How 'Weird: The Al Yankovic Story' Pulled Off the Cameo Filled Pool Scene | Making a Scene
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- "Weird: The Al Yankovic Story" tells an exaggerated version of Weird Al's rise to fame in the 1980s. In one of its more memorable scenes, the character of Al performs "Another One Rides the Bus" at a pool party filled with offbeat, memorable personalities like Pee-Wee Herman, Andy Warhol and Wolfman Jack. Director Eric Appel, costume designer Wendy Benbrook and Al Yankovic himself, break down the making of the scene including calling in favors to cast all of those cameos, rushing to shoot it on a tight schedule, and why they weren't allowed to depict Freddie Mercury.
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I think it worked out better to have John Deacon in the scene rather than Freddy Mercury, cause everyone knows who Freddy is. To have John Deacon introduce himself and everyone saying "huh? who?" and then making him need to awkwardly explain that he was the bassist in Queen was much funnier.
Plus Deacon wrote Another One Bites the Dust. he was also the "quiet, misunderstood weirdo" of the band, making it kinda fitting he was at the party too.
"Come on, Guy From Queen. Let's go!" That line killed me in this video.
@@quackman Says a lot that until this video, I thought the whole point of Deacon being the Queen member at the party was because he wrote "Another One Bites the Dust" lol
I believe that's the joke.
@@SuperJNG18 same, being a huge Queen fan. though he did stand out as way more forward/extroverted than in real life, which was a nice part of the joke too.
Only Weird Al could so perfectly parody his own life story. Masterclass.
What are you talking about? Weird Al was murdered in the 80's at an award show; allegedly by killer on Madonna's payroll
Please get educated
one of the last good movie ive seen
I think I would have much rather preferred the humor stick to a dewey cox walk hard level of exaggerated humor. I think the movie only hit it a few times, when he's around the table talking to his dad for a few scenes near the beginning and near the end, and him talking about the absurd factory scenes. I kept expecting the movie to get as good as that dinner scene, and be similar to Walk Hard. It just didn't quite get there for me. Don't regret seeing it, was fun, and at least for the first half before really going off the rails, was actually a little educational, think I saw it with my dad, who was telling me bits and pieces about the radio DJ and other stuff.
"It was amazing how quickly they responded." Less amazing when you realize that Al's not only known as a great and creative artist that people (and not just comedians) want to work with, but has built up decades of goodwill in the entertainment community.
Exactly. He's a GENUINELY awesome, ethical, multifaceted artist. And btw, EVERY HUMAN SHOULD SEE "UHF". Especially with his commentary. 💪😎✌️
It's crazy that a lot of artists said they had known they made it when AL made a parody of one of their songs. That's got to be an awesome feeling.
UHF is an all time classic!! I know not everybody gets it, but I loved that movie when I saw it in theaters and I still love it today. So underrated!
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True, but it’s great humility saying this and not being full of himself. Truly speaks to his character and I truly believe his sincerity.
@@Novastar.SaberCombat .... I did not realize there was a commentary track for this movie. Thank you!
RIP Paul Reubens. Imagine Jorma flying out to LA to shoot that scene knowing what we know now. Thanks to everyone involved with this production. It's a riot. Madonna Ciccone is still at large.
I'm just so relieved "Weird Al" Yankovic is alive and well.
@@jimb.7523I hate to break the news to you, but Al was gunned down in cold blood on national television.
That wasnt paul. Someone play as paul and. This story just a joke. Al never got killed. He do parody u do u for got. He made a parody of himself 😂
She flew out to dress Jorma Taccone to LOOK like Rubens. What's to imagine? 🤔
A fitting tribute to those who made the Greatest Era in Entertainment!
My favorite part of this movie is when they dub in the real Al's voice when daniel radcliffe is singing, it helps bridge the gap so well between his acting and feeling like he's a younger version of Al
I have always cherished the late night I was sitting up reading a book, and Dr. Demento came on saying "Here is a young man, who sent me a cassette tape of himself playing...." and within moments I buried my face in my pillow laughing hysterically.
