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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

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N/A

Awards

4 wins & 26 nominations

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-WRIGHT: Ron will hate you
for that. -[laughs] - The Sparks Brothers

-WRIGHT: Ron will hate you for that. -[laughs]

RUSSELL: Finally, the British
Musicians' Union relented, - The Sparks Brothers

RUSSELL: Finally, the British Musicians' Union relented...

"This Town Ain't Big Enough
for the Both of Us." - The Sparks Brothers

"This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us.&qu...

You know, I-I guess it was
kind of like a bit-- - The Sparks Brothers

You know, I-I guess it was kind of like a bit--

Quite sort of...
possessed or something. - The Sparks Brothers

Quite sort of... possessed or something.

♪ Zoo time is
she and you time ♪ - The Sparks Brothers

♪ Zoo time is she and you time ♪

And 15 million of them were
watching Top of the Pops. - The Sparks Brothers

And 15 million of them were watching Top of the Pops.

CLARKE: When I was growing up,
I never knew anybody - The Sparks Brothers

CLARKE: When I was growing up, I never knew anybody

DIFFORD:
When I saw them - The Sparks Brothers

DIFFORD: When I saw them

I remember sitting there
probably with my parents - The Sparks Brothers

I remember sitting there probably with my parents

MARK GATISS:
Everyone came - The Sparks Brothers

MARK GATISS: Everyone came

RON: A lot of people say,
"Why the Charlie Chaplin look?" - The Sparks Brothers

RON: A lot of people say, "Why the Charlie Chaplin look...

And I think that is something I love about Sparks is that - The Sparks Brothers

And I think that is something I love about Sparks is that

MORLEY: The next day,
when you talk about it, - The Sparks Brothers

MORLEY: The next day, when you talk about it,

One of my favorite anecdotes - The Sparks Brothers

One of my favorite anecdotes

-Marc Bolan is playing a song
with Adolf Hitler. -Hitler? - The Sparks Brothers

-Marc Bolan is playing a song with Adolf Hitler. -Hitler?

SHELLEY WINTERS: Two years ago,
there was somebody - The Sparks Brothers

SHELLEY WINTERS: Two years ago, there was somebody

Sparks.
She's talking about Sparks. - The Sparks Brothers

Sparks. She's talking about Sparks.

[laughter] - The Sparks Brothers

You know,
the shock to the system - The Sparks Brothers

You know, the shock to the system

GILLIAN GILBERT:
They're playing this upbeat, - The Sparks Brothers

GILLIAN GILBERT: They're playing this upbeat,

WINWOOD: The following day,
I remember going in - The Sparks Brothers

WINWOOD: The following day, I remember going in

"The vans are out everywhere, - The Sparks Brothers

"The vans are out everywhere,

RHODES: John and I have said,
"Always judge an album - The Sparks Brothers

RHODES: John and I have said, "Always judge an album

Here, you have this image
which should be and could be - The Sparks Brothers

Here, you have this image which should be and could be

They're doing--
even with the visual, - The Sparks Brothers

They're doing-- even with the visual,

MYERS: I was like, "Oh, my God,
this is fantastic." - The Sparks Brothers

MYERS: I was like, "Oh, my God, this is fantastic."...

And I think that is something
I love about Sparks is that - The Sparks Brothers

And I think that is something I love about Sparks is that

Imagine, you know, us trying
to convince our record label, - The Sparks Brothers

Imagine, you know, us trying to convince our record label,

No, that's going on the back." - The Sparks Brothers

No, that's going on the back."

[cheering] - The Sparks Brothers

I mean, it was just fandom. - The Sparks Brothers

I mean, it was just fandom.

RUSSELL:
We were now thrown into kind of - The Sparks Brothers

RUSSELL: We were now thrown into kind of

The concerts we were doing
at that time were just - The Sparks Brothers

The concerts we were doing at that time were just

♪ Amateur hour goes on and on,
and when you turn pro ♪ - The Sparks Brothers

♪ Amateur hour goes on and on, and when you turn pro ♪

And I remember being really
excited about seeing them. - The Sparks Brothers

And I remember being really excited about seeing them.

There was a lot of screaming
'cause of cutie-pie on vocals. - The Sparks Brothers

There was a lot of screaming 'cause of cutie-pie on voc...

♪ Our voices change
at a rapid pace... ♪ - The Sparks Brothers

♪ Our voices change at a rapid pace... ♪

You know, they existed onstage,
they existed on the TV, - The Sparks Brothers

You know, they existed onstage, they existed on the TV,

♪ Amateur hour goes on and on - The Sparks Brothers

♪ Amateur hour goes on and on

We were detectives
in terms of actually - The Sparks Brothers

We were detectives in terms of actually

You know, it was
a full-time job - The Sparks Brothers

You know, it was a full-time job

We'd been to see them
quite a few times in London. - The Sparks Brothers

We'd been to see them quite a few times in London.

