The Believers (2000)
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33% of critics liked it
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46% of users liked it
(3,280 ratings)
The true story of how two former child actors and a pair of struggling musicians got hired to appear on a TV series -- and became one of the biggest rock groups of the 1960s in the process -- is recounted in this made-for-cable feature. When a TV producer got the idea of taking the premise of A Hard… More The true story of how two former child actors and a pair of struggling musicians got hired to appear on a TV series -- and became one of the biggest rock groups of the 1960s in the process -- is recounted in this made-for-cable feature. When a TV producer got the idea of taking the premise of A Hard Day's Night and turning it into a situation comedy, he hired Mickey Dolenz (Aaron Lohr), Davy Jones (George Stanchev), Mike Nesmith (Jeff Geddis), and Peter Tork (L.B. Fisher) to play the non-existent pop group The Monkees. When the TV show became an overnight smash, the "band" found themselves touring behind a string of hit singles. Soon the band found themselves in a battle with producers and TV executives to play their own music and control their own creative destiny. Daydream Believers: The Monkees Story also features Wallace Langham as music industry mogul (and later TV show host) Don Kirschner. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Rating, Runtime
- PG-13, 2 hr.
- Directed By
- John Schlesinger
- Genres
- Documentary, Drama, Horror, Musical & Performing Arts
- In Theaters
- Jun 10, 1987 Wide
- On DVD
- Jan 22, 2002
- Studio
- Concorde/New Horizons Home Video
Critic Reviews
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Staci Layne Wilson, Horror.com
It was an especially smart move to cast Daniel Benzali as the cult's leader, The Teacher.
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Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily
An intense, gripping and serious horror film. Has aged quite well since its theatrical release.
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Widgett Walls, Needcoffee.com
Not as creepy as the book, but hey, it'll do in a pinch.
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Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
John Schlesinger and the horror film should never have met
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James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
a few shocks amid a lot of voodoo hoodoo
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