"In the late 1960s, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson stops touring, produces "Pet Sounds" and begins to lose his grip on reality. By the 1980s, under the sway of a controlling therapist, he finds a savior in Melinda Ledbetter."
Paul Dano
as Brian Wilson 1960s
John Cusack
as Brian Wilson 1980s
Elizabeth Banks
as Melinda Ledbetter
Paul Giamatti
as Dr. Eugene Landy
Jake Abel
as Mike Love
Kenny Wormald
as Dennis Wilson
Brett Davern
as Carl Wilson
Graham Rogers
as Al Jardine
Erin Darke
as Marilyn Wilson
Bill Camp
as Murry Wilson
Joanna Going
as Audree Wilson
Nick Gehlfuss
as Bruce Johnston
Mark Linett
as Chuck Britz
Johnny Sneed
as Hal Blaine
Gary Griffin
as Al De Lory
Teresa Cowles
as Carol Kaye
Vince Meghrouni
as Woodwind / Brass Player
Jeff Meacham
as Tony Asher
Max Schneider
as Van Dyke Parks
Diana Maria Riva
as Gloria
Erik Eidem
as Doug
Dylan Kenin
as Rob
Carolyn Stotesbery
as Sarah
Fred Cross
as Cadillac Colleague
Tyson Ritter
as Hipster #1
Jeff Galfer
as Hipster #2
Morgan Phillips
as Evan
Wayne Bastrup
as Process Server
Oliver Pohlad
as Young Brian
Christopher Reccardi
as Wrecking Crew Musician
Robert Matsuda
Willie Aron
Larry Greenfield
Rob Laufer
Michele Forest
Cameron Stone
David Crozier
John Krovoza
John Petring
Alan Busteed
Carl Byron
Todd Jaeger
Jim Laspesa
Hani Abaza
as Dancer
Tricia Davern
Misha Hamilton
Erica Jenkins
Ragon Miller
Haylee Roderick
Brian Wilson
as Self (Archive Footage)
Bill Pohlad
Director
Oren Moverman
Screenplay
Robert D. Yeoman
Director of Photography
Tim Rigby
Stunts
Choreographer
Rene Defrancesch
Utility Sound
Thomas Patrick Smith
First Assistant Director
Cyndra Dunn
Hair Department Head
Paul Ford
Set Dresser
Doug Price
Second Assistant Camera
Henry Tirl
Steadicam Operator
Zoe Hay
Key Makeup Artist
Casey Hotchkiss
"B" Camera Operator
Will Blount
Property Master
Cheryl Gould Strang
Leadman
Richard Boyle
Best Boy Grip
Amina Allean Dieye
Set Dressing Buyer
Anthony Simonaitis
Special Effects Coordinator
Rick Hicks
Marine Coordinator
Ann Ruark
Unit Production Manager
Robert E. Kay
Second Assistant Director
Nick Infield
First Assistant Camera
Robert Jackson
Boom Operator
Bruce Carothers
Grip
William McDevitt
Alan Frazier
Electrician
Matthew Thomas Moles
Key Rigging Grip
Ellen Lampl
Graphic Designer
Annalisa Adams
Assistant Costume Designer
Caroline Patterson
Costumer
Gerry Robert Byrne
Post Production Supervisor
Michael Kennedy
Candice Muriedas
Art Department Coordinator
Alessandro Bertolazzi
Makeup Department Head
Martin Samuel
Richard J. Bell
Greensman
Diana Ulzheimer
Camera Loader
Joseph Dianda
Key Grip
Blake Nabavi
Assistant Production Coordinator
Noah Thomson
Chris Haarhoff
Kevin J. Lang
Rigging Gaffer
Alex G. Scott
Production Supervisor
Danny Vick
Karen Zanki
Hairstylist
Jim Stubblefield
Dave DeGaetano
Construction Coordinator
Julien Pougnier
Assistant Art Director
Rolf John Keppler
Makeup Artist
Lauren Upshaw
Jerry D. Knight
Cliff Berns
Painter
Boyd Wilson
Location Manager
Oliver Ponce
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Dustin VonLossberg
John Vecchio
Gaffer
Craig Molsberry
Best Boy Electric
Bradley Rubin
Gregory Byrne
Andrew Max Cahn
Art Direction
John Wells
Producer
Keith P. Cunningham
Production Design
Eugene Gearty
Sound Designer
Scott Peterson
Script Supervisor
Edward Tise
Sound mixer
Kerry Barden
Casting
Maggie Martin
Set Decoration
Jim Lefkowitz
Executive Producer
Nicholas Renbeck
Supervising Sound Editor
Atticus Ross
Original Music Composer
Chris Jenkins
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Erin Sahlstrom
Production Coordinator
Claire Rudnick Polstein
Paul Schnee
Danny Glicker
Costume Design
Charlene Amateau
Costume Supervisor
Dino Jonsäter
Editor
François Duhamel
Still Photographer
Music Editor
Jim Small
Assistant Location Manager
Heidi Moneymaker
Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw
Sam Patton
Production Assistant
Marko Costanzo
Foley Artist
Steven Visscher
Foley Editor
Jeff 'JJ' Dashnaw
Stunt Coordinator
Second Unit Director
Teddy Blanks
Title Designer