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The Sparks Brothers

?? You got a built-in seat I thought it wasgonna be a smash hit album because it was so...

�� You got a built-in seat
that makes you look effete... ♪ VISCONTI: I thought it was
gonna be a smash hit album because it was so different
and anyone could see that we spent hours of work
and put detail in it and the songs were so great and Russell's singing was amazing

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♪ You got a built-in seat that makes you look effete... ♪
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VISCONTI: I thought it was gonna be a smash hit album
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because it was so different and anyone could see
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that we spent hours of work and put detail in it
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and the songs were so great
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and Russell's singing
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was amazing.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
42
Timestamp in Movie
00:54:14
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, comedy
Production
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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: We were so irate at just - The Sparks Brothers 00:15
RON: We were so irate at just
♪ Someday we'll have one extra coastline ♪ - The Sparks Brothers 00:19
♪ Someday we'll have one extra coastline ♪
HEWLETT: When that tour ended, Ron and Russell put it in - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
HEWLETT: When that tour ended, Ron and Russell put it in
But to ditch the band needn't have been part of that. - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
But to ditch the band needn't have been part of that.
It was a shock, of course, you know, - The Sparks Brothers 00:06
It was a shock, of course, you know,
[cheering] - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
[cheering]
RON: I've always admired French directors like Godard - The Sparks Brothers 00:17
RON: I've always admired French directors like Godard
HEWLETT: Ron and Russell always had a desire - The Sparks Brothers 00:08
HEWLETT: Ron and Russell always had a desire
RON: In the '70s, one of our favorite filmmakers - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
RON: In the '70s, one of our favorite filmmakers
Tati, at that time, was looking to expand his audience - The Sparks Brothers 00:13
Tati, at that time, was looking to expand his audience
INTERVIEWER: Well, how was that, uh, film project - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
INTERVIEWER: Well, how was that, uh, film project
Our-our film project with Tati is... - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
Our-our film project with Tati is...
Could relate to that cake, what just happened to it. - The Sparks Brothers 00:04
Could relate to that cake, what just happened to it.
RON: His health was not as good as it had been, - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
RON: His health was not as good as it had been,
You know, we have very few things - The Sparks Brothers 00:09
You know, we have very few things
RUSSELL: I think, when we didBig Beat, - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
RUSSELL: I think, when we didBig Beat,
RON: We're trying to be a little less British, - The Sparks Brothers 00:07
RON: We're trying to be a little less British,
In any sort of art form, you need to keep - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
In any sort of art form, you need to keep
Otherwise, you just sort of... you're a shark, - The Sparks Brothers 00:05
Otherwise, you just sort of... you're a shark,
SAL MAIDA: Ron and Russell had come to New York - The Sparks Brothers 00:10
SAL MAIDA: Ron and Russell had come to New York