Film

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

2022 · 1h 48m · Music · Comedy

The world belongs to the weird.

IMDb

6.8

Rotten Tomatoes

85%

Metacritic

70

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.

Daniel Radcliffe

'Weird Al' Yankovic

Evan Rachel Wood

Madonna

Rainn Wilson

Dr. Demento

Toby Huss

Nick Yankovic

Jack Lancaster

Jim

Spencer Treat Clark

Steve

Tommy O'Brien

Bermuda

Arturo Castro

Pablo Escobar

Julianne Nicholson

Mary Yankovic

Diedrich Bader

Grizzled Narrator (voice)

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Doctor

Richard Aaron Anderson

Young Al

Thomas Lennon

Salesman

David Bloom

Teenage Al

Keanush Tafreshi

Kip

Andrew Steven Hernandez

Robbie

• Eric AppelWriter · Director · Producer
• 'Weird Al' YankovicWriter · Producer
• Whitney HodackProducer
• Mike FarahProducer
• Max SilvaProducer
• Joe FarrellProducer
• Lia BumanProducer
• Tim HeadingtonProducer
• Neil ShahExecutive Producer
• Henry R. Muñoz IIIExecutive Producer

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Release date

September 8, 2022

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

PG-13

Budget

$12,000,000

Genres

Music, Comedy

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