Dennis Wilson Biopic In The Works
By DJ M on August 11th, 2010
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HOLLYWOOD TODAY "Randall Miller & Jody Savin, the filmmaking team behind the Sundance and indie hit Bottle Shock are following that success with another true to life tale, this time about Dennis Wilson, the heartthrob and drummer of The Beach Boys ... Miller adds, 'The soundtrack will feature Dennis’ music from Pacific Ocean Blue as well as previously unreleased Dennis Wilson music and music from the Beach Boys as well. The music is another character in the film and we are proud to have [Brad] Rosenberger and [Carl B. Wilson and Jennifer Wilson] along as our producing partners to help guide the music.'"
SCREEN DAILY "The Drummer follows the last six years of [Dennis] Wilson’s life when which he created arguably some of his finest music. Wilson was the only member of the band who surfed but tragedy struck in 1983 when he drowned off the coast of California shortly after releasing his only solo album, Pacific Ocean Blue."
EXCLAIM "Beach Boys’ Dennis Wilson was a quiet and unassuming figure whose lone solo album, 1977’s cult classic Pacific Ocean Blue, gained importance as a window into a tortured soul after Wilson drowned in 1983 at the age of 39. Following that album’s reissue in 2008, his life is set to be honoured once more with the planned release of a Dennis Wilson biopic in 2011."
CONTACT MUSIC "Late Beach Boys star Dennis Wilson is returning from beyond the grave - filmmakers Randall Miller and Jody Savin are bringing him back to life on the big screen."