This film deserved far more attention. In addition to being funny it was a perfect parody of music biopics. Also huge fan of him and UHF so the silliness in this film was just perfect.
I think being exclusive to Roku did not do it justice.
I cried like a baby. It was so emotional and reminded me of every single little thing that made Al so magnificently brilliant. The underlying story detailing the relationship he had with his parents (mostly, his dad forbidding his polka playing) was obviously hilariously exaggerated, but it was probably the one theme in the movie that was the closest thing to his actual experiences in real life.
EXACTLY! I was so annoyed that so many people did not get that the film itself- was part of the joke! It's a parody film- about a parody singer, freaking genius!
@jonathanlewis6146 I love the fact that he got the idea for the Rambo scene in UHF from his real-life experience taking down Pablo Escobar and rescuing Madonna.
DAMN IT, why did he have to die!? I'm never going to get over this trauma. It's just not fair that Al had to die before he ever got a chance to make his biopic, resulting in having to cast someone to play Al appearing as a cameo. 🥺
This movie was freaking brilliant. The cameos, the parody, the way they made serious moments out silly situations (or maybe silly moments out of serious situations?). I loved it.
Emo Philips as Salvador Dali was a REVELATION, I *need* a late career biopic starring Phillips as an erratic, elderly Dali.
I would never have guessed that was Emo Phillips!
@@raydunakin I was sure that it was Eric Idle.
That was definitely the only casting that caught me completely by surprise.
Daniel Radcliffe will forever be typecast and only known for playing weird al
Harry Potter who..? 😁
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lol don't be stupid but he was brilliant as Weird Al.
_FINALLY!!!_ I was really worried his career would _never_ take off.
😂
I'm honestly glad that Paul was still with us when this movie came out, he would have gotten a good kick out of seeing himself depicted in the scene
Weird Al's NEXT stop really needs to be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame! This guys longevity, ability to adapt to each decade as the music changed, his amazing ORIGINAL tunes as well as his massive influence on Pop Culture....it's a no-brainer! The R&RHOF says that Rock and Roll isn't just music but attitude and influence...I'd say Al checks both of those boxes and I'd be willing to bet that if he were to be announced as a class member, no self respecting entertainer would even bat an eye. And some will even say, "'Bout damn time!!"
I was at the Rock Hall last month, & Al was then in 3rd place on the public voting; I think he has a real shot this year.
Wait he isn’t yet? That is a shame!
What, he’s not in yet!? That’s more absurd than his parodies. Get this guy inducted immediately.
Really, people, you're putting too much reverence for that Hall. Please look for a list of who is NOT in that Hall. Then you won't maybe hold that institution up to such high esteem. Hall of Shame, what we call it here...
I can't think of a more amazing casting that Jack Black as Wolfman.
Radcliffe is amazing in this as well.
If you haven't seen his eclectic collection of starring roles, you're missing out.
Guns Akimbo, Swiss Army Man...
Horns
Miracle workers
GUNS AKIMBO. Yes.
wasn't he in that one series of movies?
that one about the ring?
No, that was Mark Hamill. Radcliffe was in the series about street racing dinosaurs.
If you've never seen weird al in concert, OMG you should. It is the best, better than most any other show. Very entertaining.
I got to see him live, it was an incredible experience. The costume changes alone blew my mind, he got into nearly every iconic fit from his music videos, including the fat suit from "Fat" 😄
His live shows are an experience in themselves. All the themed song sets, costume changes, props, and multimedia.
i loved seeing him live, it was truly an amazing experience
I managed to catch a Weird Al concert at King's Dominion by chance in 2003. A few of my shipmates and I decided to go up to King's Dominion one day and he just happened to doing a show at the park that day included with general admission.
Me and my cousin saw him in concert when we were like 15 or so, and after the show, a couple hundred people were waiting in a line to meet him and get autographs and stuff, but he was coming out the opposite door that everyone thought, so security came and asked the entire line to just spin in place, so I went from being the very last person to the very first.
