Beyond the Sea (2004)

***Beyond the Sea*** is a 2004 American biographical musical drama film based on the life of singer-actor Bobby Darin. Starring in the lead role and using his own singing voice for the musical numbers, Kevin Spacey co-wrote, directed, and co-produced the film, which takes its title from Darin's song of the same name.

*Beyond the Sea* depicts Darin's rise to success in both the music and film industry during the 1950s and 1960s as well as his marriage to Sandra Dee, portrayed by Kate Bosworth.

As early as 1986, Barry Levinson intended to direct a film based on the life of Darin, and he began pre-production on the project in early 1997. When he eventually vacated the director's position, Spacey, along with Darin's son Dodd, acquired the film rights.

It was released in December 2004 to mixed reviews from critics and bombed at the box office. Dodd Darin, Sandra Dee and former Darin manager Steve Blauner responded with enthusiastic feedback to Spacey's work on the film. Despite a number of negative reviews, some critics praised Spacey's performance, largely because of his decision to use his own singing voice. He received a Golden Globe nomination.

## Shooting

* Filming was from November 7th, 2003 - January of 2004.

## Cast

* Kevin Spacey - Bobby Darin
* Kate Bosworth - Sandra Dee
* John Goodman - Steve Blauner
* Bob Hoskins - Charlie Maffia
* Brenda Blethyn - Polly Cassotto
* Greta Scacchi - Mary Duvan
* Caroline Aaron - Nina Cassotto Maffia
* Peter Cincotti - Dick Behrke
* William Ullrich - Little Bobby Darin
* Michael Byrne - Dr. Andretti
* Matt Rippy - David Gershenson
* Gary Whelan - Jules Podell
* Jake Broder - 1st Assistant Director
* Tayfun Bademsoy - Ahmet Ertegun
* Tomas Spencer - Delivery Guy
* Tom Mannion - Movie Set Reporter
* Marcus Brigstocke - Radio Host
* Curtis Victor - Dodd Mitchell Cassotto (11 Years)
* Enrique Saunders - Dodd Mitchell Cassotto (6 Years) (as Enrique Alberto Saunders)
* Vinzenz Kiefer - Las Vegas Bellhop
* Harvey Friedman - Sandra Dee's Make-up Artist
* Andrew Laws - Director (as Andrew James Laws)
* Torben Liebrecht - 1st Trumpet Player
* Jeffrey Mittleman - Bass Guitarist
* Toni Nissl - Drummer
* Clayton Nemrow - Guitarist
* Andreas Reinl - Ralph Edwards (as Andreas Renell)
* Matthew Burton - Producer (as Mathew Burton)
* Natalie O'Hara - Script Supervisor
* Sabine Winterfeldt - Costume Designer
* Richie Gibson - Production Assistant
* Lorenzo Fruzza - Production Assistant
* René Ifrah - 2nd Assistant Director
* Martin Arno - Sound Mixer
* Howard Cooper - Sound Engineer
* Joseph Sumner - Sound Assistant
* Juergen J. Straub - Friend of Charlie (as J.J. Straub)
* Holly-Jane Rahlens - Friend of Nina (as Holly Jane Rahlens)
* Cornell Adams - Bobby's World Player
* Wil Röttgen - Bodyguard
* Mehmet Yilmaz - Bodyguard (as Mehmet Yilmez)
* Tim Williams - Bodyguard
* Turgay Manduz - Bodyguard
* Orhan Güner - Bodyguard (as Orhan Guner)
* Alberto Fortuzzi - Kitchen Waiter
* Megan Gay - Nanny
* Shaun Lawton - Italian Movie Director
* Vittorio Alfieri - Italian Bellhop
* Peter Gilbert Cotton - Safari Club Heckler (as Peter Cotton)
* Maria Schuster - Safari Club Heckler's Date
* Samy Challah - Safari Club Drummer (as Jhonny Challah)
* Ricky Watson - Copa Waiter
* Amadeus Martin-Reid - George Kirby
* Georg Schramm - Variety Show Host 1
* Sam Douglas - Variety Show Host
* John Keogh - Journalist
* Joel Kirby - Journalist
* Andy Gatjen - Journalist
* Gabriel Walsh - Journalist
* Andrew Weale - Journalist
* Michael Traynor - Mourner
* Joost Siedhoff - Mourner

### Dancers

* Leon Alderton
* Gary Amers
* Chris Bailey
* Paul Basleigh
* Jeffrey Broadhurst
* Anna-Jane Casey
* Vikki Coote
* Lara Costa
* Simon Coulthard
* Phyllida Crowley Smith
* Francesco D'Astici
* Simone De La Rue
* Kathryn Dunn
* Gavin Eden
* Adrian Edmeades
* Matt Flint
* Melanie A. Gage
* Jason Gardiner
* Rebecca Giacopazzi
* Roberto Giuffrida
* Charlotte Gorton
* Gillian Grueber
* Arthur Gourounlian
* Zoe Hardman
* Melissa Hetherington
* Sean Martin Hingston
* Denise Holland
* Joann Hunter
* Barnaby Ingram
* Damien Jackson
* Jacqui Jameson
* Chris Jarvis
* Laura Jayne
* Pip Jordan
* Simon Karaiskos
* Gavin Lee
* Shannon Lewis
* Fergus Logan
* Nunzio Lombardo
* Mari MacKenzie
* Alec Mann
* Scott Marshall
* Magdalena Maslik
* Carol Lee Meadows
* Helen Otway
* Alastair Postlethwaite
* Kimmi Richards
* Paul Robinson
* Jake Samuels
* Tom Sapsford
* Wolfgang Schwingler
* Craig Scott
* Aaron Sillis
* Spencer Soloman
* Natalie Somerville
* Alex Splendore
* Lorraine Stewart
* Summer Strallen
* Scarlett Strallen
* Tristan Temple
* Suzanne Thomas
* Barnaby Thompson
* Emma Tunmore
* Ian Waller
* Simon Williams

**Rest of cast listed alphabetically:**

* Ralf Benson
* Bobby Darin - Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
* Julian Michael Deuster - Club Patron (uncredited)
* Jordan El-Balawi - Voiceover (uncredited)
* Nina Franoszek - Patty Duke (uncredited)
* Kai Maurer - Copa Maître d' (uncredited)
* Kai Michael Müller - Italian Street Child (uncredited)
* Sven Rothkirch - 'Coconut Groove' Manager (uncredited)
* Michael Rubin - Bobby's Orchestra Leader (uncredited)
* David Westhead - Dr. Fields (uncredited)