Daniel Radcliffe
"Weird Al" Yankovic
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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.
- Eric Appel
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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.
- Ross Riege
- Eric Appel
- Jamie Kennedy
- Was Yankovic pressured by his parents not to pursue music? Yes and no. As played by Toby Huss and Julianne Nicholson in the film, Yankovic's parents are hilariously restrictive — at one point, Huss' character smashes his son's beloved accordion to bits.
- Is Dr. Demento a real person? Yes! Barry Hansen, a.k.a Dr. Demento, really is a radio DJ specializing in novelty songs who gave Yankovic his start by playing "Belvedere Cruising" — an ode to the family station wagon — on his syndicated radio show.
- Did 'Weird' Al really have a relationship with Madonna? No, Yankovic never actually dated Madonna. But they did have an interesting connection. Unlike any of the other artists Yankovic has parodied over the years, Madonna came up with the concept for his parody herself.
- Does 'Weird' Al really make original music? Yes, though they don't appear in the movie. Radcliffe's version of Yankovic is tortured by the popularity of his parodies, and after a certain point strives to make original music instead.
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Nov 1, 2022 · Rated: 4/5 • Dec 8, 2023. Oct 26, 2023. Daniel Radcliffe is "Weird Al" Yankovic in the unexaggerated true story about the greatest musician and sex symbol of our time. With Evan Rachel Wood and ...
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Nov 4, 2022 · The plotting of “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” is its own big joke, a fever dream by a self-deprecating entertainer looking into a funhouse mirror. Yankovic did become a legendary accordion player thanks to a door-to-door salesman; Madonna (played here by Evan Rachel Wood, relishing every bubble gum chew in a comically villainous role) did ...
Nov 4, 2022 · Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is a musical biopic produced by Funny or Die for the Roku Channel. The subject matter of the movie is none other than famed American artist and comedian, Weird Al Yankovic. Renowned for his pop culture parodies, Weird Al himself takes the co-writer role, enlisting the help of Eric Appel as director to bring his ...
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