Emo Phillips as Salvador Dali is probably t he greatest casting choice of all time.
This film REALLY should have had a theatrical release!!
Really fucked off it wasn't.
Really 🤬 off it wasn't
They played it in some theaters here in Ny, but I missed it like a chump
He seems like he genuinely just loves life and is appreciative of all the people on the way up. His enthusiasm is infectious.
Dr. Demento was more than likely the reason Al, as well as Devo became so well known. Pure genius is why they became successful!
I've never heard anyone that had anything bad to say about Weird Al. The guy has spent his entire career making great songs and good friends. Decades of the guy winning over everyone who matters in the entertainment industry. If he'd put it out there saying "Hey, I need some people to get naked and be buried up to their necks in mealworms and then peed on by an alpaca for my next music video" he still would have gotten forty million emails saying "I wanna do it, Al! I'll be there in an hour!"
What a legend.
I read that hypothetical quote in Al's voice. It made me very happy.
He’s poked fun at rappers as well, and they just laugh along with everyone else.
Just such a shame that Madona had him murdered at the peak of his career. He coul dhave had such an impact on the industry, but instead was cut down in the prime of his life...
@@nonenowherebye The brightest candles burn out soonest. He'll live forever in our hearts. RIP Weird Al.
That sounds oddly specific... xD
I'm 50 and a lifelong Weird Al fan. This movie was one of the greatest movies ever made, right up there with Naked Gun, Airplane and Star Trek II.
It's good that Daniel isn't just going to be "forever the wizard boy" and can finally grow as an actor and not strictly be thought of as one character.
Finally grow? He ditched the wizard ages ago.
What wizard? I only know him as the corpse jet ski who flies through the water by the power of his decomposing body's farts, while being ridden by Paul Dano.
I think that now for years he's been known as "the guy who makes all the weirdo indie passion projects and Miracle Workers"
Go watch Guns Akimbo. Try not to think too hard about the ridiculous story, just enjoy it for Radcliffe’s excellent performance in an action film.
This is a modern classic, one of the most underrated films of recent years, and Daniel Radcliffe's best acting since "Swiss Army Man".
Weird Al is a once in a generation talent.
Al needs to make more movies. As it stands, he's two-for-two on making all time classics. This and UHF make a great double feature, but I want more. I demand a triple feature. Quadruple, even. Hell, I'd even take an animated Harvey the Wonder Hamster film.
Slime Creatures from Outerspace!
The Compleat Al (in case you haven't seen that)
WeirdAl >>>> OpenAI
Damn, didn‘t hear of Harvey for 20 years and after you mentioned him i instantly had the jingle and text in my ear again 😂
Gonna have to wait 33 more years. It’s what Al said. He’ll make a movie every 33 years.
The pool scene is fantastic! You know who all the koo koo Kool people are and the people playing them and get totally jazzed about them doing it as they are revealed! It was my favorite part of the movie. Loved seeing Conan as Warhol and Jack "Wolfman" Black. Perfect casting. Costuming was perfect as well. RIP Mr. Reubens. Our beloved pop culture icon. If you've never watched his Christmas Special, you're missing out on some true joy.
I'd say if you've never watched his Christmas special, I'm jealous of you, because you get to see it for the first time.
"Come on, Guy from Queen!"
killer line!
I’m 43 and I’ve been a fan of Al’s since I was 9. First tape I received was Even Worse, first CD was Off The Deep End.
He is the embodiment of wholesome silliness, and there’s few people more widely loved (and 100% deserving of that love!) in the music industry
#EveryLifeNeedsSomePolka
Love him or hate him no one talks bad about Weird AL, except Coolio that one time, but he apologized.
Fair enough. Glad your loved ones had a sense of humor. You should have gotten a Michael Jackson tape and a Prince CD if anyone cared. 😂
@@R.J.1 I had Thriller on record 😂
My brother got me Even Worse for my birthday because I loved his videos
I was a Nirvana fan by the time Off The Deep End came out and adored that CD as well
If anything, Al’s wide variety of targets attributed to my eclectic tastes - I love music from Simon & Garfunkel to Bad Religion
Ska-P is a spanish band I adore, one of the tightest bands I’ve ever heard. I spent many years obsessed with Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, U2, Leo Kottke.
