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The Sparks Brothers
The Sparks Brothers

The Sparks Brothers

50 years. 25 albums. 345 songs. Unlimited genius.

Genres

DocumentaryMusic

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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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$677946

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

140 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

18 June 2021

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Ron Mael

Ron Mael

Self

Russell Mael

Russell Mael

Self

Beck

Beck

Self

Gary Stewart

Gary Stewart

Self

Mike Berns

Mike Berns

Self

Jane Wiedlin

Jane Wiedlin

Self

Sal Maida

Sal Maida

Self

Christi Haydon

Christi Haydon

Self

Dean Menta

Dean Menta

Self

Harley Feinstein

Harley Feinstein

Self

Tony Visconti

Tony Visconti

Self

Mike Myers

Mike Myers

Self

Fred Armisen

Fred Armisen

Self

Tammy Glover

Tammy Glover

Self

John Hewlett

John Hewlett

Self

Giorgio Moroder

Giorgio Moroder

Self

'Weird Al' Yankovic

'Weird Al' Yankovic

Self

Muff Winwood

Muff Winwood

Self

Nick Rhodes

Nick Rhodes

Self

John Taylor

John Taylor

Self

Todd Rundgren

Todd Rundgren

Self

Flea

Flea

Self

Hilly Michaels

Hilly Michaels

Self

Jason Schwartzman

Jason Schwartzman

Self

Jonathan Ross

Jonathan Ross

Self

Amy Sherman-Palladino

Amy Sherman-Palladino

Self

Mark Crowther

Mark Crowther

Self

Vera Hegarty

Vera Hegarty

Self

Neil Gaiman

Neil Gaiman

Self

Stephen Morris

Stephen Morris

Self

Gillian Gilbert

Gillian Gilbert

Self

Katie Puckrik

Katie Puckrik

Self

Patton Oswalt

Patton Oswalt

Self

Steve Jones

Steve Jones

Self

James Lowe

James Lowe

Self

Bernard Butler

Bernard Butler

Self

Scott Aukerman

Scott Aukerman

Self

David Kendrick

David Kendrick

Self

Stevie Nistor

Stevie Nistor

Self

Chris Difford

Chris Difford

Self

Martyn Ware

Martyn Ware

Self

Alex Kapranos

Alex Kapranos

Self

Paul Morley

Paul Morley

Self

Julia Marcus

Julia Marcus

Self

Pamela Des Barres

Pamela Des Barres

Self

Roddy Bottum

Roddy Bottum

Self

Leslie Bohem

Leslie Bohem

Self

April Richardson

April Richardson

Self

Lance Robertson

Lance Robertson

Self

Jack Antonoff

Jack Antonoff

Self

John Congleton

John Congleton

Self

Earle Mankey

Earle Mankey

Self

Larry DuPont

Larry DuPont

Self

Patricia Lowe

Patricia Lowe

Self

Vince Clarke

Vince Clarke

Self

Andy Bell

Andy Bell

Self

Björk

Björk

Self (voice)

Mark Gatiss

Mark Gatiss

Self

Richard Coble

Richard Coble

Self

Nick Heyward

Nick Heyward

Self

Ian Hampton

Ian Hampton

Self

Thurston Moore

Thurston Moore

Self

Peter Knego

Peter Knego

Self

Michael Silverblatt

Michael Silverblatt

Self

Adam Buxton

Adam Buxton

Self

Tosh Berman

Tosh Berman

Self

Edgar Wright

Edgar Wright

Self

Rusty Egan

Rusty Egan

Self

Jake Fogelnest

Jake Fogelnest

Self

Dave Weigel

Dave Weigel

Self

Madeline Bocchiaro

Madeline Bocchiaro

Self

Sue Harris

Sue Harris

Self

Ben House

Ben House

Self

Evan Weiss

Evan Weiss

Self

Alex Casnoff

Alex Casnoff

Self

Patrick Kelly

Patrick Kelly

Self

Eli Pearl

Eli Pearl

Self

Daniel Palladino

Daniel Palladino

Self

Simon Pegg

Simon Pegg

John Lennon (voice)

Nick Frost

Nick Frost

Ringo Starr (voice)

Leos Carax

Leos Carax

Self (uncredited)

Adam Driver

Adam Driver

Self (uncredited)

Steve McDonald

Steve McDonald

Self (archive footage)

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