Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)

Biography, Comedy, General Film, Music

Director: Eric Appel

Writer(s): Eric Appel, ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic

Starring: Diedrich Bader, Daniel Radcliffe, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Richard Aaron Anderson, Rainn Wilson, Julianne Nicholson, Toby Huss, Thomas Lennon, David Bloom, Keanush Tafreshi, Andrew Steven Hernandez, Paloma Esparza Rabinov, Scott Aukerman, Johnny Pemberton, Jonah Ray, Jeremy Bolm, Jack Lancaster, Spencer Treat Clark, Tommy O’Brien, Eric Appel, ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic, Will Forte, Patton Oswalt, Michael McKean, Dot-Marie Jones, Dean Sharpe, Jorma Taccone, Demetri Martin, Paul F. Tompkins, Akiva Schaffer, Conan O’Brien, Emo Philips, Nina West, Jack Black, David Dastmalchian, Panuvat Anthony Nanakornpanom, Quinta Brunson, Julie Chang, Arturo Castro, Evan Rachel Wood, Josh Groban, Seth Green, Constantine Rousouli, James Brown III, Rocky Abou-Sakher, Chris Ryan, Mike Escamilla, Chad Guerrero, Cesar Ramirez, Omar Estrada, Cesar Chavira, Jimmy Walker Jr., Trenyce, James Preston Rogers, William Guirola, Ari Davis, Sajjad Dolati, Paul Riley Fox, James Hunter, Jacob Lawrence Kreiss, Lisa Margaroli, Erin O’Shea, Brennon Peters, Gordon Tarpley, Lechristopher Williams

Synopsis: 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. READ REVIEW

Release Date: November 4, 2022 (USA) | Length: 108 min | Genre: Biography, Comedy, Music | Certificate: TV-14 | Note(s): Original announcement. Premiered at Toronto Film Festival on September 8, 2022. Above is the TV release date.