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The Sparks Brothers

A musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with Ron and Russell Mael celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks.

Director

Edgar Wright

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Genre

documentary, biography, comedy

Box Office

$648,665

Production

N/A

Awards

4 wins & 26 nominations

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[throat clears] - The Sparks Brothers

[throat clears]

♪ Documentary film fanfare - The Sparks Brothers

♪ Documentary film fanfare

♪ Edgar Wright film fanfare. - The Sparks Brothers

♪ Edgar Wright film fanfare.

BECK: Throughout all the years
that I've been making music, - The Sparks Brothers

BECK: Throughout all the years that I've been making mu...

FLEA: I remember just
seeing them all the time - The Sparks Brothers

FLEA: I remember just seeing them all the time

JASON SCHWARTZMAN: I don't feel
like they purposely - The Sparks Brothers

JASON SCHWARTZMAN: I don't feel like they purposely

They do just look like people
who've been sort of - The Sparks Brothers

They do just look like people who've been sort of

♪ And it ain't me
who's gonna leave... ♪ - The Sparks Brothers

♪ And it ain't me who's gonna leave... ♪

Two members of like mind, - The Sparks Brothers

Two members of like mind,

It's a very clever thing
they've got going on. - The Sparks Brothers

It's a very clever thing they've got going on.

KATIE PUCKRIK: They really
tiptoe through the tulips - The Sparks Brothers

KATIE PUCKRIK: They really tiptoe through the tulips

PATTON OSWALT: You have
this snaky lead singer-- - The Sparks Brothers

PATTON OSWALT: You have this snaky lead singer--

And then you got Adolf Hitler
on-on the keyboards. - The Sparks Brothers

And then you got Adolf Hitler on-on the keyboards.

DAVID KENDRICK:
Dean Martin was hanging out, - The Sparks Brothers

DAVID KENDRICK: Dean Martin was hanging out,

[vocalizing] - The Sparks Brothers

I thought of them - The Sparks Brothers

I thought of them

ALEX KAPRANOS: I always thought
Sparks were a... a British band. - The Sparks Brothers

ALEX KAPRANOS: I always thought Sparks were a... a British b...

PAUL MORLEY: They're the best,
uh, British group - The Sparks Brothers

PAUL MORLEY: They're the best, uh, British group

♪ Everywhere, heartbeat,
increasing heartbeat... ♪ - The Sparks Brothers

♪ Everywhere, heartbeat, increasing heartbeat... ♪

They are a band who
you can look up on Wikipedia - The Sparks Brothers

They are a band who you can look up on Wikipedia

Ron has a huge
snow globe collection. - The Sparks Brothers

Ron has a huge snow globe collection.

LES BOHEM:
It's quite special and, um... - The Sparks Brothers

LES BOHEM: It's quite special and, um...

APRIL RICHARDSON: If you try
to describe them to people, - The Sparks Brothers

APRIL RICHARDSON: If you try to describe them to people,

JACK ANTONOFF: All pop music
is rearranged Vince Clarke - The Sparks Brothers

JACK ANTONOFF: All pop music is rearranged Vince Clarke

Um, I'll watch it
because I'm in it. - The Sparks Brothers

Um, I'll watch it because I'm in it.

EDGAR WRIGHT:
What do you think about me - The Sparks Brothers

EDGAR WRIGHT: What do you think about me

[laughter] - The Sparks Brothers

My sexual persuasion is
slightly horny. - The Sparks Brothers

My sexual persuasion is slightly horny.

There are 25 Sparks albums. - The Sparks Brothers

There are 25 Sparks albums.

With advances
in medical technology, - The Sparks Brothers

With advances in medical technology,

[crew laughing] - The Sparks Brothers

[crew laughing]

How can Ron and Russell Mael
be successful, underrated, - The Sparks Brothers

How can Ron and Russell Mael be successful, underrated,

How do two brothers survive
in a rock and roll world - The Sparks Brothers

How do two brothers survive in a rock and roll world

And where does one even start - The Sparks Brothers

And where does one even start

Join us as we
pull back the curtain - The Sparks Brothers

Join us as we pull back the curtain

Our story begins
not in gloomy old England - The Sparks Brothers

Our story begins not in gloomy old England

♪ Gonna tell Aunt Mary
'bout Uncle John ♪ - The Sparks Brothers

♪ Gonna tell Aunt Mary 'bout Uncle John ♪

To a kid seeing them on TV, - The Sparks Brothers

To a kid seeing them on TV,

JOHN CONGLETON: I always
sort of thought of them as like - The Sparks Brothers

JOHN CONGLETON: I always sort of thought of them as like

RON:
We're kind of the rare breed - The Sparks Brothers

RON: We're kind of the rare breed

RUSSELL: I was born in
Santa Monica, California. - The Sparks Brothers

RUSSELL: I was born in Santa Monica, California.

Our father was an artist,
a painter - The Sparks Brothers

Our father was an artist, a painter

RON: Some of the images
that he painted were - The Sparks Brothers

RON: Some of the images that he painted were

We would spend days
fishing for perch. - The Sparks Brothers

We would spend days fishing for perch.

