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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 farmer's daughters

really make you feel

alright And the

northern girls with the way they

kiss They keep their boyfriends warm

at night I

wish they all could be

California I wish they all could

be California I wish

they all could be California

Look at Mike. He's paying more attention

to that girl than he used to the

playback. If you feel that way, you

should be up there with them. You know

they want you to. Mike said so himself.

No, you can't do that. Bruce will catch

on soon. Come on, Dennis.

Listen to yourself. I swear, sometimes

you sound just like your father. Remember

how I used to criticize everything youdid?

Saturday night.

Audrey. Audrey. Yeah, Murray. Play my

song again, would you, dear?You're going

to wear that record out, Murray.

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.

OK.

We're doing that two-step, side-step. Man

away, two-step, side-step. Just a

man away, two-step, side-step.

Don't be surprised if it's a little

weird inside. What do you mean?

Well, you'll find out. Let's wait for

Mike. Strength in the

numbers. Come back, baby.

I told you he was good. GoodHe's great.

When did 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. Alan.

Are these people here every day?Yeah. I

called in the Drainers. They just hang

around here feeding off of Brian's.

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 I don't

like him 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, Nick. You always do. Excuse

me. Hey,

Nick, Brian,

have you heard Rubber Soul, man?Yeah,

yeah, yeah, I've heard it. Oh, I want to

do an album like this where the whole

thing's like gas, all

good stuff with like a theme, you

know?45 singles. That's

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

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.

Hey, Marilyn. Hi. How are you?Good to see

you. Hi, Al. Come on in. Nick's here. I

know he wants to talk to you. Great. You

remember, Bruce?Oh, The Phantom Beach

Boy. Yeah, I read that too. Come on in.

Well, I can't wait to meet you.

You weren't kidding out there. Yeah.

Well, we love the songs, don't we?Hey,

Mike. Hey, yeah.

Hey, Brian. Good to see you. You know

everybody, right?Have you met Samuel?This

is my cousin, Mike Love. 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.

Bruce, how do you like being Beach Boy?

Glen Campbell sure didn't. No. When I

played in the Rip Coors, we used to fake

your sound all the time. But the real

thing's not so easy. I know.

So, Brian, you you see the show either or

not?We saw it. Yeah.

What'd you think?It was. Yeah.

Who was that girl you were dancing with?

You mean Pamela?She's nothing

serious.

Michael, this is Pamela.

Oh, Mike, this is where we live. Must

have been expensive. Almost about 3 #1

records. You like it?Like it.

Oh, my God. I love it.

Oh. Oh, my. I can't believe it.

Oh, my. I can't

believe it. I love it. It's

beautiful. I mean, one night

I'm. 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, with.

If she's nice. Oh, I've proved that,

haven't I?

Can't wait to start redecorating. We'll

go shopping in Beverly Hills. That'll be

great. We smoked?

You can't know everything about a girl

and two dates and a trip to Vegas, Mike.

Gotta be some surprises, right?

The stable's on top of the hill and you

can see the ocean from up there.

Did you like it?Yeah. It used to belong

to Will Rogers, the guy who said he never

met a man he didn't like. It's just like

me. Well, I make an exception.

This is amazing.

Deborah. Yeah. I want you to live here

with me.

Dennis, I can't. Sure you can.

I've never had my own house before. It's

OK. Me neither. I don't believe

this.

Move in on the mic an inch and three

quarter or two inches. Why?

Well, sing loud or move in two inches.

And enunciate. When you sing,

make it sexy and soft. All right.

I live for the

sun. OK,

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?

1-2.

They look just

like us. Yeah, I think that's the idea.

Murray calls him the sun rays, Ray for

Murray and sun for Wilson. Get it?I don't

know how he did it, but he got capital to

sign him 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 his

or what?No big deal.

We're not even doing this kind of music

anymore.

Ryan,

you didn't mean what you said in there

about the music. Yeah,

I did. I was going to 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 want to say

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 going to give them

to you?That That stoned out

fan club of yours?Boy, I bet they got

plenty of ideas. They're my friends. Oh,

man, 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,

that'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. Well, Brian, tell you what. Do me a

favor. You get your fresh ideas, you

get them out of your system. Fast.

Come on, man. Mike, it's not

like...

I told you, I can't get a page. Now,

how many boys in your class?I mean, with

our crown. But it

might be better if I... The guy who was a

different guy. They'd be the best, most

of you guys. Oh, not more.

ohh You gotta eat these, man.

They're made with the best hash west of

the Himalayas. How

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

you hear the muse calling.