COBLE: Somebody cut the budget
the morning of the show, - The Sparks Brothers

COBLE: Somebody cut the budget the morning of the show,

-[Coble laughs]
-[raucous cheering] - The Sparks Brothers

-[Coble laughs] -[raucous cheering]

I really felt like I could
kind of go places with Ron. - The Sparks Brothers

I really felt like I could kind of go places with Ron.

[laughing] - The Sparks Brothers

I'm never gonna be able
to talk to him - The Sparks Brothers

I'm never gonna be able to talk to him

I was doomed forever
to be a child to him. - The Sparks Brothers

I was doomed forever to be a child to him.

For everyone's safety,
I think we should have - The Sparks Brothers

For everyone's safety, I think we should have

HEWLETT:
I mean, I've always been, like, - The Sparks Brothers

HEWLETT: I mean, I've always been, like,

["Never Turn Your Back on
Mother Earth" by Sparks plays] - The Sparks Brothers

["Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth" by Sparks ...

♪ Towns are hurled
from A to B ♪ - The Sparks Brothers

♪ Towns are hurled from A to B ♪

COBLE: For two years,
we toured the world, - The Sparks Brothers

COBLE: For two years, we toured the world,

IAN HAMPTON:
It was very, very hectic - The Sparks Brothers

IAN HAMPTON: It was very, very hectic

♪ To my friends - The Sparks Brothers

♪ To my friends

He wasn't, you know, one for - The Sparks Brothers

He wasn't, you know, one for

Obviously, that was
a demand upon him - The Sparks Brothers

Obviously, that was a demand upon him

WINWOOD: There's always
massive pressures - The Sparks Brothers

WINWOOD: There's always massive pressures

♪ Something for the girl
with everything ♪ - The Sparks Brothers

♪ Something for the girl with everything ♪

I mean, I think - The Sparks Brothers

I mean, I think

♪ Yes, everything - The Sparks Brothers

♪ Yes, everything

MAN: Great, boys. We'll have
to put the piano on again - The Sparks Brothers

MAN: Great, boys. We'll have to put the piano on again

And now, as all good things
come to an end, - The Sparks Brothers

And now, as all good things come to an end,

HEWLETT:
When the idea was presented - The Sparks Brothers

HEWLETT: When the idea was presented

I mean, it was like, "These
guys know what they're doing. - The Sparks Brothers

I mean, it was like, "These guys know what they're...

You know, we'll go along
with whatever you want." - The Sparks Brothers

You know, we'll go along with whatever you want."

This is me holding up
the front of it - The Sparks Brothers

This is me holding up the front of it

This is me holding up
the back of it. - The Sparks Brothers

This is me holding up the back of it.

Then you go to the back,
and they're tied up - The Sparks Brothers

Then you go to the back, and they're tied up

And the inside cover, - The Sparks Brothers

And the inside cover,

And I love the fact that
there is some kind of story. - The Sparks Brothers

And I love the fact that there is some kind of story.

It could be that
the hotel one is the start, - The Sparks Brothers

It could be that the hotel one is the start,

-That's why you're a director.
-[laughter] - The Sparks Brothers

-That's why you're a director. -[laughter]

And, uh, I was one of
the things that was moved on, - The Sparks Brothers

And, uh, I was one of the things that was moved on,

["Get in the Swing"
by Sparks playing] - The Sparks Brothers

["Get in the Swing" by Sparks playing]

They certainly got
Tony Visconti - The Sparks Brothers

They certainly got Tony Visconti

VISCONTI: They didn't want
to make it necessarily - The Sparks Brothers

VISCONTI: They didn't want to make it necessarily

They wanted - The Sparks Brothers

♪ And have a warm bed
waiting... ♪ - The Sparks Brothers

♪ And have a warm bed waiting... ♪

We're willing
to take the chance, - The Sparks Brothers

We're willing to take the chance,

♪ With everybody
and everything... ♪ - The Sparks Brothers

♪ With everybody and everything... ♪

Maybe that's just
the-the instinct - The Sparks Brothers

Maybe that's just the-the instinct

You know, it does sound
like Sparks, but I mean, - The Sparks Brothers

You know, it does sound like Sparks, but I mean,

♪ One, two, three, one, two - The Sparks Brothers

♪ One, two, three, one, two

Things like
"Under the Table with Her." - The Sparks Brothers

Things like "Under the Table with Her."

GAIMAN:
You had Russell singing songs - The Sparks Brothers

GAIMAN: You had Russell singing songs

What made it even weirder
was the only song of theirs - The Sparks Brothers

What made it even weirder was the only song of theirs

A sexy, rockin',
hyper-masculine song," - The Sparks Brothers

A sexy, rockin', hyper-masculine song,"

GAIMAN:
It's about a drunk in a bar - The Sparks Brothers

GAIMAN: It's about a drunk in a bar

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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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