Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
How Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Landed Those Incredible Cameos
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is packed with more cameos than you can count on first viewing, as the “Weird” Al Yankovic-style approach to creating a musical biopic (i.e. — a parody of biopics) was able to lean heavily on the iconic musician’s address book to bring in big names. “All of the ridiculously famous legends came from Weird Al, but it was really fun, going out to all those people,” director Eric Appel tells Consequence. “It was Al personally reaching out to all of them, just showing me this list and saying ‘Hey, here’s all these people that are on my holiday card list — pick from them, I can call them personally.” Appel’s initial engagement with Yankovic began in 2013, when he made a trailer version of Weird as a Funny or Die exclusive — leaning hard into the tropes of dark and gr...
How To Watch Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Given the recent uptick in musician-related biopics, it’s only fitting for a performer of “Weird Al” Yankovic’s acclaim to be next in line. But in typical Weird Al fashion, this “documentary” will have a satirical approach to the parody singer’s career. With Eric Appel taking on director duties for the script that was co-written by Yankovic, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story stars Daniel Radcliffe as the famed parody song musician, alongside Rainn Wilson, Evan Rachel Wood, Julianne Nicholson, and many many more. However, ahead of its upcoming release, the comedy won’t be available via traditional platforms. Thus, here’s how to watch the upcoming feature film Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. Where Can I Watch Weird? Advertisement Related Video Like many new releases, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story wo...