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?

I want to write a song on more than one

level, like a Symphony of

movements. Spector started

him. He was the first to use the studio,

but I'm going beyond him.

I want to do a spiritual sound.

Mom always said we were God's

instruments. I believe her. I'm going to

do it, Mayor. 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 pickups. In the last

bar of the intro, just play boom, two,

three, four, ba-da, okay?Organ

accordion, I want you guys in the same

register, get 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.

OK, let's do one. It's

going to be great. I know. Yeah. This

is such a good idea. You have way too

much to drink. Oh, what are you worried

about?We're just going to. We're just

going to sit and listen, OK?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.

And 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.

More than one way to give love to your

kids, you know.

This is. Wouldn't it be nice?Take one.

123. Hold it.

Dad, I don't remember inviting you. Any

reason I can't come down and listen to my

boy?Murray, are you drunk?

First time in my life, sweetheart.

OK, Mom, plunk him down over there.

Thank you. Watch your step, Murray. You

all right?We'll

see. Once

again, wouldn't it be nice?Take

one. 1234.

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 going to have to go to 20. We're

going to set a record tonight. 12, maybe

13 hours. You know, Chuck and I used to

make one hit record after another just

like that. Right, Chuck?Oh, quiet.

We lost the accordion. Where'd it go?Pull

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. Murray. Murray.

Henry, it makes a difference if you're

sitting like this or like this.

OK. All right.

Hey, next. Next

time. Why don't you?Why don't you try to

syncopate it?OK.

I tried to talk him out of it.

She misses it so much. It's OK. I

understand. But you know, on that

kick, go on that kick. Got it?You got it,

Hal?

Yeah. And I

think I've ate it.

What are you?Are you trying to humiliate

me, Ryan?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 Britt and I have

given to you. Yeah, I try to give you a

few tips and you think because you got a

couple of hit records that you you got it

made. Maybe it's 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, Audrey.

We'll never come to another recording

session. OK. Come on.

Talk to you later, sweetheart. Yeah,

I'm sorry, everybody. You know,

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

can't hear a damn thing. Quiet, Murray.

OK, let's go again.

Take 20. Come

on. I'm driving, whether you

like it or not.

OK, to hell with them. It's easier

working with strangers than with your own

damn kids. But

I still got the songs, Audrey.

I own the Beach Boys.

Happy

times together

Hold it, guys. Chuck, play it out 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. Oh, 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.

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?Mike, cool it. You cool it. You tell

your brother. You tell him why.

You're a clubber, Denny.

You're not. An artist.

Oh, don't worry, Danny. 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.

Now we could we could just commit suicide

and save him the troubles. 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.

Beautiful. I think

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

Maybe the best thing I'll ever do.

I love you.

There's

no bikinis, no surfboards, no cars. What

are we supposed to do with it?We took out

Caroline Noah's single and then it

tanked. I'm bottom of the top 40. I don't

hear a number one single on the entire

album. It's just just a bunch of sad

songs. What is it supposed to mean anyway?

Spit sounds?Well,

I came up with that. The music is

Brian's pet sound.

You like it?Yeah, I I like it.

Try to sell it. Look, what we're asking,

just just consider giving us a few songs

in your usual style. I

don't like that idea. We

want what's best for the band. You know

that. No comment.

They won't even think about it. No.

Brian. You 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. I killed it.

Brian, your dad is here.

Her 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 just, you're so insecure. You're

letting them take over. Brian. So the

albums are 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 sun rays. Oh,

those bozos. I couldn't do anything with

them. One local top 10 hit, and they 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, right?

You know, I love you. I 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'm the

chief operating officer of CF Toomes. You

remember that day in the coffee shop?We

were waiting to see Nick and we shook

hands on it. Now, this just confirms that

I'm taking over the reigns 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, Kevin and I always fought for you

when capital 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's right. Maybe they're

lawyers. Well, 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'd better call Mike. You don't have to

talk to Mike. Like I've always said, he's

protected.

We're 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 I...

And I...

I'm sorry. I

can't talk anymore.

Let's go, dear.

Goodbye, sweetheart.

Mom, there's 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 Sheik of Arabi. Like a

dog, like anything. You think I don't

know what goes on in this house?

I should go say goodbye to your mother.

It's a vibration, like a wave.

Very similar, in fact, to a wave.

Frequency, animals.

Look after him. I will. Audrey. I worry

so much. From

now on, I forbid you to come back here by

yourself. Then I won't have him in my

house until he's cleaned up his act.

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

Audrey, 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.

