMELA GIGGLING)

Michael, this is Pamela.

Oh, Mike. This is where we live?

Oh, it must have been expensive.

Cost about three number one records. You like it?

Like it? Oh, my God. I love it!

(GASPS)

Oh, Mike, I can't believe it.

Oh, Mike.

I can't believe it.

I love it. It's beautiful.

One night I'm in college, and now look at me,

I'm married to a Beach Boy.

You sure know how to treat a girl.

Well, if she's nice.

I've proved that, haven't I?

(SIGHS)

I can't wait to start redecorating.

We'll go shopping in Beverly Hills. It'll be great.

You smoke?

You can't know everything about a girl in two dates and a trip to Vegas, Mike.

(CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY)

Gotta be some surprises, right?

The stable's on top of the hill, and you can see the ocean from up there.

Do you like it?

Yeah.

It used to belong Will Rogers, the guy who said he never met a man he didn't like.

That's just like me. Well, I make an exception.

(BIRDS CHIRPING)

Dennis, it's amazing.

Deborah.

I want you to live here with me.

(HORSE WHINNIES)

Dennis, I can't.

I've never had my own house before.

That's okay. Me, neither.

I don't believe this.

Move in on the mike an inch and three quarters, or two inches.

Why?

Or sing loud and move in two inches, and enunciate.

When you sing, make it sexy and soft.

All right?

? I live for the sun ?

Okay? You got it?

Now, sing from your hearts. Loosen up. Be happy.

Be happy.

Whatever you say, Mr. Wilson.

I say be happy.

All right. Ready? One, two.

One, two, three, four...

? Go!

? Sun, sun, sun, sun

? Sun, sun, sun, sun

? I live for the sun

? Because it means fun

? Pretty girls with their guys

? Such a love you can't buy

? And they They all live for the sun

? Go! Sun, sun, sun, sun

Yeah, I think that's the idea.

Murry calls them The Sunrays.

"Ray" for Murry, and "Sun" for Wilson.

Get it?

I don't know how he did it, but he got Capitol to sign 'em up.

I hear he even conned the promoters into letting them open for Sonny and Cher.

I don't believe this. I mean, has your old man got it in for us, or what?

No big deal. We're not even doing this kind of music anymore.

? We all live for the sun

? Go! Sun, sun, sun, sun

? Sun, sun, sun, sun ?

Brian!

Uh... You didn't mean what you said in there, about the music?

Yeah, I did. I was gonna tell you.

Tell me what?

Your lyrics are cool, Mike,

and you come up with some great hooks. I just...

There are some things I wanna sing,

things I need to work out, personal stuff.

Well, hey, we've always been there for each other, right?

I need some fresh ideas.

Fresh ideas?

And who's gonna give them to you?

That stoned-out fan club of yours?

Boy, I bet they got plenty of ideas.

They're my friends.

they are not your friends. You just think they are.

They're filling your mind full of junk!

Those songs, the ones that we wrote together,

it's who we are.

It's not who I am.

You know, my old man, he thought he had it made,

and then one day... Gone.

Well, I've worked too hard for that to happen.

Mike.

Have you ever considered the fact that maybe you need me

as much as I need you?

Hey, man...

do me a favor. You get your fresh ideas.

You get 'em out of your system, fast.

Come on, man. Mike. It's not like...

WOMAN ON TV: I told you, I can't get a date.

MAN ON TV: Baloney.

(PIANO PLAYING)

(LAUGHING ON TV)

Now, how many boys in your class?

I eat with our crowd.

But it might be better if I... If I sit with a different guy.

BRIAN: Oh, not more.

(GROANS)

You gotta eat these, man. They're made with the best hash west of the Himalayas.

(LAUGHS)

How many of these do I have to eat, man?

Till you hear the muse calling.

(SIGHS)

(GROANS)

I don't feel it.

Brian, what's the matter?

It's not right. It's not

right.

I don't feel it.

What's not right?

The beach.

I can't feel the beach.

He wants what?

(PIANO PLAYING)

I wanna write a song on more than one level,

like a symphony with movements.

Spector started it. He was the first to use the studio,

but I'm going beyond him. I wanna do a spiritual sound.

Mom always said we were God's instruments.

I believe her.

I'm gonna do it, Mar.

I'm gonna make the greatest album,

the greatest rock and roll album ever made!

That's the basic groove, all right?

Hal and Tommy, no big pick-ups.

For the last bar of the intro, just play boom, two, three, four.

Ba-dap! Okay?

Organ, accordion, I want you guys in the same register.

It gets that certain groovy vibration, or frequency thing, happening.

Howie, in the B section, I want you to fade out at the end of each measure.

(IMITATES HORN)

Okay. Let's do one.

It's going to be great.

It's going to be great.

AUDREE: This isn't such a good idea.

You've had way too much to drink.

MURRY: Oh, what are you worried about? We're just gonna...

We're just gonna sit and listen, okay?

You know, patch things up, show our support. Don't you want that?

Of course I do, but, honey, you know what always happens.

Oh, don't you get it?

I had to make them mad at me to get the best out of them.

I drove them hard because they asked for it.

