Al's Brain
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| Al's Brain | |
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| Directed by | "Weird Al" Yankovic |
| Written by | "Weird Al" Yankovic |
| Starring | "Weird Al" Yankovic |
| Cinematography | Peter Anderson |
| Music by | Jim West |
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Running time | 10 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $2.5 million |
Al's Brain (or Al's Brain: A 3-D Journey Through the Human Brain) is a 2009 American 10-minute 3D educational comedy film directed and written by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It was shown at the Orange County Fair, California in July–August 2009.[1][2][3]
Plot
[edit]"Weird Al" Yankovic teaches about the brain and how it functions.
Cast
[edit]- "Weird Al" Yankovic as a fictionalized version of himself and Phineaus Cage, an allusion to Phineas Gage
- Paul McCartney as man on the street
- Patton Oswalt as co-worker
- Thomas Lennon as co-worker
- Fabio as second man on the street
- Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim as brain stretchers
- Bob Bancroft as Norm Koslovsky
- Michael William Arnold as Timmy
Music video
[edit]The last few minutes of the film comprise the music video for "The Brain Song".
Release
[edit]The film was released to the public at the Orange County Fair 2009 airing from July 16 to August 15.
Home media
[edit]The original song "The Brain Song" was released on the Medium Rarities album, exclusive to the 2017 box set Squeeze Box.
References
[edit]- ↑ Staff writer; Sforza, Teri (August 3, 2009). "What did you think of the $2.5 million 'Al's Brain'?". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on December 9, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
- ↑ Saavedra, Tony (August 26, 2010). "'Al's Brain' attraction causes new headache". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ↑ "'Weird Al' performs his way at fairgrounds". Los Angeles Times. July 2011. Archived from the original on July 10, 2021. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Al's Brain at IMDb
- "Al's Brain (found 3D educational short film; 2009)". The Lost Media Wiki. Retrieved March 4, 2024.