I never could get the track right. I

wanted it to be like a pocket Symphony

with movements. Changes, changes. Build

the harmonies here. Got that voice out.

Just comes in. Ring in the echo chamber.

Put that theremin in there. But it's

not right. Yeah, well, it needs a hook

and some lyrics that make sense, you

know?I mean, Brian, this, this

This music is so weird,

if our fans ever heard it, they'd freak

out. No, they gotta like it.

Maybe, Maybe

you got some good ideas.

You wanna 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... Oh, okay.

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

Good to be back.

Why are

we driving

around

like

this,

Brian?It's Spectre,

man. There's mind gangsters everywhere

spying on me. Look,

Brian,

it's been six months. You've spent

$50,000, Brian. You've got 90 hours of

session tapes, and you've used up the

goodwill of at least four different

studios. When do you think it's going to

be finished?When it's ready.

And when might that be?

When it's ready.

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 people's

minds over here. Yeah, and we really

appreciate that. It's a little different

on our side of the pond. Oh,

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'll open your mind.

I am tripping. What are you on?I'm

tripping. What are you on?

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's never any time for us, Brian.

Someone is always controlling you and

telling you what to do. It's either

Murray 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. Then make me

stay! You tell those drainers to go leech

off somebody else!

Fine. By

the way, I'm pregnant, if that matters to

you.

Marilyn, wait.

Danny.

Danny, I'm home.

Netra, 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

crack the bottom. She's still in the

house, isn't she?

Where'd you meet this one, Dennis?The

studio?At a gig?

Did she offer to have sex with you or

were you just feeling terrible?That

doesn't mean anything to me. No.

Deborah! Deborah!

Deborah! You're

not taking that car!

I brought you that car, Deborah! You're

not taking that car!

Brian. Nick! Come on in,

man. Just like this?Sorry, I

don't have any suits, man. They're all

taken.

Come on! He's

taking his watch off. He's

thinking of my... Oh, ohh he's

coming! Only for you, Brian.

Brian, could we have met somewhere a

little more convenient?Murray's got the

house bug. Listen, you mentioned

something on the phone about a new album,

huhI'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'n'roll. I wanted

these 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,

Ryan, Capitol's got a lot of riding on

this, right?Everybody's expecting the

Beach Boys to talk to vibrations.

Excuse me, Nick?Yeah.

Art department says they're making a

first run of half a million.

Okay. 500,000 albums.

Everybody's expecting a teenage symphony

who's out there recording noise. Does

anyone over in A&R know how it's supposed

to go together?Question is, does he?

What does this mean?Geronimo

leaps and bounds for glory over the Dust

Bowl. Quite frankly, Mike, I don't know

what it means. I can't tell you.

Sam, what?I'm sorry, Brian. I'm

splitting. The Philistines have uttered

their pronouncements, and I am now down

for Golgotha.

Hey, come on. Oh.

Sam,

look what you did. You know what this is?

Acid alliteration.

I'm not singing this psychedelic crap.

Geez, 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 In the

sunshine tomorrow But

don't take her out of mylike

You still love him?

I do. I know I

shouldn't, but I do.

Brian.

Brian.

Brian. Brian. Honey, are you OK?

Brian, are you OK?Honey. Get

out. Get out of my house. Get out. Get

out.

Come, Shaker. I

hate you. Don't just come back here. You

are not welcome here. You blondie scab.

Get down. Don't

come back here. Don't

come back here. Get out of my

house. Don't come back here.

Hey, hey

Hey, you're back. I'm back.

I'm back, honey.

Not going anywhere, OK?Everything's going

to be different now.

OK?You're back.

Well,

thanks for stopping, man. Dennis. I'm

Marnie. She's Yellowstone. Have we seen

you somewhere before?Ever heard of The

Beach Boys?I'm the drummer. Are you

kidding?No, I'm not kidding. You know, we

have a friend who's a musician. 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.

You really think this guru is the answer?

Lennon and McCartney turned me on to them

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 learned 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. One morning, McCartney

comes down playing this song. He says

it's a Beach Boys style song. The next

minute we're bouncing ideas off each

other. Brian and I used to work like

that. 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, noThis gives me

perspective, sets up my priorities.

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

I've got to find a way to cut through all

that. Sooner or later, they'll learn.

Positivity and harmony lasts forever.

Negativity and dissonance die an ugly

death.

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, Al. Hey. Hey, Audrey. Wow.

She's getting big. Yeah. Where's

everybody?They're in the studio. Is Brian

in there?No, he's upstairs. All

right, well, see you later.