Al celebrates music!
I love Bo Burnham and The Gregory Brothers/Schmoyoho and plunderphonics as well but I’ll die on the hill that Al is a genius
42, but same on the on your first sentence, weird you could say.
This movie is so underrated! I hope it wins a ton of Emmys! This movie is up there with Walk Hard as one of the best biopic spoofs ever!
Just realised the layer in the joke about the bass player from queen, since what he does is what makes the song iconic and still nobody cares about bass players (few exceptions of course).
The Gallagher Sledge-o-matic finale to the song was brilliant and I got tearful. Thanks Vanity for this documentary about this fascinating bio-mock-u-pic.
Long live Weird Al. What a Legend!
All I have ever heard about Al is how great of a guy he is. I hope to meet him some day
I did the VIP package on his tour last year and got to have a photo taken with him. It was a fast paced line of fans so time was limited, but when it was my turn I said, "Well if it isn't the voice of Captain Peanutbutter", which made him chuckle. Made my dang night. Well that, and the fact that the show was amazing.
I heard he was a great guy.
I never would have connectted the dots between this scene and the Boogie Nights pool scene! That's a brilliant nod to a great film. The Al Yankovik story was so damn funny, i was truly impressed.
If we'd seen the Weird Al directors cut version of the pool scene that still had the deleted scenes with the every person at the pool engaging in some very tastefully shot gratuitous full frontal nudity it would have more clearly highlighted the Boogie Nights parallel.
But there was typical Studio exec meddling with artistic integrity!!!
Maybe we'll get to see it someday, RELEASE the Snyder Cut!
@@ffejpsycho Can't believe the execs caused the coldest winter day in Los Angeles to line up with the filming! What nerve!
God i wish i lived in the alternate universe where the lonely island played 3/4ths of queen in the weird al movie
I liked the movie, written very well and Daniel Radcliffe did a extraordinary job!
I'm in full agreement with Al, this is the role Daniel Radcliffe will always be best known for.
That scene gave me so much, recognizing all those people that were (well some still are) famous during my time. I bet people from just one generation after me don't know who "Wolfman" Jack was.
Nope wolfman jack is his own generation
I’m a millennial and I had no idea who he was until a few months ago.
Born in '78 and I only know the name Wolfman Jack; I never heard him on the radio. Luckily though Dr. Demento was still at his widest level of syndication when I was a young teenager and I can definitely remember the first time I stumbled onto his show late at night. I know I'm not alone in being a weird kid who felt alone - finding that gem really meant a lot.
I was born in 80 and I knew who everyone was at that party, at least recognized the name…minus John Deacon. I even went “Ohhhh” in the theater when it was explained.
Weird AL is one of the most talented individuals in the world.
Glad to see the facial hair coming back Al!
I loved this full-tilt parody which I grew up with as a kid and informed so much of my humor and world-view. Keeping up with all the references and in-jokes of Monty Python and Mel Brooks made me curious about the world beyond videogames and comic books. Hopefully there's some kids today who watch this a little before they should and learn about all these interesting historical / cultural figures as well (not to mention all the cinematic send-offs and references).
We need more quality parody these days!
Facial pubes should disappear and never return.
Yeah don't hold your breath, kids these days can't watch anything that lasts more than 1 minute.
I love how Al gives credit to Dr. Demento. Listening to his shows was a highlight in my childhood and I looked forward to it every week. RIP Dr. Demento and to the rest of the world, stay demented!
Dr Demento is very much still alive
Not only is he still alive, he's still putting out a new show every week! Go to his website, where you can hear the new shows, plus past shows from the last 50+ years!
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I wish I could be in this person's brain to see how she "studied" the clothes. Not just fashion rules or trying to copy, but understanding how this professional performs her mental calculations. You can hear the passion in the explanation, I think it'd be neat to experience it.
emo philips as salvador dali is an inspired casting choice
Weird Al is the most underrated entertainer of all times.
