Van Dyke Parks Movies

  • 2009
    1974: On the Road With The Beach Boys

    1974: On the Road With The Beach Boys

    1974: On the Road With The Beach Boys

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    In 1974, The Beach Boys were at a low ebb. Their record sales bottoming out and desperate for income, The Beach Boys hit the road. Family friend and m...

    1974: On the Road With The Beach Boys
  • 1990
    The Two Jakes

    The Two Jakes

    The Two Jakes

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    Real estate developer Jake Berman hires private investigator and war veteran Jake Gittes for some run-of-the-mill matrimonial work. After Berman shoot...

    The Two Jakes
  • 2022
    Peter Case: A Million Miles Away

    Peter Case: A Million Miles Away

    Peter Case: A Million Miles Away

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    Peter Case has lived a life of constant change, soaring highs, and soul-crushing lows. This film walks a million miles in the shoes of one of America’...

    Peter Case: A Million Miles Away
  • 1956
    The Swan

    The Swan

    The Swan

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    Princess Beatrice's days of enjoying the regal life are numbered unless her only daughter, Princess Alexandra, makes a good impression on a distant co...

    The Swan
  • 1985
    The Beach Boys: An American Band

    The Beach Boys: An American Band

    The Beach Boys: An American Band

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    A biography of the American rock band The Beach Boys, with interviews, concert footage and clips from movies and television shows they appeared in.

    The Beach Boys: An American Band
  • 2010
    Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)

    Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)

    Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)

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    The life and work of the enigmatic singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson.

    Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
  • 2010
    Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1962-1969

    Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1962-1969

    Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1962-1969

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    A documentary film in which the rich tapestry of music written and produced by this brilliant 20th century composer is investigated and reviewed.

    Brian Wilson: Songwriter 1962-1969
  • 2004
    Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile

    Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile

    Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile

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    This film tells (using modern day interviews and archival footage and sound tapes) the story of how in 1967, while his band The Beach Boys triumphantl...

    Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
  • 2015
    Feats First: The Life and Music of Lowell George

    Feats First: The Life and Music of Lowell George

    Feats First: The Life and Music of Lowell George

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    This film, the first ever to chronicle Lowell George's life, music and career, uses archive footage and interviews of and with Lowell and Little Feat,...

    Feats First: The Life and Music of Lowell George
  • 1988
    Vibes

    Vibes

    Vibes

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    Medium Sylvia Pickel and psychometrist Nick Deezy meet at a psychic research facility in New York. Not long after, they're contacted by Harry Buscafus...

    Vibes
  • 1982
    The Tale of the Frog Prince

    The Tale of the Frog Prince

    The Tale of the Frog Prince

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    A spoiled, selfish princess's fate becomes entwined with a zany and witty frog with a secret past.

    The Tale of the Frog Prince
  • 1970
    Ry Cooder: How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?

    Ry Cooder: How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?

    Ry Cooder: How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?

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    An introduction to the world of Ry Cooder and his debut album on Warner Bros. Records. Cooder talks about old movies, trailers and the lay of the land...

    Ry Cooder: How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?
  • 1978
    Loose Shoes

    Loose Shoes

    Loose Shoes

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    Broad satire and buffoonery presented as a series of movie trailers. Among the titles and subjects are: "The Howard Huge Story", "Skate-boarders from...

    Loose Shoes
  • 1988
    Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball

    Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball

    Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball

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    Following a brief statement by Ry Cooder on his thoughts about performing - and improvising - on stage, this concert film depicts Cooder's 1987 live s...

    Ry Cooder & The Moula Banda Rhythm Aces: Let's Have a Ball
  • 1980
    Popeye

    Popeye

    Popeye

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    Popeye is a super-strong, spinach-scarfing sailor man who's searching for his father. During a storm that wrecks his ship, Popeye washes ashore and wi...

    Popeye
  • 1976
    The Beach Boys: It's OK

    The Beach Boys: It's OK

    The Beach Boys: It's OK

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    A live performance from the Beach Boys, featuring their best known songs, including 'Help Me Rhonda' and 'Good Vibrations'.

    The Beach Boys: It's OK
  • 2019
    No Smoking

    No Smoking

    No Smoking

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    A documentary about Haruomi Hosono, a musician respected around the world and the music composer of Cannes Palme d'Or winner Shoplifters. The footage...

    No Smoking
  • 2005
    The Beach Boys: Wouldn't It Be Nice

    The Beach Boys: Wouldn't It Be Nice

    The Beach Boys: Wouldn't It Be Nice

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    The inside story of the Beach Boys from their formation in 1961 to the present day (2005).

    The Beach Boys: Wouldn't It Be Nice
  • 1976
    The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations Tour

    The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations Tour

    The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations Tour

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    Originally aired as an television special, this concert film includes interview segments, comedy sketches, and concert footage from Brian Wilson's 197...

    The Beach Boys: Good Vibrations Tour
  • 2000
    The Beach Boys: Endless Harmony

    The Beach Boys: Endless Harmony

    The Beach Boys: Endless Harmony

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    These archetypal Southern Californians, who transmuted their experiences growing up in suburban Hawthorne into a potent teen iconography orbiting surf...

    The Beach Boys: Endless Harmony