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I noticed this today when SlashFilm made a post about it. Being a huge fan of Weird Al Yankovic since childhood, I was immediately blown over by this new fake movie trailer for a Oscar-ish biopic about the legendary parody signer. Funny or Die manages to get some pretty cool stuff put together, and this is certainly no exception. This comes from Eric Appel, the genius behind the hilarious Lindsay Lohan eHarmony ad. With BREAKING BAD‘s Aaron Paul playing Al, the father and mother played by Gary Cole and Mary Steenburgen, Madonna played by TRON LEGACY‘s Olivia Wilde, and Dr. Demento played perfectly by Patton Oswalt, this may just be one of the best faux movie trailers I’ve ever seen. The idea of Al as a dysfunctional alcoholic who has a secret love affair with Madonna? Genius. Even Leeza Gibbons makes a cameo. All I could think of while watching this was how hard could it possibly be to make a full-length fake biopic using these actors? If they could put this together just for fun, then why not? Maybe that should be Funny or Die’s next goal, a full length fake movie. Obviously the actors are cool being a part of this, so just take it one step further. Maybe it’s just that the trailer itself is so perfectly made, I don’t know, but you simply must take a look for yourself. The swelling music and credits at the end are priceless.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
