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LARRY DUPONT: When I first met Ron
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The Sparks Brothers

When I first met Ron, we were all deeply,deeply rooted in film

LARRY DUPONT:
When I first met Ron, we were all deeply,
deeply rooted in film

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LARRY DUPONT: When I first met Ron,
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we were all deeply, deeply rooted in film.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:25
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, comedy
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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.
As far as Russ was concerned, uh, - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
As far as Russ was concerned, uh,
Early on, I was dabbling - The Sparks Brothers 00:09
Early on, I was dabbling
I-I wouldn't call it a great film, - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
I-I wouldn't call it a great film,
MANKEY: I starred in Russell's student film, - The Sparks Brothers 00:09
MANKEY: I starred in Russell's student film,
My name in the movie was Jean-Paul Mankey. - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
My name in the movie was Jean-Paul Mankey.
You know, it was poking fun at, uh, French art films. - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
You know, it was poking fun at, uh, French art films.
You know, they take something that seems to be - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
You know, they take something that seems to be
Other times, people think they're making fun of something - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
Other times, people think they're making fun of somethi...
MIKE BERNS: Well, I had a chance to meet Ron and Russell - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
MIKE BERNS: Well, I had a chance to meet Ron and Russell
They brought their demo tape in, - The Sparks Brothers 00:10
They brought their demo tape in,
And it was something - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
And it was something
And I lobbied my brains out to have them get signed. - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
And I lobbied my brains out to have them get signed.
Isn't this weird? Isn't this great?" - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
Isn't this weird? Isn't this great?"
DUPONT: The thing that marked them - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
DUPONT: The thing that marked them
RUSSELL: There's always just been - The Sparks Brothers 00:18
RUSSELL: There's always just been
If it hadn't been for him, - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
If it hadn't been for him,
Sparks was something that happened a little later. - The Sparks Brothers 00:04
Sparks was something that happened a little later.
ANNOUNCER: Todd Rundgren first discovered Sparks - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
ANNOUNCER: Todd Rundgren first discovered Sparks
BERNS: We sent the demo album - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
BERNS: We sent the demo album
My memory was that, uh, Russell's, uh, girlfriend, - The Sparks Brothers 00:13
My memory was that, uh, Russell's, uh, girlfriend,