Cast: Van Dyke Parks

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Van Dyke Parks. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of 'Smile'

2004 · Documentary · 110 min. · United States

Direction David Leaf

Cast David Anderle · Hal Blaine · Elvis Costello · Roger Daltrey

Plot Interviews with Beach Boy Brian Wilson and his contemporaries outline the history of Wilson's album "Smile," a project some 37 years in the making.

7.3

38 votes

7.3

38 votes

Who is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)

2010 · Documentary · 116 min. · United States

Direction John Scheinfeld

Cast Harry Nilsson · Micky Dolenz · Terry Gilliam · Eric Idle

Plot Nilsson is the demolisher. No other artist has dragged his talent through the mud the way he has, not even Keith Moon. Nilsson is the archetype of a mega-talented 60’s...

7.0

135 votes

7.0

135 votes

The Beach Boys: An American Band

1985 · Documentary · 103 min. · United States

Direction Malcolm Leo

Cast Brian Wilson · Dennis Wilson · Carl Wilson · Mike Love

Plot A biography of the American rock band The Beach Boys, with interviews, concert footage and clips from movies and television shows they appeared in.

6.2

24 votes

6.2

24 votes

The Swan

1956 · Movie · 112 min. · United States

Direction Charles Vidor

Cast Grace Kelly · Alec Guinness · Louis Jourdan · Agnes Moorehead

Plot Princess Beatrice's days of enjoying the regal life are numbered unless her only daughter, Princess Alexandra, makes a good impression on a distant cousin when he pays a surprise visit...

6.1

772 votes

6.1

772 votes

The Two Jakes

1990 · Movie · 133 min. · United States

Direction Jack Nicholson

Cast Jack Nicholson · Harvey Keitel · Meg Tilly · Eli Wallach

Plot The sequel to Chinatown finds Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) investigating adultery and murder... and the money that comes from oil.

5.4

999 votes

5.4

999 votes

The People Speak

2009 · Documentary · 113 min. · United States

Direction Anthony Arnove · Chris Moore · Howard Zinn

Cast Viggo Mortensen · Josh Brolin · Matt Damon · Rosario Dawson

Plot A look at America's struggles with war, class, race and women's rights. based on Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States."

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A World Without Beethoven?

2020 · Documentary · 90 min. · Germany

Direction Martin Roddewik

Cast Sarah Willis · John Williams · Rudolf Schenker · Van Dyke Parks

Plot To gauge the significance of Beethoven's work, we pose the question: What would the world 'sound' like without it? Without his genius, would movie scores, jazz, concept albums and much...

Not rated

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Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (TV)

1990 · Movie · 96 min. · United States

Direction Jeff Stein

Cast Dan Gilroy · Shelley Duvall · Harry Anderson · Bobby Brown

Plot There's a crisis in Rhymeland! All the Rhymies (the characters from Nursery Rhymes) are disappearing! Gordon Goose, son of Mother Goose, and Little Bo Peep set off across Rhymeland to...

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Not rated