Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story

Jun 28, 2000

1h 32m

★ 5.8

They achieved worldwide fame but, what they wanted... was respect.

Overview

The story of the 60s pop group The Monkees, as they rise above their status as a band created for a TV show, to establishing their legacy in their own right. The band faces many obstacles, among them the right to play their own instruments on record.

Genres

Drama

Music

TV Movie

Production Companies

World International Network (WIN)

Pebblehut Productions

Chum Television

Rhino Films

Daydream Believers: The Monkees' Story Trailers

Cast

Davy Jones

George Stanchev

Peter Tork

L.B. Fisher

Mike Nesmith

Jeff Geddis

Micky Dolenz

Aaron Lohr

Van Foreman

Colin Ferguson

Don Kirshner

Wallace Langham

Harris Green

Stephen Bogaert

Phyllis Nesmith

Polly Shannon

Derek

Jim Thorburn

Auditioner #1

Toby Proctor

Carla

Sarah Lafleur

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