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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

  • 20222022
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
25K
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POPULARITY
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Daniel Radcliffe in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
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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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 lifestyl... Read allExplores 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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
25K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
252
46
    • Eric Appel
    • 'Weird Al' Yankovic
    • Eric Appel
  • Stars
    • Diedrich Bader(voice)
    • Daniel Radcliffe
    • Lin-Manuel Miranda
    • Eric Appel
    • 'Weird Al' Yankovic
    • Eric Appel
  • Stars
    • Diedrich Bader(voice)
    • Daniel Radcliffe
    • Lin-Manuel Miranda
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    • 221User reviews
    • 91Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
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    Videos6

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:51
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    Official Teaser
    Trailer 1:02
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    How They Made That Cameo-Filled Pool Party in 'Weird: The Al Yankovic Story'
    Clip 2:09
    Watch How They Made That Cameo-Filled Pool Party in 'Weird: The Al Yankovic Story'
    Daniel Radcliffe and Evan Rachel Wood Reveal Their 'Weird' Childhood Hobbies
    Clip 2:44
    Watch Daniel Radcliffe and Evan Rachel Wood Reveal Their 'Weird' Childhood Hobbies
    Elvis, Whitney and Weird Al: Everything We Know About Upcoming Music Biopics
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    Watch Elvis, Whitney and Weird Al: Everything We Know About Upcoming Music Biopics
    Weird: The Al Yankovic Story: Behind The Scenes
    Featurette 3:48
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    Photos196

    Evan Rachel Wood in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
    Daniel Radcliffe and Quinta Brunson in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
    Eric Appel at an event for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
    Daniel Radcliffe and 'Weird Al' Yankovic at an event for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
    'Weird Al' Yankovic and Slaven Vlasic at an event for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
    'Weird Al' Yankovic at an event for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
    Daniel Radcliffe at an event for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
    Daniel Radcliffe and 'Weird Al' Yankovic at an event for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
    Eric Appel at an event for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
    Evan Rachel Wood at an event for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
    Daniel Radcliffe and 'Weird Al' Yankovic at an event for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
    Daniel Radcliffe and Evan Rachel Wood at an event for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)

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    Diedrich Bader
    Diedrich Bader
    • Grizzled Narrator
    • (voice)
    Daniel Radcliffe
    Daniel Radcliffe
    • Weird Al
    Lin-Manuel Miranda
    Lin-Manuel Miranda
    • Doctor
    Richard Aaron Anderson
    Richard Aaron Anderson
    • Young Al
    Rainn Wilson
    Rainn Wilson
    • Dr. Demento
    Julianne Nicholson
    Julianne Nicholson
    • Mary
    Toby Huss
    Toby Huss
    • Nick
    Thomas Lennon
    Thomas Lennon
    • Salesman
    David Bloom
    David Bloom
    • Teenage Al
    Keanush Tafreshi
    Keanush Tafreshi
    • Kip
    Andrew Steven Hernandez
    Andrew Steven Hernandez
    • Robbie
    • (as Andrew Hernandez)
    Paloma Esparza Rabinov
    Paloma Esparza Rabinov
    • Hipster Teen
    • (as Paloma Rabinov)
    Scott Aukerman
    Scott Aukerman
    • Police Officer
    Johnny Pemberton
    Johnny Pemberton
    • Johnny Barf
    Jonah Ray
    Jonah Ray
    • Jonah Barf
    Jeremy Bolm
    Jeremy Bolm
    • Jeremy Barf
    Jack Lancaster
    Jack Lancaster
    • Jim
    Spencer Treat Clark
    Spencer Treat Clark
    • Steve
      • Eric Appel
      • 'Weird Al' Yankovic
      • Eric Appel
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    • Trivia
      Daniel Radcliffe actually learned to play the accordion for the film. He first took lessons from a friend, then 'Weird Al' Yankovic himself while on set. He admits to not playing very well, but passable enough for the movie.
    • Goofs
      When the Yankovic family are sitting eating dinner the sandwich on Nick Yankovic's (Toby Huss) plate changes several times. It appears toasted, untoasted or with different fillings between shots. Additionally, the yellow pot appears to change position slightly.
    • Quotes

      Weird Al: You... you think you're going to stop me from playing? You'll see. One day I'm going to be the best... Well, perhaps not technically the best, but arguably the most famous accordion player in an extremely specific genre of music!

