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The Sparks Brothers

If you want to understand Ron and Russell,you need to see them through one prism,and...

KAPRANOS:
If you want to understand Ron and Russell,
you need to see them through one prism,
and that-that prism is cinema
but specifically Hollywood

Full Transcript

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KAPRANOS: If you want to understand
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Ron and Russell, you need to see them
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through one prism, and that-that prism is
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cinema but specifically Hollywood.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
53
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:54
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, comedy
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

A musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with Ron and Russell Mael celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks.
RON: I remember spending a lot of time at the movies - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
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 00:05
We would go see a lot of Westerns and war films.
I really cherished those - The Sparks Brothers 00:04
I really cherished those
It was a... a total afternoon - The Sparks Brothers 00:08
It was a... a total afternoon
Our parents didn't care if a movie had started, - The Sparks Brothers 00:10
Our parents didn't care if a movie had started,
And I think part of our, uh, - The Sparks Brothers 00:09
And I think part of our, uh,
RUSSELL: Um, when our father died, uh, - The Sparks Brothers 00:11
RUSSELL: Um, when our father died, uh,
You don't even understand, really, how that's possible - The Sparks Brothers 00:08
You don't even understand, really, how that's poss...
And-and, uh, it's something that's so abstract, - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
And-and, uh, it's something that's so abstract,
And, uh... and it's when... when it's your father, - The Sparks Brothers 00:18
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 00:10
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 00:04
I was... I was 11, and Russell was eight, and...
Kind of everything changed at that moment for us, - The Sparks Brothers 00:08
Kind of everything changed at that moment for us,
RUSSELL: 'Cause it was all very unexpected, - The Sparks Brothers 00:09
RUSSELL: 'Cause it was all very unexpected,
Um, Ron and I would, - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
Um, Ron and I would,
I didn't want to admit that I enjoyed - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
I didn't want to admit that I enjoyed
Always a rebellious streak in me, - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
Always a rebellious streak in me,
And they would have talent shows at elementary school, - The Sparks Brothers 00:15
And they would have talent shows at elementary school,
You really saw the audience reaction, - The Sparks Brothers 00:09
You really saw the audience reaction,
Both music and sports were things that garnered attention. - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
Both music and sports were things that garnered attention.