They said, "Help us out, make us famous, help us record.

"We need you, Dad." And so, I'm a driver, and we drove.

There's more than one way to give love to your kids, you know.

This is Wouldn't It Be Nice, take one.

One, two, three.

Hold it.

Dad, I don't remember inviting you.

Any reason I can't come down and listen to my boy?

Murry, are you drunk?

First time in my life, sweetheart.

Okay. Mom, plunk him down over there.

Thank you.

Watch your step, Murry.

Wow.

(GROANS)

All right.

My old seat.

Once again,

Wouldn't It Be Nice, take one.

One, two, three, four.

(PLAYING WOULDN'T IT BE NICE)

Take six. Somebody's not loud enough. Let me hear the tenor sax.

Take nine. Faster on the bridge.

Take 12. Stronger, please.

We're gonna have to go to 20.

You're gonna set a record tonight.

Twelve, maybe thirteen hours.

You know, Chuck and I used to make one hit record after another,

just like that. Right, Chuck?

AUDREE: Murry, quiet.

We lost the accordion. Where'd it go?

Hold it!

Brian's just like Beethoven. He was never satisfied with anything either,

always going back and making changes.

Beethoven? I'll show you Beethoven.

Murry. Murry!

Henry, it makes a difference if you're sitting like this or like this.

Okay?

All right.

Hey.

Next... Next time, why don't you...

Why don't you try to syncopate it, okay?

(IMITATES DRUMS)

I tried to talk him out of it.

He misses it so much.

It's okay. I understand.

You know, on that kick. Go on that kick.

(IMITATING DRUMS)

Got it.

You got it, Hal?

(SLURRING) And syncopate it.

(ALL LAUGHING)

What, are you trying to humiliate me, Brian?

Well, you're doing the same thing to me in front of about 20 people.

Well, you should never have all these people here.

They're not saying anything. You're the one doing all the talking...

No, I...

Yeah, this is awfully unfair of you.

You don't...

You don't appreciate all the good work

that Chuck Britz and I have given to you.

I try to give you a few tips,

and you think 'cause you got a couple of hit records, you got it made.

Murry, maybe it's time we left.

You really got it made. No.

Artists... Artists don't make themselves.

They got a lot of beautiful people,

a lot of unsung heroes under them,

helping their careers, making them sound better.

Come on, sweetheart.

I'm sorry, Audree.

We'll never come to another recording session.

Okay. Come on.

Talk to you later, sweetheart.

I'm sorry, everybody.

You know, Brian's deaf in one ear, you know.

He can't hear a damn thing.

AUDREE: Quiet, Murry.

Okay. Let's go again.

Take 20.

Come on, Murry.

I'm driving, whether you like it or not.

Okay, to hell with them.

It's easier working with strangers than with your own damn kids.

But I still got the songs, Audree.

I own The Beach Boys.

(SINGING WOULDN'T IT BE NICE)

? After having

? Happy times together we

? I wish that every kiss was never-ending ?

Hold it, guys.

Chuck, play it down here.

What are you hearing that the rest of us aren't, dog ears?

I don't know, Brian. It's like you're becoming a cross

between Rachmaninoff and General Patton.

No, it's worse. He's the Stalin of the studio.

Why don't you sing all the parts yourself, Brian?

I can't.

It needs those Beach Boys harmonies.

Yeah. Well, I don't know how people are going to react to these songs.

What Al is saying is don't screw around with the formula.

This is ego music, man.

You're trying to record a Brian Wilson solo album

featuring The Beach Boys.

Brian, what's he talking about?

Denny, why do you think he doesn't use

your playing on our records anymore?

Hal does all the drumming now.

Doesn't that bother you?

You cool it. You tell your brother. You tell him why.

You're a clubber, Denny.

You're not an artist.

(CHUCKLING)

Don't worry, Denny. You're not alone.

I read the most fascinating article this morning.

"Do The Beach Boys rely too much

"on sound genius Brian?"

Interesting, huh?

We created this sound.

All of us together.

Now all your little disciples are running around

saying that you're some kind of a...

Oh, wait, what's the word? What is that word?

Oh, wait, there it is. A genius!

Everybody, shut up!

So this is how we work things out?

Looks like Dad didn't have to try to kill the band. No.

No. We could just commit suicide

and save him the trouble. Is that what you want?

Who cares what some magazine says about us?

What difference does it make when we've got music like this?

Can you listen to that and not want to be a part of it?

Tell me.

(WOULDN'T IT BE NICE PLAYING)

? But wouldn't it be nice

? Good night, baby

? Sleep tight, baby

? Good night, baby

? Sleep tight, baby ?

It's beautiful.

I think it's the best thing you've ever done.

Maybe the best thing I'll ever do.

(GOD ONLY KNOWS PLAYING)

I love you.

? I may not always love you

? But long as there are stars above you ?

There's no bikinis, no surfboards, no cars.

What are we supposed to do with it?

We took out Caroline, No as a single,

and it tanked. All right? Bottom of the top 40.

I don't hear a number one single on the entire album.

It's just a bunch of sad songs.

Well, what is it supposed to mean anyway?

Pet Sounds.

