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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Release date |
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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 10-minute 3D short film that was shown at the Orange County Fair, California in 2009.[1][2][3]
Plot
[edit]The film involves "Weird Al" Yankovic teaching 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 short film includes a brand new song entitled "The Brain Song", in which the last few minutes of the short are of the music video.[4]
Release
[edit]The short 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 (2009-08-03). "What did you think of the $2.5 million 'Al's Brain'?". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
- ^ "'Al's Brain' attraction causes new headache". 26 August 2010.
- ^ "'Weird Al' performs his way at fairgrounds". Los Angeles Times. July 2011.
- ^ Jesus Paez (2009-10-16), Your Brain, retrieved 2017-05-11
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.