Beyond the Sea

production: Quality International GmbH &
Studio Babelsberg Motion Pictures

director:
Kevin Spacey

genre:
Bobby Darin biopic

cast:
Kevin Spacey (Bobby Darin)
Kate Bosworth (Sandra Dee)
John Goodman (Steve Blauner)
Bob Hoskins (Charlie Cassotto Maffia)
Greta Scacchi (Mary Duvan)
Caroline Aaron (Nina Cassotto Maffia)
Brenda Blethyn (Polly Cassotto)
William Ullrich (Little Bobby Darin)


synopsis

Consummate entertainer Bobby Darin (1936-1973) is making a movie about his life. He's volatile, driven by the love of performing, ambition, perfectionism, and belief that he's living on borrowed time. He begins in the Bronx: a fatherless lad learning music and dance from his mom. His career starts slowly, then "Splish Splash" puts him at the top of the charts and on "Bandstand." He wants to be an entertainer, not a pop star, so he aims for the Copacabana; then it's on to the movies, where he meets and marries Sandra Dee. After, it's balancing career, health, marriage and family life, balances he doesn't always keep. Throughout, conversations with his boyhood self give him perspective