He's very well rated. You're commenting on a video about the celebrities who made a cameo in a movie about him.
Wendy did an amazing job with the costumes.
The more I learn about Weird Al the more I love him.
I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, thank you to everyone involved. Rainn Wilson as Dr. Demento was absolutely perfect casting for those of us who listened to his show back in the day.
Dr Demento was one of the funniest and most important characters in the film . Rainn did a great job.
I didn't know that Salvador Dali was Emo Philips until this video, I had to pause and look for several seconds before I recognised him
Two words. Fisher price tape recorder. Nostalgia everywhere.
Emo Phillips is AMAZING!
Yeah I had no idea that was Emo. He really got into character.
@@Nozoki Right? Amazing!
The coldest day in LA.
Canadians: "So a warm summer day here?
Queen blocking Freddy Mercury from the movie is a fucking crime.
Yeah. People get all weird about their sacred cows. It's probably funnier this way because no one knew who Deacon was and he had to explain it.
my grade school teacher was friends with Weird Al before he got famous and she heard him writing and singing "My Bologna" in the bathroom. she always made sure to tell every single class that story lol
Nitpick: They depicted Tiny Tim as right-handed. He was left-handed and held his ukulele the opposite way from what’s shown in the movie.
It makes me happy they had a nod to Divine
"you like Weird Al?"
it was hard growing up in the 80's
"Yes, yes I do!" ...no invite to party right there
'80s* It doesn't belong to the number 80. 😛
Honestly, NOT liking Weird Al is a HUGE red flag.
Weird AL should do the halftime show at the super bowl.
I honest to goodness thought this was going to be a serious biography. I loved how wrong I was.
I was not sure what to think of this movie when I saw the trailer, but watched it a few months back and found it to be one of the better movies to come out in ages.
That Gallagher, Pee-Wee and the B-52s in that pool party scene? Awesome.
considering what we have gotten for movies this year, this would have been a bigger hit if it was released in theatres
Wait, it wasn't released in theaters? 😳
I happened to get a Roku right as this came out lol. Prbly wouldn’t have seen it otherwise. So glad I did though, such a fun movie.
So much love involved in making this film it really shows on the screen.
Glad to know Al is a part of this now I have to watch it. He is one of my hero's.
That is such a great scene. Watching for the first time with a friend is like a game to see who can identify the most 80's weirdos and the actors portraying them. Emo Phillips could have played himself honestly.
my favorite part of that song has always been thy guy that yells YEEEEAAAAHHHH!!! watching someone actually do it in the video was amazing.
The thing I love most and what inspires me the most about Weird Al was how he was able to shrug off the failure of UHF. He was just like "ok that didn't work, whats next?"
he didn't let it slow him down, thats inspiring
IIRC, AL mentioned on the UHF commentary, It opened up in '89 against Batman and the multiple biggest box office hits of the all time at the time. He always had a good perspective on his career, keeps him humble.
As a kid, I absolutely dragged my family to UHF in the theaters, and it was the greatest thing I had ever seen.
I went into the movie thinking it would be cheesy and cringy but it actually was funny and sweet. I quite enjoyed it. I can see why weird Al is so well liked. Seems like a class act.
This was one of the best clips I've scrolled and stumbled upon. It must have been surreal just being in back ground soaking in the historic characters that compose a longstanding fringe clique within an already "freakish" community.
RIP Pee Wee 😢
So do people forget that he was a kind of a perv? Like, his character originally wore mirrors on his shoes to look up skirts, and he was caught jerking it in a theater.
Also, RIP Gallagher. He passed away in November 2022.
Finally you grew back your stache AL!!! Loved the movie it was soo funny and enjoyable...
Why isn’t this available in the uk! This film deserves more exposure!
It should be on the Roku Channel
It is available, but you have to buy a Roku stick.
@@mcgherkinstudios Nah, Roku has an app, you don’t need the stick.