The guy's 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?Yes. 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. Thanks, Al. Sorry I

was late. Still meet Brian from the next

set of overdubs. See if we're going to

come down. Brian.

Brian. Brian, are you hearing this?Brian.

Brian, are you listening to

this?

Brian. Brian.

Ryan!

Ryan!

Ryan!

Marilyn.

Marilyn. 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 fellas

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, noI told

you, you have to be the parent. I'd be

just like my father. Brian, you never

hold the baby.

At a movie, you can

feel it touching your heart. Yum,

yum

And on every evening of the

summertime, you'll hear children

chanting ice cream car.

The plan on your wedding

day, there must be about a million

ways to add sun back

All

right, cut it. Bry. 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, Bry.

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, Bry?There's a lot of music

that I'm going to make, even though I'm

just the clubber. Right?

Come on, Dennis. Let's just lay this

down. Bryan,

after this.

Hey, welcome back.

Gypsy, go lie down on that couch.

Sandy, take your blouse off for Paul.

I'm not going to hurt you, brother.

I'll be afraid.

And who areI'm the

wizard. Call me Charlie.

And this is my family.

Join us.

Pitch-covered troll never gonna be found.

Leave me, go behind. Pull the wool up

your eye. Danny, this

guy's stuff is not for us. What do you

know about him?He's a wizard, man. 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 learning.

Solution, girl. Get my jest.

Do you love me?Do you love me?Do you love

me?

Just cease to resist?

What are you doing up here?That's a cute

baby. What is your name, sweetheart?

My name is Yellowstone, and this is

Marnie. Hi. Don't

touch her. You need to get rid of all

your negativity, sister.

Brian.

Brian. Dennis is

here with that new friend of his, pig

pen. He's brought all his crummy

girlfriends with him. Honey, they're

they're dirty. They stink. I I don't. I

don't trust them. I can't leave Carney

alone when they're in the house. Would

would you talk to your brother?

Brian, please.

Go back to the ranch.

You let them use your cars, man. Yeah,

man. Don't say no to the wizard.

See, the family shares everything like

families are supposed to. We

share the girls, too. Yeah, man. That'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. Beats

meditation. All right, I'll be

right down.

You see, Brian,

Charlie accepts people for who they are.

doesn't ask you to prove yourself.

Dennis, come on!

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 they're 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 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, my boy. You don't care about me

anyway. I play the drums. So

what?You guys talking about replacing me?

Replace me.

And now I'm not even the drummer. I need

help, Audrey. 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. 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, he can't go on like this.

Mom. Mom, take

me home. My God, what have you done to

yourself this time?Just take me home.

Honey, run him under the cab. Do you have

any hydrogen peroxide, Marilyn?Dad's in

the bathroom. Here, you wrap his hand.

I'll go get it. Denny, you've

got to stop doing things like this.

You sure you don't want to go to the

hospital?Yeah. Why don't you come in?

I don't think I better. Come in, Mom.

It's like a big family in here. 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.

You can't leave

the family!

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

capital. 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's listening. You're you're

irrelevant. Irrelevant. Nick, 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, Nick. How many

Beach Boys do you see?I see six. How many

do you see?One. Mike, I know there's

talent in the group, but you guys are

your own worst enemies.

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

I miss Murray. Murray. Man, he just

used us. Yeah, but at least he could

straighten you guys out. No, I give up

trying. No, no, no, Brian. It's not

going to work.

The label is washing its hands of you.

I'm sorry. It's just the

way it is.

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 Elmo Music bought

them for 700,000 and I was lucky to get

that. You can't do that. It's already

done. And if you want to continue to get

royalties, you won't make a stink. But

look, what good are the songs to anybody

now?Face it, you had your

shot. Now it's over. You sold the

songs without telling me. You signed my

name. You kept the money. The Sea of

Tunes is me. Murray 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, the

best for you. She 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--

Oh, stop it! Stop blaming

Murray! That's not gonna work anymore!

Ever since you stopped joining, you hoped

the band would die. But that's not gonna

happen, man. Not if I have anything to

say about it.

Oh, Murray, how could you?

What else could I do?You lied to

them. You lied to me. Why,

Murray?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, Murray?I devoted myself to those

boys and devoted

myself. And you know

how they treated me. How they treated you?

Murray, 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,

Murray?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?

Murray, look at me when I'm talking to

you. Murray, what is

it?It's nothing.

All right. It's all worked out.

I can't stand to see what the business

has done to you. To Brian,

Denny.

You're not the man I married, Murray. 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, Murray. No, I am

not going to 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?This is my home, too.

