Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys

The tumultuous relationship between rock group The Beach Boys' Brian and Dennis Wilson and their father, Murry, is dramatized in this 1990 biographical film. Based on the book Heroes and Villains: The True Story of the Beach Boys by Steven Gaines, it explores the struggles with drugs and alcohol that plagued the family. The film examines how Dennis convinces his brother Brian to write songs in his own style rather than conforming to Murry's expectations, leading to a complicated web of sibling rivalry, creative tension, and personal demons.