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

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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.

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Trailer

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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

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Song From the OST

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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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