Well, I came up with that.

The music is Brian's pet sound.

You like it?

Yeah, I like it.

Try to sell it.

Look, what we're asking is just consider

giving us a few songs in your usual style.

BRIAN: I don't like that idea.

We want what's best for the band. You know that.

No comment.

You won't even think about it?

(ALL LAUGHING)

Brian.

They killed my album.

They were afraid of the music.

For the first time in my life,

I did something that I really, really thought was good.

I know, honey.

Brian, your dad is here.

My dad's here?

What are those?

Tommy says they'll give me energy.

Tommy says?

Brian, how long are you going to let him

and his friends take advantage of you?

I need them.

No, they need you. They're parasites, honey.

You're so insecure, you're letting them take over. Brian?

MURRY: So, the album is a stiff. So what?

Now it's time to move some records.

Even a genius needs a hit tune.

Go out there and show them you can do it the way you used to.

Do it for me,

for your old man. All right, son?

You got new guys now, The Sunrays.

Oh, those bozos.

I couldn't do anything with them.

One local top ten hit and they went Hollywood on me.

Did you even listen to our record?

I did. I was thrilled when I heard it, sweetheart.

You seemed really happy on it, and that made me happy.

Look, Brian, your mother loves you.

All right? You know, I love you.

I have protected you for 24 years now,

but I can't go on if you're not going to listen

to an intelligent man.

I want you to sign this.

What is it?

It's a letter to BMI. They're the big music publishing company.

Now all it says is that by rights,

I am the chief operating officer of Sea of Tunes.

You remember that day in the coffee shop?

We were waiting to see Nik?

We shook hands on it.

Now, this just confirms that I'm taking over the reins

of the publishing company. It's simple.

I don't know, Brian. Maybe you should have a lawyer take a look at that.

Marilyn?

Look. Haven't I always fought for you?

When Capitol wouldn't let you produce the way you wanted to,

when they said they owned you lock, stock and barrel,

didn't I go down there and straighten them out?

Maybe Marilyn is right. Maybe our lawyer should...

Look, it's just routine paperwork.

Let your old man take care of the business side like he used to.

We're still a family, right?

Families look after each other.

Those songs are our insurance policy against tough times.

I better call Mike.

You don't have to talk to Mike.

Like I've always said, he's protected.

We were a good team. Weren't we, Son?

I mean, sure, we had our differences,

but it's a shame that when our family

could have been so proud and so close,

that outside influences got in the way of family pride

and teamwork and...

And I...

I'm sorry.

I can't talk anymore.

Let's go, dear.

Goodbye, sweetheart.

Mom,

there is this one track that wasn't ready for the album.

Remember what you used to say about

why a dog barks at you and not at someone else?

That frequency thing? It's about that.

You remember that?

Bye, Mom.

Like a dog or a cat or a dog.

It's like... Like a vibration.

Brian's lost it.

Now he thinks he's the Sheikh of Araby.

You think I don't know what goes on in this house?

BRIAN: Whew! Whew!

I should go say goodbye to your mother.

It's like a vibration, like a wave.

Very similar, in fact, to a wave.

Um...

Frequencies. Animals.

Look after him.

Audree.

From now on, I forbid you to come back here by yourself,

and I won't have him in my house until he's cleaned up his act.

Murry, he's my son. You can't just...

Audree, if you love me,

you'll see my point and you won't give in.

Now, that's the end of it.

I sent everyone away for the evening.

I wanted to make sure it was safe.

Safe?

You never know who could be listening,

trying to steal your ideas.

Brian, whatever it is you're smoking,

you might want to go easy.

I want you to hear this.

(GOOD VIBRATIONS BACKING TRACK PLAYING)

I never could get the track right.

I wanted it to be like a pocket symphony

with movements, changes, changes,

build the harmonies here, drop that voice out,

this comes in.

Bring in the echo chamber

put the theremin in there, but it's not right.

Yeah. Well, it needs a hook.

And some lyrics

that make sense, you know.

Brian, this music is so weird,

if our fans ever heard it they'd freak out.

No, they've gotta like it.

Maybe... Maybe...

You got some good ideas.

You want to do it together

like before.

Okay.

Okay. Let's get going right now.

Okay.

Now the one thing everybody understands is boy-girl, right?

So we write it from that... Okay.

Okay, buddy. It's good to see you, too.

Good to be back.

(GOOD VIBRATIONS BACKING TRACK PLAYING ON CAR STEREO)

? I love the colorful clothes she wears

MIKE: ? I'm picking up good vibrations

? She's giving me good sensation

? She's giving me

? Excitation

Excitation.

It's Spector, man.

His mind gangsters are everywhere, spying on me.

? Excitations

? I'm picking up good vibrations ?

Look, Brian, it's been six months.

You've spent $50,000, Brian.

You have got 90 hours of session tapes,

and you have used up the goodwill of at least four different studios.

When do you think it's gonna be finished?

When it's ready.

And when might that be?

When it's ready.

(CHUCKLING)

? Good good good Good vibrations

? Good good good Good vibrations ?

(VOCALIZING)

(CHEERING)

The Beach Boys with their million-selling hit Good Vibrations.

