- Paul Franklin Dano and John Cusack starred in Brian Wilson's youth and middle age respectively, but the two did not communicate at all during the filming. Director Bill Pohlad agrees with this, and he hopes that actors can act according to their personal understanding of the role.
- The film also intends to present the "third stage" of Brian Wilson. The actor candidate for the third stage is Philip Seymour Hoffman.
- When Brian Wilson watched this film, he claimed to be "a few minutes of mental confusion". Dr. Randy, played by Paul Giamatti, was very real. He thought he really saw the latter and was scared.
- Paul Franklin Dano's line "Do you think we can get a horse in?" This sentence is completely from the recording left by Pet Sounds. Brian Wilson wants to get a horse in to shoot the album cover.
- Brian Wilson said that his favorite scene in the film was an intimate scene between Cusack and Banks, which reminded him of a happy time between himself and his wife in the past.
- Some of Paul Franklin Dano's performances in the film are his real singing, and some are lip-synching.
- The title "Love & Mercy" is the name of a song written by Brian Wilson, which was included in the first opening of the solo album "Brian Wilson" released in July 1988.
- The film hints that Brian Wilson decided not to participate in the tour after the Beatles released the "Rubber Soul" album, which is inconsistent with the facts. In fact, Brian Wilson cancelled the tour in January 1965, and "Rubber Soul" was released in December 1965.
- Paul Franklin Dano added 35 pounds to play Brian Wilson and consumed 4500 calories a day to gain weight.
- Screenwriter Oren Moverman revealed that before the movie was released in theaters, another 20 minutes was subtracted, which meant that the theater version and the festival release version had a lot of cuts.
Love & Mercy behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
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Brian Past: [singing] God only knows what I'd be without you.
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Carl Wilson: Paul McCartney called "God Only Knows" the greatest song ever written.