Product Details

• Format: Black & White, Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: A&E Home Video
• VHS Release Date: October 26, 1999
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0767020545
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #289,246 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

From the back cover

Meet the genius behind the Beach Boys and go beyond the studio and the stage to explore the private struggles of Brian Wilson who valiantly fought and won his battles with addiction. Brian Wilson is considered the musical genius behind one of the most popular musical groups of our time. Separate fact from fiction as intimate stories shared by family members, close friends and fellow Beach Boys as well as Brian Wilson himself dispel of many of the long-running and sensational rumors that have contributed to his legend. Listen to rare recordings and concert footage of some of the Beach Boys' greatest American classics that will show why countless critics, colleagues and fans consider Brian Wilson the pre-eminent musical genius of our time. From shy boy to king of the California Dreamers, Biography presents the most comprehensive look at the life and music of Brian Wilson ever filmed.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BRIAN WILSON IS A MUSICAL GOD!, December 29, 1999

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jwlennon69 (RINGGOLD, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Biography - Brian Wilson [VHS] (VHS Tape)

If your a fan of either the Beach Boys or Brian Wilson, I highly reccomend this video. This is the definitive look at a living legend, who will never be equalled. Most in-depth video of Brian I've have seen yet, covering the highs and lows including interviews, concert footage, studio chatter/arguments.....the whole 9 yards. This is one biography you can't watch just once!

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Lonely Genius, April 10, 2000

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cindy harvey - See all my reviews

This review is from: Biography - Brian Wilson [VHS] (VHS Tape)

What an interesting guy. It has been said, even by his daughter Carnie, that it is amazing that he is the sole living Wilson brother. He has had a history of mental, drug and weight problems and emerged virtually unscathed.

You just want to reach out and hug this big teddy bear of a man. This gentle biography is a fascinating look at a true American original.

This is one of the more comprehensive of the "Biography" series- and it is a real plus to have access to the man himself.

Brian is so raw and honest- what an impressive, wonderful man.

This documentary does him justice.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A stellar bio on Mr. Wilson, July 13, 2001

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Michael Quinn (Frisco, Tx United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Biography - Brian Wilson [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This video is everything that Brian has been described as, funny, brilliant, wonderful, emotional. I had heard that this was a great vid on Wilson, and I have watched many in the Biography series, but this is for sure, a must own for any Brian Wilson fan. Some revelations, but mostly, a moving testimony to the power of humanity. I am not sure about the paranoid schizophrenic diagnosis (Landy?) and brain damage (drugs, hello Keith Richards) or about how they excuse Brian's bowing out of his role as producer/composer (he was only 25 !!!), but the home movies are hilarious (I knew he was a cut-up, but my gosh!!), the interviews with Marilyn (finally this decent, loving, and nurturing woman gets her due!) and others (Billy Corgan's contribution is one of the few cases of rock star/fan praising where the person had something legitimately insightful and valuable to say), and rare footage are eminently enjoyable. I watched, mesmerized for the length of the show, and I think you will too. Enjoy...