Directed by George Sherman and Jeff Sherman
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Starz)
Biography of the Disney songwriting team that brought us such classics as Mary Poppins and the non-Disney Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is an insightful if melancholy affair. Richard and Robert Sherman reminisce about Tin Pan Alley, where their father first started the family tradition. Dick signs up for the war and is wounded. They settle post war in Hollywood where Walt gives them a break writing a song for Mouseketeer Annette. They hit gold, and get Oscars, for Mary Poppins. Walt dies, leaving the Disney company and the Shermans without guidance. They find limited success after that point, growing apart as they get older. Bob does not look very good as he approaches 80, barely able to walk or speak. I walked away informed but rather depressed.
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