"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
Thomas Patrick Smith
First Assistant Director
Craig Molsberry
Best Boy Electric
Michael Kennedy
Electrician
Jerry D. Knight
Martin Samuel
Hair Department Head
Diana Ulzheimer
Camera Loader
Bruce Carothers
Grip
Dave DeGaetano
Construction Coordinator
William McDevitt
Zoe Hay
Key Makeup Artist
Robert E. Kay
Second Assistant Director
Boyd Wilson
Location Manager
Matthew Thomas Moles
Key Rigging Grip
Alex G. Scott
Production Supervisor
Casey Hotchkiss
"B" Camera Operator
Richard Boyle
Best Boy Grip
Amina Allean Dieye
Set Dressing Buyer
Joseph Dianda
Key Grip
Alan Frazier
Cyndra Dunn
Gerry Robert Byrne
Post Production Supervisor
Choreographer
Paul Ford
Set Dresser
Doug Price
Second Assistant Camera
Oliver Ponce
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Henry Tirl
Steadicam Operator
Bradley Rubin
Assistant Art Director
Danny Vick
Costumer
Karen Zanki
Hairstylist
Cliff Berns
Painter
Robert Jackson
Boom Operator
Cheryl Gould Strang
Leadman
Blake Nabavi
Assistant Production Coordinator
Dustin VonLossberg
Ann Ruark
Unit Production Manager
Nick Infield
First Assistant Camera
Chris Haarhoff
Rene Defrancesch
Utility Sound
Ellen Lampl
Graphic Designer
Lauren Upshaw
Noah Thomson
John Vecchio
Gaffer
Will Blount
Property Master
Gregory Byrne
Candice Muriedas
Art Department Coordinator
Alessandro Bertolazzi
Makeup Department Head
Richard J. Bell
Greensman
Rick Hicks
Marine Coordinator
Kevin J. Lang
Rigging Gaffer
Annalisa Adams
Assistant Costume Designer
Caroline Patterson
Rolf John Keppler
Makeup Artist
Jim Stubblefield
Anthony Simonaitis
Special Effects Coordinator
Julien Pougnier
François Duhamel
Still Photographer
Producer
Eugene Gearty
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kerry Barden
Casting
Executive Producer
Atticus Ross
Original Music Composer
Scott Peterson
Script Supervisor
Claire Rudnick Polstein
Paul Schnee
John Wells
Andrew Max Cahn
Art Direction
Sound Designer
Jim Lefkowitz
Danny Glicker
Costume Design
Nicholas Renbeck
Music Editor
Edward Tise
Sound mixer
Chris Jenkins
Keith P. Cunningham
Production Design
Dino Jonsäter
Editor
Erin Sahlstrom
Production Coordinator
Supervising Sound Editor
Maggie Martin
Set Decoration
Charlene Amateau
Costume Supervisor
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
Second Unit Director
Stunt Coordinator
Teddy Blanks
Title Designer