Gather round, guys.

How does it feel to be the number one band here in Britain?

Here in London, you're bigger than The Beatles.

You know, that's cool.

So, guys, Pet Sounds really blew a lot of peoples' minds over here.

Yeah, and we really appreciate that.

It was a little different on our side of the pond.

(ALL LAUGHING)

Mike, tell us about The Beach Boys' groovy new sound.

Well, you know, our collaborator, Brian Wilson,

he's always experimenting.

You want to get on God's wavelength?

This'll take you there.

The real thing, man.

This will open your mind.

I'm tripping.

What are you on?

I'm tripping.

Something Tommy gave me.

What did Tommy give you?

Paper. Just a piece of paper.

I'm sorry, Brian. I am really trying to be there for you,

but you are pushing me away.

What?

What are you doing? Don't you love me?

It is because I love you that I feel this way.

You can't tell the difference between the people that love you

and the people that just want something from you.

Do you remember these?

You wrote them. "Marilyn Wonderful,"

that is how they all start.

When was the last time you called me that?

There is never any time for us, Brian.

Someone is always controlling you, telling you what to do.

It's either Murry or it's Tommy.

Half the time I don't know

if there is really something wrong with you

or if you're just playing a big joke on everybody.

Maybe you are a genius, Brian, I don't know,

but I guess even a genius can be an amateur human being.

Don't go. Don't go.

You tell those drainers to go leech off somebody else.

I...

Fine.

By the way, I'm pregnant. If that matters to you.

Marilyn, wait.

Denny?

(ROCK MUSIC PLAYING ON STEREO)

Denny, I'm home.

Deborah, where have you been?

You know I don't like it when you go out by yourself.

I was out with some friends.

What kind of friends?

You're accusing me?

You don't even try to hide the traces of your little girlfriends.

No, you brag about them.

She's still in the house, isn't she?

Where'd you meet this one, Dennis?

At the studio? At a gig?

Did she offer to have sex with you,

or were you just feeling charitable?

Deborah, she doesn't mean anything to me.

No?

(GRUNTS)

Deborah? Deborah!

Deborah!

You're not taking that car.

(CAR ENGINE STARTING)

I bought you that car, Deborah!

You're not taking that car.

(SOBBING)

NIK: Brian.

Come on in, man.

Sorry, I don't have any suits, man.

They're all taken.

Come on.

BRIAN: He's taking his watch off.

He's thinking about it! Oh, he's coming. Yeah!

Only for you, Brian.

(WHISTLING)

Brian, couldn't we have met somewhere a little more convenient?

Murry's got the house bugged.

Listen, you mentioned something on the phone about a new album, huh?

I'm writing a teenage symphony to God.

Samuel is helping.

See, The Beach Boys are this pan-patriotic kind of trans-presidential vibe.

They're Americana personified,

and that gives us a platform to bring

a kind of Mark Twain irony thing into rock and roll.

I want to use lyrics as a rhythm element.

Samuel is into that.

An album doesn't have to be all songs, man.

A record can be just sounds,

or maybe another one that's all humor jokes and stuff.

Yeah. Listen, Brian,

Capitol has got a lot riding on this.

Everybody is expecting The Beach Boys to top Good Vibrations.

WOMAN: Excuse me, Nik.

Yeah.

Art department says they're making a first run of half a million.

Great.

500,000 albums.

(ALL LAUGHING)

NIK: Everybody is expecting a teenage symphony.

He's out there recording noise.

SECRETARY: Does anyone over in A&R know how it's supposed to go together?

NIK: The question is, does he?

(CUTLERY CLINKING)

Bark! Bark!

(ALL BARKING)

(ALL WHOOPING)

(MUSIC PLAYING ON TAPE)

? Geronimo leaps and bounds for glory over the dustbowl ?

What does this mean?

"Geronimo leaps and bounds for glory over the dustbowl"?

Quite frankly, Mike, I don't know what it means.

I can't tell you.

Sam, wait.

The Philistines have uttered their pronouncements,

and I am now bound for Golgotha.

Hey, come on.

Oh, thank you.

Sam?

Now, look what you did.

You know what this is?

Acid alliteration.

I'm not singing this psychedelic crap.

Jeez, Brian, I don't even know what we're singing about.

It's all just pieces, Brian.

Just pieces.

? Know she'll be a part of my life

? Know she'll be a part of my life

? Forever

? Let the bees make honey

? Let the poor find money

? Take away their sorrows

? Give them sunshine tomorrow

? But don't take her out of my life

? Don't take her out of my life ?

You still love him.

I do.

I know I shouldn't, but I do.

(PSYCHEDELIC ROCK MUSIC PLAYING ON STEREO)

Brian?

Brian?

Brian?

Brian, honey, are you okay?

Brian, are you okay? Honey?

Get out.

Get out of my house. Get out!

Tommy Schaeffer, I hate you!

Don't you come back here!

You are not welcome here.

You, blondie, get out. Get out!

Don't come back here.

Go sponge off somebody else.

Don't come back here!

Get out of my house.

Don't come back here!

Hey.

Hey, Brian.

