Weird: Die Al Yankovic Story

Originaltitel: Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

2022
16
1 Std. 48 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,9/10

43.319

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

2.741

264

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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Erkundet jede Facette von Yankovics Leben, von seinem kometenhaften Aufstieg zum Ruhm mit frühen Hits wie "Eat It" und "Like a Surgeon" bis hin zu seinen heißen Promi-Liebesaffären und seine... Alles lesenErkundet jede Facette von Yankovics Leben, von seinem kometenhaften Aufstieg zum Ruhm mit frühen Hits wie "Eat It" und "Like a Surgeon" bis hin zu seinen heißen Promi-Liebesaffären und seinem berühmt verdorbenen Lebensstil.Erkundet jede Facette von Yankovics Leben, von seinem kometenhaften Aufstieg zum Ruhm mit frühen Hits wie "Eat It" und "Like a Surgeon" bis hin zu seinen heißen Promi-Liebesaffären und seinem berühmt verdorbenen Lebensstil.

Regie
- Eric Appel
Drehbuch
- 'Weird Al' Yankovic
- Eric Appel
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,9/10

43.319

IHRE BEWERTUNG

BELIEBTHEIT

2.741

264

Regie
- Eric Appel
Drehbuch
- 'Weird Al' Yankovic
- Eric Appel
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

2 Primetime Emmys gewonnen
- 16 Gewinne & 40 Nominierungen insgesamt

Wissenswertes
Originally, Freddie Mercury was supposed to be at the pool party, but Queen said no. They did, however, allow an appearance by John Deacon, which worked out as Deacon was the one who wrote "Another One Bites the Dust", which is not mentioned in the scene but Deacon's insistence on that song being parodied by Al puts more emphasis on the satirical portrayal of Deacon as a self-centered semi-celebrity.

Patzer
Tiny Tim is shown playing the ukulele right-handed. In reality, he was left-handed and played the uke as such.

Zitate
Young 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.

Verbindungen
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

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6/10

Making up new words to songs that already exist. A Polkaparty?!

I came into Weird: The Al Yankovic Story expecting an accurate biopic about the life of the parody king, but that's definitely not what I got. While tere are moments that loosely follow the real Al's career, the majority of the film takes liberties for comedic effect.

It's a parody of biopics, much like Al's songs parody pop music. However, I found the humor to be a bit forced. The movie has its moments, especially with Radcliffe's over-the-top performance, but much of it feels random. Some jokes land well, others fal flat, and the story veers too far into chaos for my taste. An okay watch, but not as funny as I hoped. It has a lot of Good actors tho.

"What in gods name are you doing? Those aren't the right words!

-i know, i made em better.

By changing the lyrics of a well-known song.

No, boy, what you are doing is confusing and Evil. Blasphemy."