The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

Name: The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
Genre: Documentary
Released: May 22, 2009
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 78
Cast: Roy Edward Disney

2009

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Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: May 22, 2009 | PG

Starring: Roy Edward Disney

Summary: The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story is an intimate journey through the lives of Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, the astoundingly prolific, Academy Award-winning songwriting team that defined family musical entertainment for five decades. The feature-length documentary, conceived produced and directed by two of the songwriter'The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story is an intimate journey through the lives of Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, the astoundingly prolific, Academy Award-winning songwriting team that defined family musical entertainment for five decades. The feature-length documentary, conceived produced and directed by two of the songwriter' sons, takes audiences behind the scene of the Hollywood magic factory and offers a rare glimpse of a unique creative process at work. It also explores a deep and longstanding rift that has kept the brothers personally estranged throughout much of their unparalleled professional partnership. (Walt Disney Pictures)… Expand

Director: Gregory V. Sherman and Jeff Sherman

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: PG

Runtime: 101 min

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Peter Hartlaub

The result is an excellent film - entertaining and informative and sometimes stunning in its display of the personal demons shared by these two geniuses. Read full review

Ernest Hardy

Boys is first-rate cinema archaeology. What pushes it beyond that is the brutal honesty with which the sibling rivalry between the elder Shermans is depicted; theirs is a palpable mixture of love and disdain that led to the men not socializing with each other for more than 40 years. Read full review

Kevin Thomas

The Boys is so heartfelt that it elicits a sense that complex creative relationships may ultimately elude explication, leaving Jeffrey Sherman to speculate that the friction between his father and his uncle was what brought their songs alive. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Engaging documentary draws on plentiful archival footage and A-list interviewees, and should lure dedicated nostalgists. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke and a host of other notables sing the praises of the estranged siblings, whose work is illustrated by copious film clips. Read full review

Claudia Puig

A touching and illuminating documentary. Read full review

Laura Kern

Comprehensive, fulfilling film. Read full review

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CarlosF

Sep 10, 2009

Just saw this film at D23 Expo. A great tribute to 2 men who have brought so much joy to so many.

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DinoP

Jun 10, 2009

Wow. Who knew? Head, heart, style... an honest and fascinating glimpse inside the creative process.

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JohnM

May 24, 2009

I hate watching famous people complain about their lives. They should consider themselves lucky to have had the opportunities they've had and the money that they've made. Sappy but I do like the songs a lot.

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