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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.
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Nov 4, 2022 · 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
Nov 4, 2022 · Ultimately, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is not so much a “true” story, but its parody goes hand-in-hand with the musician’s career. What the biopic is actually based on is the Funny or Die trailer that was released in 2013, in which Aaron Paul plays Weird Al.
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The Roku Original film will star Daniel Radcliffe in the titular role of “Weird Al” Yankovic. The biopic holds nothing back, exploring 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. WEIRD: The Al ...
May 5, 2022 · The full-length movie, produced jointly by comedy video website Funny or Die and Tango, will take audiences on a journey from Yankovic’s childhood as a music prodigy through his rise to becoming ...
Sep 10, 2022 · Here’s how to watch it on any device. Daniel Radcliffe stars as parody singee "Weird Al" Yankovic in a movie that started life as a Funny or Die sketch, a trailer for a fake Behind the Music ...
