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Daniel Radcliffe to Play ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic in Roku’s First Original Biopic Movie
Variety ^ | Zack Sharf

Posted on 01/18/2022 2:53:53 PM PST by nickcarraway

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1 posted on 01/18/2022 2:53:53 PM PST by nickcarraway
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How about the return of Super Dave.


2 posted on 01/18/2022 2:55:44 PM PST by Varsity Flight ( "War by the prophesies set before you." I Timothy 1:18)
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Why don’t they just put Weird Al in it as himself?


3 posted on 01/18/2022 2:56:00 PM PST by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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cat’s in the kettle at the peking moon is my favorite...


4 posted on 01/18/2022 2:57:11 PM PST by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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“famously depraved lifestyle”

Didn’t know that.


5 posted on 01/18/2022 2:57:45 PM PST by dynachrome ("I will not be reconstructed, and I do not give a damn.")
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Weird Al is supposed to be a nice guy. He's never been into drugs or booze, and has been married to one woman.

From Wikipedia:

In stark contrast to his stage persona, Yankovic is known by friends and associates to be polite, shy, and introverted, even among family. He is a Christian, and a married couple from the church he attends can be seen in the background on the cover of his album Poodle Hat. His religious upbringing is reflected in his abstinence from profanity, alcohol, and drugs.

6 posted on 01/18/2022 3:01:22 PM PST by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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Alfred Matthew Yankovic has an IQ that is off the charts and the women find him irresistible. Quite possibly a gift to us from a different planet.


7 posted on 01/18/2022 3:03:07 PM PST by SamAdams76 (I am 38 days away from outliving John Hughes)
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I love Weird Al!

Daniel, not so much.

8 posted on 01/18/2022 3:03:30 PM PST by airborne (Thank you Rush for helping me find FreeRepublic! )
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To: dynachrome

Gawd. Not another one (I hope).

He’s always been so private.


9 posted on 01/18/2022 3:05:02 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear
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From what I understand he is famously not depraved. I watched an interview where he joked that even though he didn’t drink, or do drugs, or curse or cheat on his wife he was still the one called ‘weird.”


10 posted on 01/18/2022 3:06:56 PM PST by RightOnTheBorder
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UHF is an OK movie made very good by Michael Richards (Kramer)

Worth the time to watch.


11 posted on 01/18/2022 3:09:47 PM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie (Let's go Brandon)
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UHF? 1989???

I feel so old now. I actually saw it in the theater.

“Supplies!!!”

Good times.

Love the man, he plays a mean accordion.

:)


12 posted on 01/18/2022 3:09:59 PM PST by Kommodor (Solzhenitsyn was an optimist...)
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Two reactions to Weird Al’s Mad Skilz:
#1. Prince, the entertainer refused all requests from Al to allow his songs to be parodied. Prince was heard to say “Weird Al steals singer’s Souls!”

#2. Madonna loved most of Weird Al’s work. She even called him up with a request that he parody one particular song of hers: “Like a Virgin”. Madonna wrote a draft of the screenplay and called it “Like A Surgeon”.
Al used bits and pieces of her suggestions in his parody.


13 posted on 01/18/2022 3:10:25 PM PST by lee martell
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I was friends with Al for a few years, but if there’s one person who is not depraved it’s Al. He’s a very moral person. And a Christian!


14 posted on 01/18/2022 3:10:36 PM PST by Moonmad27
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To: dynachrome

Upon further reading this smells like a hit piece. Radcliffe is lefty vermin as are the bums from ‘funny or die.’ Would make sense that they would want to attack a non-pervert.


15 posted on 01/18/2022 3:10:42 PM PST by RightOnTheBorder
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I always loved his fake interviews on “AL TV”, the one with Eminem is a classic.


16 posted on 01/18/2022 3:11:15 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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I saw it opening day. Was a big Al fan from his Dr. Demento days.

Best line, “YOU GET TO DRINK FROM THE FIRE HOSE!!!!”


17 posted on 01/18/2022 3:14:56 PM PST by Mermaid Girl
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To: dynachrome

I think they are being sarcastic.


18 posted on 01/18/2022 3:18:52 PM PST by nickcarraway
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Bizarre casting, and Weird Ali’s t even dead yet ...


19 posted on 01/18/2022 3:19:18 PM PST by x
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The biopic holds nothing back, exploring 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.

So in other words, they made it all up?

20 posted on 01/18/2022 3:21:21 PM PST by x
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