November Picks: The Movies and TV You Can't Miss6 of 31
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story | Movie Premieres on The Roku Channel on Friday, Nov. 4
Plot: Trace Yankovic's meteoric rise to fame from his early hit parodies to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle.
Our Take: According to director Eric Appel, the creation of Weird: The Al Yankovic Story included "absolutely no research on Al's actual life." Instead, the film parodies the biopic genre, lampooning the stereotypical template that the most successful films follow. Think The Doors meets Forrest Gump. If that doesn’t conjure up a clear picture of what to expect, just take a look at the cast supporting Daniel Radcliffe's Weird Al. Jack Black, Rainn Wilson, Quinta Brunson, Evan Rachel Wood, and Conan O'Brien all appear as celebrities in the fictional Al's orbit, while the real Al Yankovic appears as record executive Tony Scott. — Adrienne
Plot: Trace Yankovic's meteoric rise to fame from his early hit parodies to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle.
Our Take: According to director Eric Appel, the creation of Weird: The Al Yankovic Story included "absolutely no research on Al's actual life." Instead, the film parodies the biopic genre, lampooning the stereotypical template that the most successful films follow. Think The Doors meets Forrest Gump. If that doesn’t conjure up a clear picture of what to expect, just take a look at the cast supporting Daniel Radcliffe's Weird Al. Jack Black, Rainn Wilson, Quinta Brunson, Evan Rachel Wood, and Conan O'Brien all appear as celebrities in the fictional Al's orbit, while the real Al Yankovic appears as record executive Tony Scott. — Adrienne