Hey.

Hey!

You're back.

I'm back, honey. I'm not going anywhere. Okay?

Everything is going to be different now. Okay?

Hey.

You're back.

Well?

Thanks for stopping, man.

I'm Marnie. She's Yellerstone.

Have we seen you somewhere before?

Ever heard of The Beach Boys?

I'm their drummer.

Are you kidding?

You know, we have a friend who's a musician.

Oh, he's not just a singer, man, he's a genius.

A philosopher. You should meet him.

You guys want a shot?

No. We don't drink.

What else don't you do?

Not much.

Hop in.

(TIRES SCREECHING)

PAMELA: You really think this guru is the answer?

Lennon and McCartney turned me on to him when we were in London.

You don't see them falling apart.

Just a way to cut through all the crap.

How? By running off somewhere in the Himalayas?

Maybe if you just learn to tolerate things just a little more,

you wouldn't be so wound up.

You weren't in Rishikesh.

The vibe there was so peaceful.

(CHUCKLES) One morning, McCartney comes down playing this song.

He says it's a Beach Boys-style song.

And the next minute we're bouncing ideas off each other.

Brian and I used to work like that before...

I know. You told me all about it, Mike. I...

You know, making music is one thing,

but as a way of life, I just...

There is just too much bad karma out there.

Look around.

King, Kennedy, anybody with a message of hope gets cut down.

Meditating is so simple, anyone can do it.

And if everyone did it, the world would be a totally different place.

Now, you won't know unless you try.

Just don't go overboard. That's all I'm asking.

You think I'm going to be like Brian and Dennis? No. No.

This gives me perspective, sets up my priorities.

With the band it's all... It's all noise.

I've gotta find a way to cut through all that.

Sooner or later they'll learn.

Positivity and harmony last forever.

Negativity and dissonance die an ugly death.

(EXHALES)

I'll be back.

I thought things would be easier

without all the drainers hanging around.

We redecorated,

we spent months turning the garage into a studio

so Brian wouldn't have to go anywhere.

Hey, Marilyn.

Hey.

Wow, she is getting big.

Yeah.

Where is everybody?

Is, uh, Brian in there?

No, he's upstairs.

All right. Well, see you later.

(BEACH BOYS HARMONIZING)

(SIGHS) The guys come over to make music and Brian just stays in bed.

I loved In My Room when he sang it for me that first time.

Did he ever tell you that?

I just never thought it would become a way of life.

These two chicks, it was like... It was like, no holds barred.

Well, if you're lucky, all they gave you was memories.

Mike, they're waiting for me right now

for a second round back at the place,

if I can ever get out of here, Carl.

Hey, it sounds good.

Sounds good, Carl.

Sorry I was late.

We still need Brian for the next set of overdubs.

Is he ever going to come down?

Brian!

Brian? Brian, are you hearing this?

(THUMPING)

Brian, are you listening to this? Brian?

(MOANING)

Brian? Brian?

(THUMPING)

Mar?

Mar?

Marilyn!

Marilyn,

(BABY GURGLING)

the refrigerators are padlocked.

I know, honey. From now on when you're hungry,

I want you to ask me.

The music sounds beautiful, sweetheart.

I know you fellows are having your differences,

but you still sound great together.

Listen, would you mind holding the baby

while me and your mother talk?

No. No, no. I told you. You have to be the parent.

I would be just like my father.

Brian, you never hold the baby.

(SINGING ADD SOME MUSIC TO YOUR DAY)

? At a movie you can feel it touching your heart

? And on every day of the summertime

? You'll hear children chasing ice cream carts

? They'll play it on your wedding day

? There must be 'bout a million ways

? To add some music

? Add some music

? Add some music

All right. Cut it.

Bri, what do you think?

About what?

The song?

Oh, it's, uh... It's great.

I got some new feels for you guys.

I got some ideas of my own, Brian.

You wrote a song?

What's so strange about that?

You think that because Mom had to twist your arm

to let me into the group that I didn't have any talent?

You didn't think I was good enough then,

and you still don't think I'm good enough.

Well, you know what, Bri? There's a lot of music that I'm gonna make,

even though I'm just the clubber.

Right?

Come on, Dennis. Let's just lay this down.

Brian.

After this.

(PLAYING PIANO)

(LOUD MUSIC PLAYING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(OWL HOOTING)

Hey, welcome back.

Gypsy, go lie down on that couch.

Sandy, take your blouse off for Paul.

Mmm.

I'm not going to hurt you, brother.

Don't be afraid.

And who are you?

I'm the Wizard.

Call me Charlie.

And this is my family.

(GIRL GIGGLING)

MANSON: ? Pitch-covered troll never gonna be found

? Leave ego behind Pull the wool off your eye

Denny, this guy's stuff is not for us.

What do you know about him?

This is a wizard, man. He's... He's deep. He's Charlie Manson.

You know what he told me?

He told me there's going to be a worldwide race war.

It's going to be black, yellow, and red against white.

Carl, we got to prepare ourselves.

He doesn't scare you?

Yeah, Carl, he scares me.

But Charlie says that fear is nothing but awareness.

