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Daniel Radcliffe is "Weird Al" Yankovic in the unexaggerated true story about the greatest musician and sex symbol of our time. With Evan Rachel Wood and Rainn Wilson.

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Suitably silly, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story spoofs the standard biopic formula with all the good-natured abandon fans will expect.

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Fast-paced, funny, and star-studded, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is the not-quite-biopic that "Weird Al" fans have been waiting for.

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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Rotten Tomatoes (1) A.A. Dowd Digital Trends Walk Hard got to a lot of this stuff 15 years ago, and with much more precision. May 2, 2023 Full Review Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Craig Mathieson The Age (Australia) It’s a collection of sketches where the whole is less than the pieces. Mar 2, 2023 Full Review Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Scott Tobias The Reveal (Substack) A goofy made-up plot about Al’s relationship with Madonna (Evan Rachel Wood) sends the film off on an unfunny tangent from which it never returns. Rated: 2.5/5 Dec 19, 2022 Full Review Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Rotten Tomatoes (4) James Berardinelli ReelViews Half the fun of Weird is enjoying the way Yankovic and director Steve Appel skewer the traditional musical bio-pic. Rated: 3/4 Jul 1, 2024 Full Review Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Matt Brunson Film Frenzy The film's honesty is inspiring, touching on such easily verifiable occurrences as his love affair with Madonna, his gun battle with drug lord Pablo Escobar, and the fact that “Eat It” was an original composition which Al wrote before MJ penned “Beat It.” Rated: 3/4 Dec 26, 2023 Full Review Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Douglas Davidson Elements of Madness ... "Weird" is a celebration of Yankovic by playing loose with the truth and essentially functioning as a parody of every biography released in cinema history and any that may come next. Rated: 4/5 Dec 8, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Charles D It loses its way a little in the last act but it made me laugh out loud and I don’t think I have ever seen a movie that is entirely a parody, even a parody of this genre of movie. Harmless, grin-inducing fun Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/22/24 Full Review Mason M This is the worst movie I've seen in 2024 hate me if you want but I'm not wrong for a lot of people this is the worst movie I've seen in 2024 because going in I thought it was going to be an actual biopic getting to know what Weird Al Yankovic's childhood was and what he did after but no he had sex with Madonna he got fired by Dr Demento which was not realistic at all he acted like he made eat it and made it a original song when it wasn't and got assassinated at the end with the most Carrie ending as Weird Al Yankovic grabs Madonna's hand.... do not watch this film unless you want to be tortured for an entire hour Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/20/24 Full Review Daniel T Daniel Radcliffe is amazing in this and has gone beyond Harry Potter. The humour is great and had me laughing out loud quite a lot. I did not think I would enjoy it but was proven wrong. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/14/24 Full Review Bob P It was ok. It had a few laughs. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 09/09/24 Full Review Austin S I happen to be a huge Weird Al fan, and I was enthralled the entire time! It was everything I hoped for and more. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/30/24 Full Review Ash A Began well enough, but 30 mins into it I lost interest. The film just got ridiculous. Well aware it was a fake biographical film. But come on, it is more make believe than a Disney animation. Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/17/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Eric Appel Director Daniel Radcliffe "Weird Al" Yankovic Evan Rachel Wood Madonna Rainn Wilson Dr. Demento Julianne Nicholson Mary Yankovic Thomas Lennon Actor
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Synopsis Daniel Radcliffe is "Weird Al" Yankovic in the unexaggerated true story about the greatest musician and sex symbol of our time. With Evan Rachel Wood and Rainn Wilson.

Director
Eric Appel

Producer
Lia Buman, Mike Farah, Joe Farrell, Tim Headington, Whitney Hodack, Max Silva, Weird Al Yankovic

Screenwriter
Eric Appel, Weird Al Yankovic

Distributor
The Roku Channel

Production Co
Funny or Die, The Roku Channel, Tango Entertainment

Genre
Biography, Comedy, Music

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 1, 2022, Limited

Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 4, 2022

Runtime
1h 48m

Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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