Movie
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Overview
Exploring every facet of ‘Weird Al’ 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, this biopic takes audiences on a truly unbelievable journey through Yankovic’s life and career, from gifted child prodigy to the greatest musical legend of all time.
Details
- Release date
- 2022-09-08
- Runtime
- 108 min
- Genres
- Music, Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Tango Entertainment, Funny or Die, Ear Booker Productions, Famous Andy's
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Daniel Radcliffe as 'Weird Al' Yankovic
- Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna
- Rainn Wilson as Dr. Demento
- Toby Huss as Nick Yankovic
- Jack Lancaster as Jim
- Spencer Treat Clark as Steve
- Tommy O'Brien as Bermuda
- Arturo Castro as Pablo Escobar
- Julianne Nicholson as Mary Yankovic
- Diedrich Bader as Grizzled Narrator (voice)
- Lin-Manuel Miranda as Doctor
- Richard Aaron Anderson as Young Al
Crew
- Eric Appel - Director
- Eric Appel - Writer
- 'Weird Al' Yankovic - Writer
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