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The Sparks Brothers
50 years. 25 albums. 345 songs. Unlimited genius.
Genres
DocumentaryMusic
Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$677946
Runtime
140 min
Release Date
2021-06-18
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
89
Vote Average
7.343
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Ron Mael
Self
Russell Mael
Self
Beck
Self
Gary Stewart
Self
Mike Berns
Self
Jane Wiedlin
Self
Sal Maida
Self
Christi Haydon
Self
Dean Menta
Self
Harley Feinstein
Self
Tony Visconti
Self
Mike Myers
Self
Fred Armisen
Self
Tammy Glover
Self
John Hewlett
Self
Giorgio Moroder
Self
'Weird Al' Yankovic
Self
Muff Winwood
Self
Nick Rhodes
Self
John Taylor
Self
Todd Rundgren
Self
Flea
Self
Hilly Michaels
Self
Jason Schwartzman
Self
Jonathan Ross
Self
Amy Sherman-Palladino
Self
Mark Crowther
Self
Vera Hegarty
Self
Neil Gaiman
Self
Stephen Morris
Self
Gillian Gilbert
Self
Katie Puckrik
Self
Patton Oswalt
Self
Steve Jones
Self
James Lowe
Self
Bernard Butler
Self
Scott Aukerman
Self
David Kendrick
Self
Stevie Nistor
Self
Chris Difford
Self
Martyn Ware
Self
Alex Kapranos
Self
Paul Morley
Self
Julia Marcus
Self
Pamela Des Barres
Self
Roddy Bottum
Self
Les Bohem
Self
April Richardson
Self
Lance Robertson
Self
Jack Antonoff
Self
John Congleton
Self
Earle Mankey
Self
Larry DuPont
Self
Patricia Lowe
Self
Vince Clarke
Self
Andy Bell
Self
Björk
Self (voice)
Mark Gatiss
Self
Richard Coble
Self
Nick Heyward
Self
Ian Hampton
Self
Thurston Moore
Self
Peter Knego
Self
Michael Silverblatt
Self
Adam Buxton
Self
Tosh Berman
Self
Edgar Wright
Self
Rusty Egan
Self
Jake Fogelnest
Self
Dave Weigel
Self
Madeline Bocchiaro
Self
Sue Harris
Self
Ben House
Self
Evan Weiss
Self
Alex Casnoff
Self
Patrick Kelly
Self
Eli Pearl
Self
Daniel Palladino
Self
Simon Pegg
John Lennon (voice)
Nick Frost
Ringo Starr (voice)
Leos Carax
Self (uncredited)
Adam Driver
Self (uncredited)
Steve McDonald
Self (archive footage)
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