''The Beach Boys: An American Band'' is a 1985

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directed by

Malcolm Leo Malcolm Leo is an American film director and producer best known for directing documentaries about Elvis Presley (''This Is Elvis''), about The Beach Boys (''The Beach Boys: An American Band'') and about some of the important figures in the history ...

. The movie is a biography of the American rock band

the Beach Boys The Beach Boys are an American Rock music, rock band formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian Wilson, Brian, Dennis Wilson, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and their f ...

, with interviews, concert footage and clips from movies and television shows in which they appeared. The documentary featured some previously unreleased music, including an excerpt of " The Elements: Fire", as well as a segment extracted from the group's

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An American Band ''The Beach Boys: An American Band'' is a 1985 biographical film, biographical musical film directed by Malcolm Leo. The movie is a biography of the American rock band the Beach Boys, with interviews, concert footage and clips from movies and te ...

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