? Solution, girl, you get my gist

? Do you love me, do you love me, do you love me

? Just cease to resist ?

(GIRLS GIGGLING)

(GIRLS CHATTERING)

There's some good stuff there.

What are you doing up here?

That's a cute baby.

What is your name, sweetheart?

My name is Yellerstone, and this is Marnie.

Hi.

You need get rid of all your negativity, sister.

Brian?

Brian,

Dennis is here with that new friend of his, Pigpen.

He-He's brought all his crummy girlfriends with him.

Honey, they're... They're dirty. They stink.

I don't- I don't trust them. I can't leave Carnie alone when they're in the house.

Would you... Would you talk to your brother?

(GROANS)

Brian, please.

(GROANS)

Jerk!

(SHOUTING INSULTS)

MAN: Loser!

with our buggies.

Go on.

BRIAN: You let them use your cars, man?

DENNIS: Yeah, man.

You don't say no to the Wizard.

See, the family shares everything,

like families are supposed to.

(WHOOPING)

(CHUCKLES) They share the girls, too?

Yeah, man. It's the best part.

You see, Charlie believes in sex seven times a day.

Before breakfast, after breakfast.

Before lunch, after lunch.

Before dinner, after dinner.

And one time in the middle of the night.

(CAR HONKING)

All right. I'll be right down!

You see, Brian,

Charlie accepts people for who they are.

He doesn't ask you to prove yourself.

MARNIE: Dennis, come on!

(DOG BARKING)

(CAR ENGINE STARTING)

Your family, man, they're too stiff.

You don't belong with them. We're your family now.

Denny, we're scared for you.

Oh, yeah?

Come on, Denny. Those people aren't your friends.

Yeah, man. How many of your cars have they sold?

You're just their drug money.

Worst of all, they're messing with your mind.

Don't preach to me, Mike.

I'm just trying to help you, man.

I've told you before, that stuff doesn't work for me.

Meditation saved my life.

You think the Wizard, or whatever his name is, is going to save yours?

Get your hands off me, mama's boy.

You don't care about me anyway.

I play the drums. So what?

You guys talking about replacing me?

Replace me!

ALL: Dennis!

(GROANS)

And now I'm not even the drummer.

I need help, Audree.

I'm thinking about asking my sister Diane to come stay with us.

Brian doesn't know it yet, but he's going to be a father again.

Honey, that's wonderful. Are you sure?

It's forced me to come to terms with a lot of things.

I gotta stop kidding myself.

About what?

About Brian.

I love him. God knows.

For a long time, I pretended like there was nothing seriously wrong.

Besides the drugs, I mean.

But you can't go on like this.

DENNIS: Mom? Mom?

Take me home.

My God, what have you done to yourself this time?

Just take me home.

Honey, run it under the tap.

Do you have any hydrogen peroxide, Marilyn?

MARILYN: Yeah. It's in the bathroom.

Here, you wrap his hand, I'll go get it.

Denny, you have got to stop doing things like this.

(LOUD MUSIC BLARING)

Are you sure you don't want to go to the hospital?

Yeah, I'm sure. Why don't you come in?

I don't think I better.

Come in, Mom. It's like a big family in there.

Denny, honey, you've got a family.

I do now.

Don't talk like that.

These people are just like Brian's friends.

They're just trying to use you.

What would your father think?

I don't care what he thinks.

Yes, you do, honey.

You always have.

Thanks for the ride, Mom.

(PEOPLE SHOUTING)

MANSON'S VOICE: You can't leave the family!

NIK: Now, let me lay some reality on you guys, all right?

The last three Beach Boys albums

haven't exactly set the charts on fire.

The Friends LP didn't even make the top 100,

not even close.

Not only was it your worst seller,

but it practically set an all-time low for Capitol.

Well, whose fault is that?

I mean, maybe if you weren't still marketing us as a surf band,

the albums would sell.

Maybe you guys have a message.

All I know is after Woodstock,

nobody is listening. You're... You're irrelevant.

Irrelevant? Nik, we made this label relevant.

The word in the business right now

is that the Beach Boys are poison.

Brian has got a reputation.

Look around the room, Nik. How many Beach Boys do you see?

I see six. How many do you see? One?

Mike, I know there is talent in the group.

But you guys are your own worst enemies.

You know, I never thought I'd say it,

but I miss Murry.

Murry?

Man, he just used us.

Yeah, but at least he could straighten you guys out.

You know, I give up trying.

The music is the mu...

The label is washing its hands of you.

I'm sorry.

It's just the way it is.

(DOOR CLOSES)

You need to talk to Dad.

He told you those songs were an insurance policy, right?

Well, now we need to cash it in.

He's right, Brian.

Sea of Tunes is gone?

That's right.

Irving/Almo Music bought them for $700,000.

And I was lucky to get that.

You can't do that.

And if you want to continue to get royalties, you won't make a stink.

But...

Face it, you had your shot, and now it's over.

You sold the songs without telling me?

You signed my name, you kept the money?

Sea of Tunes is me. Murry Wilson!

Now, you signed a letter to that effect. Don't you remember?

Why, Dad?

I did what I thought was best, like I always do.

