Believe Your Eyes and Ears: The Story of the Mamas & the Papas

Believe Your Eyes and Ears: The Story of the Mamas & the Papas is a 2021 biographical musical drama film directed by Barry Webber.

The film tells the true story of folk rock music vocal quartet,.

The title is taken from their 1966 debut studio album, .

Believe Your Eyes and Ears premiered at the on September 25, 2021, and was released theatrically on November 17, 2021 by  and Threshold Productions.

The film was successful at the box office, grossing $158.6 million worldwide against its production budget of $20.7 million.

The performances of Colton Stephens, Brooke Eisele, Cassidy Parnell and Brett Bouchard received positive reviews from critics.

Plot
The film follows American folk rock vocal quartet, The Mamas & the Papas, whose achieved success with their laid-back style of folk music during the 1960s and the personal issues involving the quartet's members.

Cast

 * Colton Stephens as
 * Brooke Eisele as
 * Cassidy Parnell as
 * Brett Bouchard as
 * Taylor Gilchrist as
 * Nicholas Reinhart as
 * Jared Livingston as
 * Joseph Jeffries as
 * Tony Saunders as
 * Katherine Beaumont as, John Phillips' third wife
 * Gage Langdon as Jeffrey Phillips, John Phillips' son
 * Stephanie Batson as, John Phillips' daughter
 * Breanna Poole as, John Phillips' daughter
 * Dallas Shore as James Hendricks, Cass Elliot's first husband
 * Paul Lafontaine as Donald von Wiedenman, Cass Elliot's second husband
 * London Taylor Wade as Owen Vanessa Elliot, Cass Elliot's daughter
 * Lyndsey King-Blake as, Cass Elliott's sister
 * Kevin Howell as Harris Pickens "Pic" Dawson III
 * Eli James Wade as

Production
On June 23, 2020, it was announced that Barry Webber would direct the film. On July 2, 2020, it was reported that STX Entertainment had acquired the rights to distribute the film in the United States.

In September of 2020, Colton Stephens, Brooke Eisele, Cassidy Parnell and Brett Bouchard were announced as the starring cast members of the film.

Filming began in January of 2021, primarily taking place in.

Parnell was absent for the second half of season 15 the TV Generation drama series, Our Lives due to filming the movie.

Production wrapped up in April of 2021.

Release
The film premiered at the on September 25, 2021. It was given a theatrical release on November 17, 2021.

It was released on and available for streaming in February of 2022.

Music
The film's soundtrack was released on November 19, 2021 by. It was produced by Sarah Jane Boettcher.

Track listing

 * (2:45) [written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips; performed by Colton Stephens, Brooke Eisele, Cassidy Parnell and Brett Bouchard]
 * (3:30) [written by John Phillips; performed by Colton Stephens, Brooke Eisele, Cassidy Parnell and Brett Bouchard]
 * 1)  (2:31) [written by John Phillips; performed by Colton Stephens, Brooke Eisele, Cassidy Parnell and Brett Bouchard]
 * (3:02) [written by Bobby Freeman; performed by Colton Stephens, Brooke Eisele, Cassidy Parnell and Brett Bouchard]
 * (2:52) [written by John Phillips and Denny Doherty; performed by Colton Stephens, Brooke Eisele, Cassidy Parnell and Brett Bouchard]
 * (2:15) [written by John Phillips; performed by Colton Stephens, Brooke Eisele, Cassidy Parnell and Brett Bouchard]
 * (3:05) [written by Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson and Ivy Jo Hunter; performed by Colton Stephens, Brooke Eisele, Cassidy Parnell and Brett Bouchard]
 * (4:10) [written by John Phillips; performed by Colton Stephens, Taylor Gilchrist, Cassidy Parnell and Brett Bouchard]
 * (3:07) [written by John Phillips; performed by Colton Stephens, Brooke Eisele, Cassidy Parnell and Brett Bouchard]
 * (2:58) [written by Ralph Bass and Lowman Pauling; performed by Colton Stephens, Brooke Eisele, Cassidy Parnell and Brett Bouchard]
 * (3:47) [written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips; performed by by Colton Stephens, Brooke Eisele, Cassidy Parnell and Brett Bouchard]
 * (1:42) [written by Lorenz Hart; performed by Colton Stephens, Brooke Eisele, Cassidy Parnell and Brett Bouchard]
 * (3:17) [written by John Phillips; performed by Colton Stephens, Brooke Eisele, Cassidy Parnell and Brett Bouchard]
 * 1)  (3:19) [written by Fabian Andre, Wilbur Schwandt and Gus Kahn; performed by Colton Stephens, Brooke Eisele, Cassidy Parnell and Brett Bouchard]
 * (3:28) [written by John Phillips; performed by Colton Stephens, Brooke Eisele, Cassidy Parnell and Brett Bouchard]
 * (3:26) [written by John Phillips; performed by Colton Stephens, Brooke Eisele, Cassidy Parnell and Brett Bouchard]
 * (3:06) [written by John Phillips; performed by Colton Stephens, Brooke Eisele, Cassidy Parnell and Brett Bouchard]
 * (3:02) [written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil; performed by Cassidy Parnell]
 * 1)  (2:28) [written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil; performed by Cassidy Parnell]

Box Office
Believe Your Eyes and Ears: The Story of the Mamas & the Papas was a box office success, grossing $158.6 million worldwide against its production budget of $20.7 million.

Critical Reception
On the review aggreator website, the film holds an approval rating of 92% based on 150 reviews with an average rating of 7.5\10. assigned it a weighted average score of 78 out of 100, based on 30 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

The performances of Colton Stephens, Brooke Eisele, Cassidy Parnell and Brett Bouchard received positive reception from critics, saying that they "accurately portrayed the characters to a T".

They also noted Brooke Eisele's strong resemblance to Michelle Phillips and praised the actors' "strong" singing performances.