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The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009)

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Reviews Counted:11

Fresh:10

Rotten:1

Average Rating:7.8/10

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for mild thematic elements, smoking images and brief language

Genre: Education/General Interest

Theatrical Release:May 22, 2009 Limited

Synopsis: If you grew up in the 20th Century, odds are you’ve been singing along to the Sherman Brothers’ songs -- maybe without even knowing it. The Academy Award®-winning brothers, Richard and Robert... If you grew up in the 20th Century, odds are you’ve been singing along to the Sherman Brothers’ songs -- maybe without even knowing it. The Academy Award®-winning brothers, Richard and Robert Sherman, arguably defined family musical entertainment with unforgettable songs like “Chim Chim Cher-ee” and “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” from Mary Poppins; “I Wanna Be Like You” from The Jungle Book; the score to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and the most translated song ever written, “It’s a Small World (After All)” from the popular Disneyland attraction.

While their songs were cherished by both audiences and Walt Disney himself, outside the public eye, the boys’ personal relationship with each other was far less harmonious. In the feature length documentary The boys: The Sherman Brothers’ Story, a wide array of notable celebrities, professional peers, close friends, family members and the brothers themselves describe the Shermans’ eight-decade journey through love and partnership, loyalty and estrangement. "The Boys: The Sherman Brothers’ Story is a unique, yet universal story of two brothers pursuing true passion, battling personal differences and working as a team to, ultimately, walk with giants. --© Walt Disney Pictures [More]

Starring: Julie Andrews, Roy E. Disney, Samuel Goldwyn, John Landis

Starring: Julie Andrews, Roy E. Disney, Samuel Goldwyn, John Landis, Angela Lansbury, John Lasseter, Kenny Loggins, Alan Menken, Hayley Mills, Randy Newman, Robert Osborne, Debbie Reynolds, Stephen Schwartz, Ben Stiller, Dick Van Dyke, John Williams, Annette Funicello

Director: Gregory V. Sherman, Jeffrey C. Sherman

Director: Gregory V. Sherman, Jeffrey C. Sherman
Producer: Gregory V. Sherman, Jeffrey C. Sherman
Studio: Walt Disney Pictures

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The film holds their Disney songs in such high esteem, and discusses them with such little context, that The Boys sometimes feels as though it is set in Disneyland, not the real world.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
11/06/09
Dan Kois
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Washington Post
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It's a solid chapter in the history of American popular song, an examination of Walt Disney's final career triumphs, a glimpse at both the daily grind and the eureka moments of songwriting, and a story of family dynamics all rolled into one.

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08/21/09
Jennie Punter
Jennie Punter
Globe and Mail
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The story of the men who wrote them in the golden age of Walt Disney Studios' movie musicals, brothers Robert and Richard Sherman, is one of the most fascinating chronicles of creative partnership never told.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
08/21/09
Greg Quill
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Toronto Star
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A touching and illuminating documentary about the songwriting duo.

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05/22/09
Claudia Puig
Claudia Puig
USA Today
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An excellent film -- entertaining and informative and sometimes stunning in its display of the personal demons shared by these two geniuses.

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05/22/09
Peter Hartlaub
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San Francisco Chronicle
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An absorbing study in creative tension.

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05/22/09
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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An irresistible documentary about the inexhaustible sibling songwriting duo Richard and Robert Sherman.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/22/09
Laura Kern
Laura Kern
New York Times
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The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story is, above all, a loving salute from sons to their accomplished fathers.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
05/21/09
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Be warned: you will leave this wonderful biography tortured by the classic songs threaded throughout.

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05/21/09
Elizabeth Weitzman
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
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Anyone expecting a saccharine-mapped trip down memory lane from this engrossing documentary, directed by cousins Gregory and Jeff Sherman, sons of Robert and Richard, is in for a bittersweet, heartbreaking surprise.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
05/19/09
Ernest Hardy
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Village Voice
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Engaging docu draws on plentiful archival footage and A-list interviewees, and should lure dedicated nostalgists.

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04/29/09
Dennis Harvey
Dennis Harvey
Variety
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It might not break new ground, but this entertaining, inside-show-business documentary is greatly enhanced by the presence of the two engaging 'boys' of the title.

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04/29/09
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