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The Sparks Brothers

The Sparks Brothers

50 years. 25 albums. 345 songs. Unlimited genius.

20217.32h 20m

Overview

Take a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Ron & Russell Mael, celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks: your favorite band’s favorite band.

Directed by Edgar Wright
Written by Edgar Wright
Produced by Laura Richardson, Edgar Wright, George Hencken
Box Office0Revenue: $678K

Top Cast

Ron Mael

Ron Mael

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Russell Mael

Russell Mael

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Beck

Beck

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Gary Stewart

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Mike Berns

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Jane Wiedlin

Jane Wiedlin

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Sal Maida

Sal Maida

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Christi Haydon

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Dean Menta

Dean Menta

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Harley Feinstein

Harley Feinstein

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Themes & Keywords

californialondon, englandengland1970smusic businesspop musicamerican abroadarchive footageunited kingdomtaunting1980s1960scalmcandid1990sbrother brother relationshipmusic documentarypop band2000smusical duo2010spop music duoirreverentart documentary

About The Sparks Brothers

The Sparks Brothers is a documentary, music film released in 2021 exploring themes of california, london, england, england, 1970s, music business, pop music. Directed by Edgar Wright, it stars Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Beck. Take a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Ron & Russell Mael, celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks: your favorite band’s favorite band.

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