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The film traces the tragic-heroic life of the late teen singing idol, Bobby Darin. Born with a rare heart condition that was to limit his life span to merely 16 years, Darin suvived to age 37 when he was felled by a blood infection contracted during open heart surgery.

(2004) Film Review

This page was created on December 5, 2004
This page was last updated on December 5, 2004


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CREDITS

Directed by Kevin Spacey
Screenplay by Lewis Colick

Cast (in credits order)
Kevin Spacey .... Bobby Darin
Kate Bosworth .... Sandra Dee
John Goodman .... Steve Blauner
Bob Hoskins .... Charlie Cassotto Maffia
Brenda Blethyn .... Polly Cassotto
Greta Scacchi .... Mary Duvan
Caroline Aaron .... Nina Cassotto Maffia
Peter Cincotti .... Dick Behrke
Michael Byrne .... Dr. Andretti
Matt Rippy .... David Gershenson
Gary Whelan .... Jules Podell
William Ullrich .... Little Bobby
Jake Broder .... 1st Assistant Director
Tayfun Bademsoy .... Ahmet Ertegun
Tomas Spencer .... Delivery Guy
Tom Mannion .... Movie Set Reporter
Marcus Brigstocke .... Radio Host
Curtis Victor .... Dodd Mitchell Cassotto (11 Years)
Enrique Alberto Saunders .... Dodd Mitchell Cassotto (6 Years)

Produced by
Philip Barry .... co-producer
Peter Block .... executive producer
Dana Brunetti .... co-producer
Michael Burns .... executive producer
Anna Campeau .... associate producer
Jason Constantine .... executive producer
Mark Damon .... executive producer
Jan Fantl .... producer
Arthur Friedman .... producer
Christian Frohn .... associate producer
Douglas Hansen .... executive producer
Joanne Horowitz .... executive producer
Henning Molfenter .... executive producer
Andy Paterson .... producer
Thierry Potok .... executive producer
Jim Reeve .... executive producer
Steve Robbins .... executive producer
Kevin Spacey .... producer
Guy Tannahill .... line producer
Mark Tracey .... co-producer
Jeremy Whelehan .... associate producer

Original Music by Christopher Slaski (incidental music)
Cinematography by Eduardo Serra
Film Editing by Trevor Waite

MPAA: Rated PG-13 for some strong language and a scene of sensuality.
Runtime: 121 min

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TRAILERS AND CLIPS
Trailers, Photos
CD
Beyond the Sea
Kevin Spacey

1. Hello Young Lovers
2. Once Upon a Time
3. Fabulous Places
4. Simple Song of Freedom
5. The Curtain Falls
6. Beyond the Sea
7. By Myself/Lover Has Gone
8. Some of these Days
9. Change
10. If I Were A Carpenter
11. Artificial Flowers
12. That's All
13. As Long as I'm Singing
14. Lazy River
15. Charade
16. Dream Lover
17. Mack The Knife
BOOK
Roman Candle: The Life of Bobby Darin
by David Evanier

A sensitive, startling portrait of the legendary singer-timed to hit stores just as the Kevin Spacey movie Beyond the Sea has kindled intense new interest in every aspect of Darin's life and tragically early death. By age 8 Bobby Darin knew he was doomed to die young. So he set out to become a showbiz legend by age 25. From his Grammy-winning smash hit "Mack the Knife" to his Oscar-nominated supporting role in Captain Newman, M.D., Darin left his mark on every aspect of show business that he touched. Now, 32 years after his death at age 37, we finally have an elegantly written, multilayered portrait of this brash, gifted artist.


Bobby Darin: The Incredible Story of an Amazing Life
by Al Diorio

"Standing at the altar, the priest watched the young couple walk toward him, acutely aware of the opposites they represented..."
With the pending release of a major motion picture (Beyond the Sea) about Darin, directed by and starring Kevin Spacey, Al DiOrio has revised this look at the performer's life, first published by Running Press in 1981, now featuring a new epilogue and catalog of Darin's works in music and film. Bobby Darin was a brilliant vocalist, song stylist, six-time Grammy nominee, as well as a singer-songwriter, an Academy Award nominated actor, and a stage performer who dazzled crowds in Vegas. He was just beginning to savor fame when he died, of complications from childhood rheumatic fever, at age 37.



Bobby Darin : A Life
by Michael Seth Starr

Biography of Bobby Darin that focuses on his entire life, which ended prematurely at . Covers his career as a singer, actor, pop idol in the s and s, strange family life, and marriage to Sandra Dee.
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The film traces the tragic-heroic life of the late teen singing idol, Bobby Darin. Born with a rare heart condition that was to limit his life span to merely 16 years, Darin suvived to age 37 when he was felled by a blood infection contracted during open heart surgery. Darin produced such hit songs as "Splish Splash," "Mack the Knife' and "Beyond the Sea".


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