Weird: The Al Yankovic Story - videos, teasers and stills from filming
All videos, teasers and footage from the filming of the film "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story"
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
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1:48 (108 min)
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What's left behind the scenes
- The 'Weird Al Effect' truly exists. After the release of Yankovic's parodies, many artists noted an increase in sales of their musical works. Nirvana believes they owe several additional million copies sold of the album 'Nevermind' (1991) to him, and rapper Chamillionaire claims he owes Yankovic partial credit for his Grammy award.
- Daniel Radcliffe genuinely learned to play the accordion. Initially, he took lessons from a friend, then from Yankovic himself on the set.
- Initially, it was assumed that Freddie Mercury would be present at the pool party, but Queen decided otherwise. They chose John Deacon to film this scene, which turned out even better, as he was the one who wrote the song 'Another One Bites the Dust' from the album 'The Game' (1980).
- In a sense, 'Weird Al' Yankovic chose Daniel Radcliffe for the lead role in the film because he heard his performance on 'The Graham Norton Show' in 2007, when he performed 'The Elements' (1959) by Tom Lehrer.
- If Daniel Radcliffe had turned down the role, it would have been offered to Adam Driver.
- Much of what is shown in the film actually happened. Yankovic acquired his first accordion from a traveling salesman. He did indeed record the single "My Bologna" in a bathroom, although this happened before he met the other members of his future band. This parody did indeed become instantly popular. During the performance of the parody "Another One Rides the Bus," John Schwartz did indeed use the accordion case as a drum, although, again, this happened before Yankovic and Schwartz met the other members of the band. From 1983 to 1996, Yankovic did indeed record for The Scotti Brothers Records. Madonna herself did offer Yankovic to parody her 1984 hit "Like a Virgin." It is also true that radio host Barry Hansen did not have any children of his own.
- The “Weird Al” Yankovic Effect” is a real phenomenon. Following the release of Yankovic’s parodies, many artists have noted an increase in sales of their musical works. Nirvana believes it owes several additional million copies sold of the album “Nevermind” (1991) to him, and rapper Chamillionaire claims he owes Yankovic partial credit for his Grammy award.
- Initially, it was planned for Freddie Mercury to be present at the pool party, but the band Queen decided otherwise. It was decided to use John Deacon for filming this scene, which turned out even better, as he was the one who wrote the song “Another One Bites the Dust” from the album “The Game” (1980).
- In a sense, “Weird Al” Yankovic chose Daniel Radcliffe for the lead role in the film because he heard his performance on “The Graham Norton Show” in 2007, when he performed “The Elements” (1959) by Tom Lehrer.
- Much of what is shown in the film actually happened. Yankovic acquired his first accordion from a traveling salesman. He did indeed record the single “My Bologna” in a bathroom, although this occurred before he met the other members of his future band. This parody did become popular instantly. During the performance of the parody “Another One Rides the Bus,” John Schwartz did use an accordion case as a drum, though, again, this happened before Yankovic and Schwartz met the rest of the band. From 1983 to 1996, Yankovic did record for The Scotti Brothers Records label. Madonna herself offered Yankovic to parody her 1984 hit “Like a Virgin” at the time. It is also true that radio host Barry Hansen did not have children of his own.
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