In a cartoon cabin in the faraway hills, an aging hermit pines for his long-lost love and the life he left behind. The song by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks (originally performed by the Beach Boys, performed here by Brian Wilson) provides the inspiration (and the music) for this video, which was directed by Manic Baby's Justin Hannah and stars Fonzie Geary and Essar Wellington. Cutting back and forth in the narrative using live action and animation, "Heroes and Villains" paints a playful, colorful picture of the Wild West, which SMiLE collaborator Van Dyke Parks described as "pure whimsy."
MANIC BABY PRESENTS "HEROES AND VILLAINS,"
A MUSIC VIDEO FOR BRIAN WILSON
STARRING FONZIE GEARY AND ESSAR WELLINGTON
WITH KEVIN MORRISON AND TIM ROBERTS AS HEROES
AND BRIAN STOCKS AND PAUL HANNAH AS VILLAINS
ALSO FEATURING SHIRLEY CEAN, GREGORY JONES, LISA CONLEY,
JEFF MCNEIL, JERRY HANNAH II AND BOBBY PELPHREY
FILMED AT BEAR & BULL BAR, RICHMOND, KY; COURTESY OF BRIAN ELDRIDGE
COSTUMES AND PROPS BY GREGORY JONES, MICHELLE DUFF AND BRIAN STOCKS
PRODUCTION ASSISTANT KATHRYN PRALL
ART AND ANIMATION BY JUSTIN HANNAH; CRAYON FAMILY DRAWINGS BY BOBBY PELPHREY
CONCEIVED, PRODUCED, DIRECTED, SHOT AND EDITED BY JUSTIN HANNAH
™ AND © MANIC BABY; MUSIC © BRIAN WILSON