As a big Disney fan, I've known about the two for years. As I put on the film, I was expecting another appreciative look at the genius of the two.
The film is made by the sons of Bob and Dick, Greg and Jeff Sherman.
Very early into the film, after a brief introduction, the filmmakers talk about attending the premiere of a stage version of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, which the duo were also responsible.
The cousins mention that the brothers sat on different sides of the theatre, with their families. And, even though the families lived seven blocks from each other, this was the first time the cousins had spoken in forty years!!
With that revelation, I was hooked. What happened? How could the brothers have such a difficult family relationship yet have created so many great songs?
Through interviews with the two brothers, the at times cantankerous Bob and the more easygoing Dick, Greg and Jeff tell a wonderful and fascinating tale. Also interviewed are fans and co-workers. Clips of all of their songs are heard. I wasn't even aware they did the music for non-Disney fare like SNOOPY COME HOME and CHARLOTTE'S WEB.
The DVD contains over a half hour of extras, mostly deleted scenes. There is also THE SHERMAN BROTHERS JUKEBOX where you can click on various song titles and get clips of the brothers performing them.
For Disney fans, music fans, heck just about anyone, this should be a must see. I went into this thinking I knew the story, and I was wrong.
THE BOYS: THE SHERMAN BROTHERS STORY is available on Walt Disney Home Video.
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