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Movies in a Minute - “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”
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Movies in a Minute - “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story”

  • BRUCE R. MILLER
  • Nov 5, 2022
  • Nov 5, 2022 Updated May 28, 2025
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Movie critic Bruce Miller says "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" is a parody of biographies. There’s probably not a shred of truth in the screen biography, but that’s OK. This is “I, Tonya” for a generation that grew up on “My Bologna,” “I Love Rocky Road” and “Like a Surgeon.”

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DVD REVIEW: 'Weird' gives Al Yankovic -- and Daniel Radcliffe -- plenty of cred

DVD REVIEW: 'Weird' gives Al Yankovic -- and Daniel Radcliffe -- plenty of cred

If you don’t have access to Roku, you probably missed the offbeat screen biography of Weird Al Yankovic. A parody of biopics, “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” gives Daniel Radcliffe a role no one must have thought he could play.

Rick Derringer, who had a hit with 'Hang On Sloopy' and produced 'Weird Al,' dies at 77

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REVIEW: 'Weird' finds a great way to tell Al Yankovic's story

REVIEW: 'Weird' finds a great way to tell Al Yankovic's story

Daniel Radcliffe probably wasn’t anyone’s first choice to play Weird Al Yankovic in a screen biography.

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