Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road
Focus on the Documentary
Join The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson on an intimate journey through his legendary career as he reminisces with Rolling Stone editor and long-time friend, Jason Fine.
“He’s a talker” is a phrase that has never been used to describe Brian Wilson, then - in the Beach Boys’ original 1960s heyday - or especially now.
So director Brent Wilson might have been taking on one of the more quixotic filmmaking quests of all time when he set out to make a documentary that would consist primarily of pulling thoughts and memories out of one of the great musical geniuses of the past century, whose shyness with interviews and mental health struggles are well known.
Bruce Springsteen and Elton John provide further insights in this affectionate and satisfying film.