Yeah. Best for you.

He sold our songs?

We wrote those songs together. Those were our songs.

They were supposed to stay in the family.

He took advantage of both of us.

Just like you forgot to put my name

on California Girls and the other stuff.

You know my dad...

Stop blaming Murry!

That's not going to work anymore.

(SCREAMS)

Ever since you stopped touring,

you hoped the band would die.

Well, that's not going to happen, man.

Not if I have anything to say about it.

(GROANS)

(GROANS)

Oh, Murry.

How could you?

What else could I do?

You lied to them.

You lied to me. Why, Murry? Was it the money?

Or couldn't you stand to see the boys doing better than you ever did?

All these years, you've been looking to get even, haven't you, Murry?

I devoted myself to those boys.

I devoted myself.

And you know how they treated me.

How they treated you?

Murry, you have been living off them for how many years now?

What have you ever given them in return?

Have you ever had one kind word to say to any of them?

I tried to teach them responsibility,

but I failed.

I failed at everything.

Is this the way that a family is supposed to behave, Murry?

I always hoped that one day,

one day you would show

just a little bit of kindness towards those boys.

Haven't they suffered enough?

Murry, look at me when I'm talking to you!

(GROANING)

Murry, what is it?

It's nothing.

I'm just all worked up.

I can't stand to see what the business has done to you,

to Brian, Denny.

You're not the man I married, Murry.

You haven't been for a long time.

That man loved his children when they were little,

and he didn't try to live through them.

I have stood by and I have watched for long enough,

but I can't do it anymore, Murry.

No, I am not gonna shed any tears over you.

I should ask for a divorce, but I'm not going to.

Where would I go at my age, anyway? And this is my home, too.

I just don't know how things can ever be the same between us, Murry.

You keep the damn money.

I don't want any part of it.

But I hope to God you can live with yourself.

(SOBBING)

(SNIFFING)

Hey, hey!

I want you to have this.

(SNIFFS)

I want you to have this.

(SNIFFS)

I want you to have this.

We don't want your records, Brian.

They're not going to be worth anything, not now.

BRIAN: Oh.

Do you know this song?

Sure, I know that song.

You know this song?

You know this song?

(PLAYING SAME MELODY)

BRUCE: We haven't seen him for a while, Mr. Love.

He's been on some kind of fast.

How long?

Four or five days maybe.

Ever since it happened.

How could old man Wilson have done that?

You don't know Murry.

It's open.

(SITAR MUSIC PLAYING)

(DOOR CLOSES)

Son, are you okay?

Just mellowing out. It's cool.

Where's Pamela?

Do us a favor. Let's go see a doctor.

Don't touch me!

Mike.

Now, I want you to tell me what happened,

how you... You... You got this way.

Murry said he was holding the songs for me and Brian.

I never gave him permission to sell them.

So I called the... The... The band's lawyer,

and I asked him how Murry could sell the songs.

And do you know what he said to me?

No.

"There's nothing you can do about it."

Nothing I can do.

Nothing I can do.

Nothing I can do.

Nothing I can do.

Why didn't you take your house back

after you kicked those crazies out?

I'm not going back there, Carl. No way. Never.

Denny, it's over.

Manson's in jail now for killing those people.

I mean, they weren't even living there anymore.

Carl, I don't want to talk about it.

Denny, listen, I should have said this before.

You were so out of it, you were not easy to deal with.

Carl, I'm trying to get myself back together.

All I'm trying to say is that I dig your stuff.

I like your music. I always have.

You do?

You working on anything now?

? If every word I said

? Could make you laugh

? I'd talk forever

? I asked the sky just what we had

? Mmm, it shone forever

? Forever

? Forever

? I've been so happy loving you

Not bad for a duck born with two chickens.

It's beautiful. You played it for the old man?

Like he cares.

Maybe you should.

Murry, you should listen to this.

And you be nice.

You know how hard it must have been for Denny to do this.

DENNIS: ? If the song I sing to you

? Could fill your heart with joy

? I'd sing forever

? Forever

? Forever

? I've been so happy loving you

Dad, are you there?

Dad, are you there?

I think the old bastard hung up on me.

No, no, no, no.

Go on, please.

? So I'm goin' away

? Mmm, but not forever

? I gotta love you anyway

? Forever

? Forever ?

That's beautiful.

Really beautiful.

You liked it?

Yeah.

It's really good.

I'm glad.

Who would have thought you'd end up talented?

So, uh,

you're doing okay?

Yeah. Yeah.

So, uh, I see you're still driving that old T-Bird.

Yeah. She's like a mistress. You can't get rid of her.

I stole her from you once.

You, uh, you beat the crap out of me.

Remember that?

Yeah. Well, we-we all do things that we're not too proud of.

I'll tell you what, though.

She's yours.

Go ahead. Take her.

You serious?

Yeah. What do I want another car for?

I don't need it much anymore anyway.

Thanks.

Forget it.

(DOOR CLOSES)

Murry, breakfast!

AUDREE: Murry!

Murry?

(GRUNTING)

(GASPING)

Audree!

Audree.

Murry?

Murry?

(MURRY GASPING)

Murry? Murry?