    • Crazy credits
      The end credits feature an original song by Weird Al Yankovic. The lyrics point out a specific person in the credits (production manager for Funny or Die Savvas Thomas Yiannoulou), reference the song credits, and include a reminder that the song itself is technically eligible for Oscar consideration.
    • Connections
      Featured in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: It's Time for a Double-Down (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      Dr. Demento Theme (Pico and Sepulveda)
      Written by Eddie Cherkose, Jule Styne

      Edwin H. Morris & Co., a division of MPL Music Publishing, Inc. (ASCAP); Quaytor Productions, LLC (ASCAP)

      Performed by The Roto Rooter Good Time Christmas Band

      Used courtesy of Caf Muzeck LLC/Demented Punk

    User reviews221

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    8/10
    Daniel Radcliffe and Evan Rachel Wood Shine in a Uniquely "Weird" Parody/Biopic
    I hope few people walk into this thinking it's a serious biopic, you'll be in for quite the surprise. Although Weird starts in a conventional manner, you'll realize that a devotion to reality wasn't the primary goal of the film. It's a parody of the music biopic genre, think Walk Hard instead of Walk the Line or Ray. But the tone and vibe is a little different. Instead of winking at the audience or pausing for laughter, the cast and the crew play it completely straight as if the material was factual. This is an admirable choice, it allows you to pick up on a few jokes that are specifically making fun of movies like this. It reminded me a little of the Naked Gun movies, it fires off gags continually and Weird isn't worried about you catching every single one of them. Weird bounces from scene to scene and you're either going to cruise right along with it or get left in the dust.

    Some actors/actresses are natural born chameleons but other A-list talents aren't required to stretch into different characters. Their natural charisma carries them and they get away with playing the same character with a different name several times over. Daniel Radcliffe is a talent but he also possesses a rare versatility. He doesn't just take the easy layups, he does strange and exciting projects and I'm becoming a bigger and bigger fan of his with each movie I see him in. He's great in Weird, he's obviously giving it his all and his enthusiasm is infectious. He's also really funny and hopefully this will be a showcase for his comedic talent as well. Between this and The Lost City, he's having a great year. Evan Rachel Wood is excellent as Madonna, she's playing up her bombshell angle from moment one but she's great at it and she plays of Radcliffe really well. She's very funny in her own right and their performances together were my favourite part of the movie. Rainn Wilson is a pleasant addition as Dr. Demento, he's wacky enough without pushing the envelope too far. Al Yankovic cameos in a nice meta role as music exec Tony Scotti. There are too many celebrity cameos to list but every member of the cast gets what the movie is going for and there aren't any missteps or false notes from anyone performing.

    Weird rarely misses and the aspects I didn't like weren't things the movie did wrong. There was a conscious choice to keep going bigger and more outlandish as the plot unfolded and there was a moment that I disconnected from it just because of how divorced from reality it became. This will work for some people, it just didn't for me. The humour had been pretty pointed at genre tropes and Al's material before and it just became more and more broad with each deviation. I still laughed throughout the entire run time but I still would have went another direction.

    Weird's amiable nature and stellar lead performances won me back every time I started to waver on it. It's above all else a celebration of the sweet and goofy nature of Yankovic's work and it's hard to fault the movie for trying to blaze a path of it's own even if it's execution is scattershot. I'm glad Weird is receiving some well earned buzz and while I'd actually rate it as a 7.5/10, I'll round up to an 8/10. It may not be a "must view" theatre experience but it's a rare enough parody that's worth checking out on streaming if you get the chance.
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      • November 4, 2022 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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      • Los Angeles, California, USA
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      • Funny or Die
      • Tango Entertainment (III)
      • The Roku Channel
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