The Beach Boys: An American Family is a 2000 television film written by Kirk Ellis and directed by Jeff Bleckner. It is a dramatization of the early years of The Beach Boys, from their formation in the early 1960s to their peak of popularity as musical innovators, through their late-60s decline (and Brian Wilson's beginning battle with mental illness), to their re-emergence in 1974 as a nostalgia and "goodtime" act.

The movie was well-produced and presented (shown in two parts, on ABC Television), and featured a good deal of original studio and session material by the band, which forms the backdrop to the story. (Even father Murry Wilson's frustrated musical career gets a nod, with some of his original songs appearing.) Music that couldn't be licensed for the production, but was important to the story (such as the SMiLe album sessions, and music by criminal Charles Manson, who had collaborated with Dennis Wilson), was filled in for with sound-alikes, reminiscent of the original recordings.

This movie re-creates the life stories of the members of the rock group "The Beach Boys. The film focuses primarily on the Wilson brothers and their parents, but also includes stories about the rest of members of the band. A two-part television movie special. Written by Anonymous