I just don't know how things can ever be

the same between us, Marie.

You keep the damn money. I don't want

any part of it. But I hope to

God you can live with yourself.

Hey, heyHey, Brian. I want you to

have this. I

want you to have this. Brian, I

want you to have this. We don't want your

records, Brian. Take them. They're not

going to be worth anything. Not now. Oh.

you know this song?Sure, I know that

song. You

know this song?It's a great song, Brian.

You know this song?It's a great song,

Brian.

You haven't seen it for a while, Mr.

Luff. It's been up 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 Murray.

It's open.

Son, are you OK?

Just mellowing out. It's cool. Where's

Pamela?She's split.

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

Don't touch me.

Mike, I

want you to tell me what happened.

How you you you got this way.

Murray said he was holding the songs for

me and Brian. I never give him permission

to sell them. So I called him to the

band's lawyer and I asked him how Murray

could sell the songs. And 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 kick 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. Daddy, 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?

Yeah, I 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.

It's on 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.

Murray, I should listen to this, and

you'd be nice. You know how hard it must

have been for Danny to do this.

If the song I sing to you

Could fill your heart with joy I'd say

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,

noGo on, please. So

I'm going away But

not forever

That's beautiful.

Really beautiful. You liked it?

Yeah. It's really good.

I'm glad. Who'd have thought you'd end up

talented?

So, um, you're

doing okay?Yeah, yeah

So 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 it from you once.

You 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're serious?Yeah. What do I want

another car for?I don't

need it much anymore anyway.

Thanks.

Yeah. Forget it.

Murray. Breakfast.

Murray.

Murray.

Audrey.

Audrey.

Murray. Murray.

Murray. Murray.

Oh, my God. Murray, what up?

Murray, talk to me. Honey, talk to me.

What can I do?Murray,

please talk to me. Murray.

Murray. Murray, please

talk to me. Murray. Murray.

Hurry!

Brian?

I have to tell you something. Carl just

called. There's There's no easier way to

tell you this. Tell me what?

Your father's gone.

My my dad died. I'm so sorry.

My dad. You're gonna

come to our house, please. All right.

Sweetheart. Thanks for coming.

Come on. Grandma loves

you. Come on, 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. I know. Carl. Hey, Nick.

Thank you for coming. Mrs. Wilson. My

deep sympathies. Didn't expect to see

you here. Yeah. Well, Mary and I didn't

exactly agree on everything, but he took

good care of you guys, and I respected

that. Thank you. Yeah.

Carl. Yeah. Listen, I know this is a

lousy time to bring in here, but maybe

when things settle down a little bit, you

can give me a call. We got some good

things going, and I'd like to talk to you

about it. All of you. Have a good

evening. Yeah. Thanks, Dave. All of you.

Take care. Sorry. Let us know if we can

do anything, OK?

Carl, you're a tough brother. All

right, I'll call you in a couple of days.

Carl,

I have always counted on you to keep this

family together. You promise me

you'll try, especially when I'm gone.

I promise.

I never thought I'd stop hating him, but

I just feel sorry for him. I didn't think

I could ever come back here. Took me a

couple months.

Look at this. Our very

first public appearance, we were

terrible. Were we really that geeky?

Yeah, dang sure was. 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.

But I'm okay about it.

I've got a new perspective on life, you

knowI'm going to try a little harder.

Let's make him mad at 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. And without the

music,

who are we?

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. The

greatest hits album, Nick, huhIt's for

has-beens. Hey, we've started from

nothing before. 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.

OK, OK

Any ideas?Yeah. How about good groups

never die. They just sell their songs

again.

How about how

about Endless Summer?

Yeah, yeah, I like that.

I thought this album would do good, but I

never dreamed it would make record

history. Band of the year.

How'd that happen?Andy,

check this out, huhI'm

glad you've 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

shot. Man, I'm

telling you, we're back in business.

Right. Everybody wants to book a day,

right?Yeah, we're gonna go on the road

like we used to. Remember that?17 dates

in three weeks. One show a day for six

days. HuhOne show a day, man. How about

two?HuhI'm ready to work, you know.

And Brian, you're coming with us. Come

on, Brian. I think we can do this

together, Brian. Come on, man. Yes.

Brian, Brian, Brian, Brian. You just

gotta go back just to go see. Well, it'll

totally blow your mind. I can't do that.

You can't, Brian. Just once. It's over

asking the two. Yeah, you can't do that.

I just can't.

I can't do that.

One, two, three.

Can

you believe it?They love us!

Come on, Brian! Brian!

I love you, Brian.