(GASPS) Oh, my God.

Murry, what happened? Murry, talk to me.

Honey, talk to me.

What can I do?

Murry, please talk to me. Murry?

Murry? Murry, please.

Talk to me.

(SOBBING) Murry?

Murry.

Murry?

Brian?

Honey, I have to tell you something.

Carl just called.

There's... There's no easy way to tell you this.

Tell me what?

Your father is gone.

My... My dad died?

I'm so sorry.

My dad?

(SOBBING)

You gotta come by the house more often.

I know. We'll keep in touch.

Chuck, thanks for coming.

Give my love to Brian.

Grandma loves you.

Come on, Carl.

CARL: Brian and Dennis should have been here.

That's all right, sweetheart. I don't blame them.

They haven't got your strength. They'll get over it.

They have to.

Carl.

Mrs. Wilson, my deepest sympathies.

CARL: Didn't expect to see you here.

Yeah. Well, Murry and I didn't exactly agree on everything,

but he took good care of you guys, and I respected that.

Thank you.

Carl?

Listen, I-I know this is a lousy time to bring it up,

but maybe when things settle down a little bit, you can give me a call.

I've got some good things going,

and I'd like to talk to you about it.

Thanks, Nik. Take care.

Audree, I sure am sorry.

Let us know if we can do anything, okay?

Al.

Carl. Be tough, brother.

Right. I'll call you in a couple of days.

I have always counted on you to keep this family together.

You promise me you'll try,

especially when I'm gone?

(ENGINE STARTING)

I promise.

MIKE: I never thought I'd stop hating him,

but I just feel sorry for him.

DENNIS: I didn't think I could ever come back here.

Took me a couple months.

(MIKE LAUGHING)

Look at this.

Our very first public appearance.

(ALL LAUGHING)

Were we really that geeky?

Yeah, Dave sure was.

AUDREE: You all were,

but you had voices like angels.

God, he kept everything, didn't he?

Yes, he did.

It was his way of having you all around.

Look,

I know that your father was never an affectionate man,

and I'm making no apologies for him.

He did some terrible, terrible things to all of you.

But in his way,

he loved you more than anything.

It really does something to you

when your father dies.

We didn't talk much after I fired him,

(CLEARS THROAT)

but I'm okay about it.

I've got a new perspective on life, you know?

I'm gonna try a little harder.

It's making a man of me.

Maybe now that he's gone,

we should focus on the good things he did for us.

I mean, the music. He gave us that.

Carl's right.

Without the music,

who are we?

NIK: Nobody remembers who you are.

You've been off the top-ten singles charts for eight years.

That's a long time not to be having any hits.

We want to re-release some of the old material.

Who remembers that stuff?

Since Watergate, there's a whole generation of people out there

looking for something simpler.

Maybe you could help with the song selection.

A greatest hits album, Nik, huh?

It's for has-beens.

we could do it again.

But Denny's right.

Don't call it a "Best Of," or "Golden," or anything like that.

Yeah. Yeah, we still got plenty of music left in us.

NIK: Okay. Okay.

Any ideas?

Yeah, how about, Good Groups Never Die,

They Just Sell Their Songs Again.

(ALL CHUCKLING)

How about, uh,

how about Endless Summer?

Yeah.

Yeah, I like that.

MARILYN: I thought this album would do good,

but I never dreamed it would make record history.

"Band of the year."

(ALL LAUGHING)

Hey, man, check this out, huh?

(SINGING SPOOKY TUNE)

I bet you never seen one of these before, man. Double platinum.

Yeah, everybody's talking about it, Brian.

It's a little freaky for me to see this,

but I can accept it.

Definitely makes me feel like I'm dreaming.

It gives me a shock.

(LAUGHING)

Man, I'm telling you, we're back in business.

Everybody wants to book a date, right?

Yeah, we're going to go on the road like we used to.

Remember that? 17 dates in three weeks.

One show a day for six days, huh?

One show a day? Man, how about two, huh?

I'm ready to work, you know?

And, Brian, you're coming with us.

Come on, Brian, I think we can do this together.

Brian, Bri, Bri, Brian, you just gotta go back, just to go see the fans.

No.

I-I can't do that.

Brian, just once. That's all we're asking. That's it.

I-I can't do that. I just can't.

I can't do that.

(CROWD CHEERING WILDLY)

One, two, three.

(PLAYING FUN, FUN, FUN)

? Well she got her daddy's car

? And she cruised through the hamburger stand now

? Seems she forgot all about the library

? Like she told her old man now

? And with the radio blasting

? Goes cruising just as fast as she can now

? And she'll have fun fun fun

? Till her daddy takes the T-Bird away

? Fun fun fun Till her daddy takes the T-Bird away

Look at them, Mom!

Can you believe it? They love us!

? And she'll have fun fun fun Till her daddy takes the T-Bird away

Come on, Brian. Brian.

No. No.

(CROWD CHEERING WILDLY)

I love you, Brian.

? And we'll have fun fun fun Now that Daddy took her T-Bird away

Brian, everybody, Brian!

Get out there, buddy.

(LOUD CHEERING)

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