Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is a satirical biographical film that parodies the life and career of musician-comedian "Weird Al" Yankovic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Weird: The Al Yankovic Story canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5783683 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Context triple: [Weird Al Yankovic, notableWork, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story]
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A.
The Disaster Artist
The Disaster Artist is a 2017 biographical comedy-drama film directed by and starring James Franco that chronicles the making of Tommy Wiseau’s cult movie The Room.
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B.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story is a 2007 satirical musical comedy film that parodies musician biopics through the outrageous life story of fictional rock star Dewey Cox.
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C.
Don't Look Up
"Don't Look Up" is a 2021 satirical science fiction film directed by Adam McKay that follows two astronomers trying to warn humanity about an approaching comet that will destroy Earth.
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D.
Trainwreck
Trainwreck is a 2015 romantic comedy film written by and starring Amy Schumer, directed by Judd Apatow, that follows a commitment-averse magazine writer whose life unravels when she falls for a sports doctor.
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E.
Practical Jokers
Practical Jokers is an album by the band The Swingers, known for its blend of new wave and pop-rock sounds.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Target entity description: Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is a satirical biographical film that parodies the life and career of musician-comedian "Weird Al" Yankovic.
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A.
The Disaster Artist
The Disaster Artist is a 2017 biographical comedy-drama film directed by and starring James Franco that chronicles the making of Tommy Wiseau’s cult movie The Room.
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B.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story is a 2007 satirical musical comedy film that parodies musician biopics through the outrageous life story of fictional rock star Dewey Cox.
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C.
Don't Look Up
"Don't Look Up" is a 2021 satirical science fiction film directed by Adam McKay that follows two astronomers trying to warn humanity about an approaching comet that will destroy Earth.
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D.
Trainwreck
Trainwreck is a 2015 romantic comedy film written by and starring Amy Schumer, directed by Judd Apatow, that follows a commitment-averse magazine writer whose life unravels when she falls for a sports doctor.
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E.
Practical Jokers
Practical Jokers is an album by the band The Swingers, known for its blend of new wave and pop-rock sounds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical parody film
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film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | People's Choice Award for Midnight Madness at TIFF 2022 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of "Weird Al" Yankovic ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Ross Riege NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Eric Appel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | The Roku Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jamie Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCameo | "Weird Al" Yankovic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSong |
Another One Rides the Bus
NERFINISHED
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Like a Surgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ My Bologna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalSection | Midnight Madness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
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comedy film ⓘ parody film ⓘ |
| hasOriginalScore | yes ⓘ |
| mainSubject | "Weird Al" Yankovic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | "Weird Al" Yankovic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | fictionalized biography ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | The Roku Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parodies |
musical biopics
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rock star biographical films ⓘ |
| portrays |
Daniel Radcliffe as "Weird Al" Yankovic
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Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna NERFINISHED ⓘ Rainn Wilson as Dr. Demento NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | Toronto International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
"Weird Al" Yankovic
NERFINISHED
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Funny or Die NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Roku Original Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2022-09-08 ⓘ |
| releasePlatform | streaming ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 108 minutes ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| starring |
Daniel Radcliffe
NERFINISHED
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Evan Rachel Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Black NERFINISHED ⓘ Julianne Nicholson NERFINISHED ⓘ Quinta Brunson NERFINISHED ⓘ Rainn Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ Toby Huss NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Forte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Weird: The Al Yankovic Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wideReleaseDate | 2022-11-04 ⓘ |
| writer |
"Weird Al" Yankovic
NERFINISHED
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Eric Appel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Weird: The Al Yankovic Story Description of subject: Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is a satirical biographical film that parodies the life and career of musician-comedian "Weird Al" Yankovic.
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