Film Review Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Funny or Die, Tango Entertainment, Ear Booker Productions

The Roku Channel

Release dates

September 8, 2022 (TIFF)

November 4, 2022

WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY Will Be Available Exclusively on The Roku Channel on Friday, November 4, 2022

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His mother Mary (Julianne Nicholson) didn't mind that Al wanted to be a musician but his father Nick (Toby Huss) thought it wasn't a good idea.  Al Yankovic (Daniel Radcliffe) nonetheless decided to follow his dream and create polka songs by changing the lyrics to well-known songs.  

Did he make his dream come true and at what cost?

In one segment, you learn how Al came up with the song “My Bologna” which quickly got the attention of Dr. Demento (Rainn Wilson). 

Where the story got weird was his "relationship" with Madonna (Evan Rachel Wood).  It was very unrealistic... yet funny ... Imagine if it really happened ...

The movie also mentioned “Eat It” was Al’s biggest hit and that he created it before Michael Jackson's "Beat It".   “Amish Paradise” apparently came out way earlier than in real life too.  I thought it didn't exist until much much later in his career.

If you wanted the true story of Weird Al's life, (I guess that's what I was expecting) you probably won't get it here. 

However, the film was fun and worth watching.  Daniel Radcliffe was very entertaining.

Make sure to check out “Weird Al” Yankovic's new song in the closing credits. 

Directed by

Eric Appel

Written by

Al Yankovic and Eric Appel

Produced by

Mike Farah, Joe Farrell, Whitney Hodack, Tim Headington, Lia Buman, Max Silva, Al Yankovic and Eric Appel

WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY Will Be Available Exclusively on The Roku Channel on Friday, November 4, 2022

Starring

Daniel Radcliffe as "Weird Al" Yankovic

Diedrich Bader as narrator Al

David Bloom as teenage Al

Richard Aaron Anderson as young Al

Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna

Rainn Wilson as Dr. Demento

Toby Huss as Nick Yankovic

Julianne Nicholson as Mary Yankovic

Spencer Treat Clark as Steve Jay

Jack Lancaster as Jim "Kimo" West

Tommy O'Brien as Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz

Thomas Lennon as an accordion salesman

Arturo Castro as Pablo Escobar

Quinta Brunson as Oprah Winfrey

"Weird Al" Yankovic as Tony Scotti

Will Forte as Ben Scotti

Jack Black as Wolfman Jack

Lin-Manuel Miranda as the ER doctor

Scott Aukerman as a police officer

Dot-Marie Jones as Mama Bear

WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY Will Be Available Exclusively on The Roku Channel on Friday, November 4, 2022

Cinematography

Ross Riege

Edited by

Jamie Kennedy

Music by

Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson

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