This was SO extra in the BEST way possible. God, I love Al, and this movie 😍😍
This movie was an absolute masterpiece. It's up there with Tenacious D as an easy to sit back and enjoy movie.
I shouldn't have been surprised, but I could not believe how much I loved this movie. Brilliant work!!
My parents caught me as a pre-teen listening to Dr. Demento and it happened to be during "Dead Puppies". I was grounded from listening.
So I learned to put my clock radio under my pillow so I could fake like I was asleep, but still listen.
Loved the movie! Thanks for making it happen!
I watched this the day it came out on the Roku channel. I probably called in late. The amount of 70s, 80s, and 90s fan service was all I needed. Thank you to everyone who made this ridiculous movie possible.
This movie is so good. Don’t sleep on it if you haven’t watched it would say it is worth a Roku to watch it. I’ve watched it about a dozen times.
You don't need a Roku device to watch it, it's free on their website.
This was one of my favorite scenes in the movie. Great stuff…😂
this movie was so brilliant. it was the movie that i never thought i needed until I saw it.
I grew up listening to Dr demento in the late 70s through the 80s.there were 3 shows I'd stay awake for on the weekend to listen to and record cassettes of. One was a Mexican radio station that played nothing but punk and hard core metal, the dr. Dr show and a local San diego station that did metal music not given air time during regular hours. Back then it was like metallic anthrax megadeth thrash bands mostly. I used to get 90min longmplay cassettes to record those shows then later on edit out the commercials and have a mix tape of music.
I imagine Freddie would've been pissed that his own estate wouldn't let him be in the movie
I'm just now seeing this. Been in a comma of sorts. This was awesome.
One of the funniest comedies in years. “Weird” is a comedy masterpiece.
Radcliffe should’ve won an Oscar.
I haven't seen the movie yet, but from these scenes I'm blown away by that actor playing Pee-Wee... wow, he did great job.
an amazing story - as far fetched as they made it - you can tell there was nothing but love in the cast, crew and community - what a blast!
This was the funniest comedy I've seen in a long, long time. Absolutely loved it, and this scene was the best of them all.
this was a great movie, and hope there are more behind the scenes to find!!
I used to stay up late every Sunday night to listen to the Doctor Damento show and loved UHF.
Al still has soooo much energy. This guy is a national treasure❤
I’m also very happy that this movie exists. Been waiting my whole life for this epic biopic!!
I look forward to Weird Al's next bio pic in 30 years.
Weirder: The Making of Weird: The Al Yankovich Story: A Docu-Film: Part 3
Why people didn’t talk more about this movie is masterpiece
It's still not available in many places, so it has been overshadowed by so much so much else
because it didn't release cinematic or in any famous streaming services like HBO Max, Netflix and Disney+.
Parts of it are absolutely brilliant, parts are a real snore. Big Weird Al fan so I loved it, but parts still put me to sleep... so it's not for everyone
@@squidge903 You ain't fat! You ain't nothin'!
@@venwal6673 I'm not even to buy it anywhere in my country yet, which seems crazy at this point
Does my heart good to know everyone loves Al and came through for him.such a good dude
This was one of the most AMAZING movies in a long time!
Mr. Weird...this summary of the "making of"...catches it. The TRUE nature of W. Al Yankovic - I.e., CREATIVE genius. So much of contemporary ROCK is "deadly dull" in terms of blank, following BLANK, so and so doing "whatever" like WHO ELSE. Every W.A.Y. that I've seen or heard, is completely, blessedly, CREATIVE and (yeah yeah yeah, the actions and the music "spoof" someone else's "original"..that is a MOOT POINT..) original in its own way. KEEP THEM COMING Mr. "I AM THE W.A.Y."
Too cold in L.A. for the pool? What, was it 68 degrees?
Pain is temporary, but film is forever.
Amazing job. such a funny movie. honestly the funniest movie I've seen in so long.
"another one rides the bus' is a hard track to find. I THINK I have a copy on cassette tape. So relatable.
The costuming was great!