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The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

Brothers, partners, strangers

Genres

DocumentaryMusic

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The troubled fraternal relationship between songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, the Oscar and Grammy-winning Sherman Brothers, famous for the iconic hits they wrote for Disney.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

7.3/10

Release Date

24 April 2009

Country

United States of America

Cast

Richard M. Sherman

Richard M. Sherman

Self

Robert B. Sherman

Robert B. Sherman

Self

Julie Andrews

Julie Andrews

Self

Roy Edward Disney

Roy Edward Disney

Self

Randy Newman

Randy Newman

Self

John Lasseter

John Lasseter

Self

Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller

Self

Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke

Self

John Williams

John Williams

Self

Barbara Broccoli

Barbara Broccoli

Self

John Landis

John Landis

Self

Samuel Goldwyn Jr.

Samuel Goldwyn Jr.

Self

Hayley Mills

Hayley Mills

Self

Leonard Maltin

Leonard Maltin

Self

Stephen Schwartz

Stephen Schwartz

Self

Cameron Mackintosh

Cameron Mackintosh

Self

Karen Dotrice

Karen Dotrice

Self

Debbie Reynolds

Debbie Reynolds

Self

Alan Menken

Alan Menken

Self

Lesley Ann Warren

Lesley Ann Warren

Self

Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury

Self

Johnny Whitaker

Johnny Whitaker

Self

Kenny Loggins

Kenny Loggins

Self

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