And kind of-- the pier, to me, - The Sparks Brothers

And kind of-- the pier, to me,

RUSSELL: He always had
these records from Elvis - The Sparks Brothers

RUSSELL: He always had these records from Elvis

Him introducing us
to cool music - The Sparks Brothers

Him introducing us to cool music

♪ One, two, three o'clock,
four o'clock rock... ♪ - The Sparks Brothers

♪ One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock rock... ♪...

I remember the first time
I went to see - The Sparks Brothers

I remember the first time I went to see

One instance of hearing
the title music - The Sparks Brothers

One instance of hearing the title music

This kind of music
was really overturning - The Sparks Brothers

This kind of music was really overturning

This was wrong but in
all the kind of right ways. - The Sparks Brothers

This was wrong but in all the kind of right ways.

KAPRANOS:
If you want to understand - The Sparks Brothers

KAPRANOS: If you want to understand

RON: I remember spending
a lot of time at the movies - The Sparks Brothers

RON: I remember spending a lot of time at the movies

We would go see a lot
of Westerns and war films. - The Sparks Brothers

We would go see a lot of Westerns and war films.

I really cherished those - The Sparks Brothers

I really cherished those

It was a... a total afternoon - The Sparks Brothers

It was a... a total afternoon

Our parents didn't care
if a movie had started, - The Sparks Brothers

Our parents didn't care if a movie had started,

And I think part of our, uh, - The Sparks Brothers

And I think part of our, uh,

RUSSELL:
Um, when our father died, uh, - The Sparks Brothers

RUSSELL: Um, when our father died, uh,

You don't even understand,
really, how that's possible - The Sparks Brothers

You don't even understand, really, how that's poss...

And-and, uh, it's something
that's so abstract, - The Sparks Brothers

And-and, uh, it's something that's so abstract,

And, uh... and it's when...
when it's your father, - The Sparks Brothers

And, uh... and it's when... when it's your father,

And I think that's kind of
part of the sad thing, too, - The Sparks Brothers

And I think that's kind of part of the sad thing, too,

I was... I was 11,
and Russell was eight, and... - The Sparks Brothers

I was... I was 11, and Russell was eight, and...

Kind of everything changed
at that moment for us, - The Sparks Brothers

Kind of everything changed at that moment for us,

RUSSELL: 'Cause it was all
very unexpected, - The Sparks Brothers

RUSSELL: 'Cause it was all very unexpected,

Um, Ron and I would, - The Sparks Brothers

Um, Ron and I would,

I didn't want to admit
that I enjoyed - The Sparks Brothers

I didn't want to admit that I enjoyed

Always a rebellious streak
in me, - The Sparks Brothers

Always a rebellious streak in me,

And they would have talent
shows at elementary school, - The Sparks Brothers

And they would have talent shows at elementary school,

You really saw
the audience reaction, - The Sparks Brothers

You really saw the audience reaction,

Both music and sports were
things that garnered attention. - The Sparks Brothers

Both music and sports were things that garnered attention.

♪ Going out when the rest
are coming home ♪ - The Sparks Brothers

♪ Going out when the rest are coming home ♪

Hard to believe that, uh,
this scrawny body - The Sparks Brothers

Hard to believe that, uh, this scrawny body

I sometimes equate
the experience - The Sparks Brothers

I sometimes equate the experience

♪ I want to be, I want to be - The Sparks Brothers

♪ I want to be, I want to be

[song ends] - The Sparks Brothers

We lived always near - The Sparks Brothers

We lived always near

♪ You've got to trust
in summer ♪ - The Sparks Brothers

♪ You've got to trust in summer ♪

There's a little bluff
that you have to walk - The Sparks Brothers

There's a little bluff that you have to walk

We'd stay from
like 9:00 in the morning - The Sparks Brothers

We'd stay from like 9:00 in the morning

♪ July, you were
the plainest of Janes... ♪ - The Sparks Brothers

♪ July, you were the plainest of Janes... ♪

You would always want to go see any British band - The Sparks Brothers

You would always want to go see any British band

We had our transistor radio, - The Sparks Brothers

We had our transistor radio,

It was just one big mass
of pop music. - The Sparks Brothers

It was just one big mass of pop music.

♪ Please, please, please... - The Sparks Brothers

♪ Please, please, please...

RUSSELL: There was
no distinction between - The Sparks Brothers

RUSSELL: There was no distinction between

Like, no one cared or
questioned the genres of music. - The Sparks Brothers

Like, no one cared or questioned the genres of music.

You would always want
to go see any British band - The Sparks Brothers

You would always want to go see any British band

The Sparks Brothers poster

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A musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with Ron and Russell Mael celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks.

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Director: Edgar Wright

Writer: N/A

Production: N/A

Genre: documentary, biography, comedy

Year: 2021

MetaScore: 80/100

ImdbRating: 7.8

BoxOffice: $648,665

Released: 18 Jun 2021

Awards: 4 wins & 26 nominations

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