Welcome to the sister article to Comedy Clicks! Each week, we will be taking an in depth look at some of the best comedy films that the world of cinema can offer! Today we will be looking at Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
About the Film
Summary of Plot
An exploration of every facet of “Weird Al” Yankovic’s life, from his meteoric rise to fame with his parody songs to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle.
iMDB
Year Of Release
2022
Running Time
1 Hour 48 Minutes
Director
Eric Appel
Tagline
The world belongs to the weird.
Trailer
Starring
Daniel Radcliffe – Weird Al Dierdrich Bader – Grizzled Narrator Lin-Manuel Miranda – Doctor Rainn Wilson – Dr. Demento Julianne Nicholson – Mary Toby Huss – Nick Thomas Lennon – Salesman
Song From the OST
Trivia
Daniel Radcliffe was chosen by ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic partially as a result of seeing him sing The Elements on The Graham Norton Show (2007).
The whole film was shot in 18 days.
While Daniel Radcliffe plays “Weird Al” onscreen, his singing is dubbed over by the man himself.
Had Daniel Radcliffe turned down the lead role, Adam Driver was the filmmakers’ next choice
Daniel Radcliffe actually learned to play the accordion for the film.
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