The Sparks Brothers

Theatrical - Wide 2021-06-18

Cast Mike Myers Fred Armisen 'Weird Al' Yankovic John Taylor Jason Schwartzman
Directed by Edgar Wright
Written by Edgar Wright

Box Office Gross: $677,946

Running Time: 140 minutes

Language: English

Production Company: Complete Fiction, MRC Non-Fiction

Genres: Documentary Music

JoBlo's Rating

9/10

Synopsis

Take a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Ron & Russell Mael, celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks: your favorite band’s favorite band.

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