BEYOND THE SEA (FILM)

'''Beyond the Sea''' (2004) is an English language German-based production from Lions Gate Films about singer Bobby Darin (1936-1973).
The film stars Kevin Spacey as Darin. Spacey, who produced, directed, and did all of his own singing, had for years longed to produce a bio-picture about Darin. With funding from Lions Gate and German production company QI Quality International GmbH & Co., the film was finally finished in 2004 and premiered that year at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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Trivia

Selected cast

External links

Trivia

★ Kevin Spacey notes on the DVD commentary that his biggest hope was that the film would reintroduce Bobby Darin's music to a whole new generation of fans. He went on to note that shortly after the film's release, sales of Darin's music went up over 150%.

★ Kevin Spacey does his own singing and dancing in the film.

★ Kate Bosworth's role as Sandra Dee in this film allowed her to be cast as Lois Lane in ''Superman Returns'', after Spacey recommended her to his friend, the director Bryan Singer. Spacey appears in the role of villain Lex Luthor in the same film.

★ Though the film suggests Darin and Dee reunited and were close until his death, in reality they divorced in 1967.

★ Part of the filming was done in The Rivoli Ballroom in London

★ Beyond the Sea is widely recognized throughout the world as one
of the very worst films of all time.

Selected cast

★ Kevin Spacey – Bobby Darin

★ Kate Bosworth – Sandra Dee

★ John Goodman – Steve Blauner

★ Bob Hoskins – Charlie Maffia

★ Brenda Blethyn – Polly Cassotto

★ Greta Scacchi – Mary

★ Caroline Aaron – Nina Cassotto Maffia

★ Peter Cincotti – Dick Behrke

★ William Ullrich – Young Bobby Darin

External links

★ Kevin Spacey interview for Beyond The Sea