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Budget. $8 million [1] Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is a 2022 American biographical musical parody film directed by Eric Appel, in his feature directorial debut, from a screenplay he co-wrote with Al Yankovic. [2] The film is a satire on musical biopics and is loosely based on Yankovic's life and career as an accordionist and parody songwriter ...
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story: Directed by Eric Appel. With Diedrich Bader, Daniel Radcliffe, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Richard Aaron Anderson. Explores every facet of Yankovic's life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like 'Eat It' and 'Like a Surgeon' to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle.
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- Biography, Comedy, Crime
- Eric Appel
- 2022-11-04
- Weird Al's First Accordion Came from A Traveling Salesman
- Dr. Demento Was A Key Figure in Weird Al's Life Early on
- That Breakthrough Hit "My Bologna" Was Recorded in A Bathroom
- Many Musicians Did Get The "Yankovic Bump"
- Al Yankovic's Stage Name Came from Being Weird Growing Up
- Does Honesty Matter in A Music Biopic?
In one of the early scenes in the film, described by the narrator as "the day that changed his life," a traveling salesman arrives, offering to sell Yankovic an accordion. The salesman gets beaten up by Yankovic's father (Toby Huss) for pedaling such smut but sells the accordion when Yankovic's mom (Julianne Nicholson) buys it in secret. While this...
Radio DJ Dr. Demento (Rainn Wilson), famed for playing comedy songs, serves as Al's mentor in the film (and later the friend he doesn't heed the advice of because he thinks he knows better). As it stands, Dr. Demento was crucial in Al's early career. As Yankovic says, "If it hadn't been for the Dr. Demento Show, my life would have taken a dramatica...
One of the more comedic set pieces in the filmis when Yankovic and his college cohorts record "My Bologna" in the bathroom. The characters state that the bathroom has great acoustics which would make the tape sound even better. While this may seem like a parody of a down-on-their-luck musician finding the only means they can to record their song, t...
In Weird,: The Al Yankovic Story it's mentioned that thanks to the success of "Weird Al," many of the original artists received a bump from listeners checking out the songs that the parody was based on. In the film, this even goes as far as Madonna tracking down Weird Al to produce a parody of her music (and forming the aforementioned relationship)...
Much of Weird is about embracing weirdness. In the film, Yankovic's parents worry about him being weird, he himself worries about being weird in front of his friends, and he fears that his passion for parody songs is weird. While in real life his parents did support him, he still was a bit of an outcast. Yankovic has talked about skipping grades, s...
Movie biographies centered around musicians have been around for decades, but have seen a resurgence in recent years. The success of Straight Outta Compton (NWA) and Bohemian Rhapsody (focused on Freddie Mercury and Queen)has given way to a boom of followers including: Rocketman (Elton John), Respect (Aretha Franklin), Elvis, Priscilla, I Wanna Dan...
Fast-paced, funny, and star-studded, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is the not-quite-biopic that "Weird Al" fans have been waiting for. Read Audience Reviews. Critics Reviews
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- Daniel Radcliffe
- Eric Appel
- Biography, Comedy, Music
Nov 4, 2022 · Leave a Comment. Daniel Radcliffe stars as Weird Al Yankovic in the trailer for Roku’s movie about the parody artist. Evan Rachel Wood plays Madonna, Quinta Brunson is Oprah Winfrey, and Conan O ...
- Rebecca Alter
- Staff Writer
Nov 3, 2022 · Weird: The Al Yankovic Story review – Daniel Radcliffe is pitch-perfect in an artfully absurd music ‘biopic’ This is one of those rare but precious comedies that works because of how ...
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Sep 11, 2022 · Weird: The Al Yankovic Story will be a comedic biopic (not that it could be any other way). The film will introduce audiences to the life and rise to fame of the iconic, multiple Grammy Award ...
