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The Sparks Brothers

20217.3 / 10140 min

Documentary, Music

Overview

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

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.

Cast

Ron Mael

Self

Russell Mael

Self

Beck

Self

Gary Stewart

Self

Mike Berns

Self

Jane Wiedlin

Self

Sal Maida

Self

Christi Haydon

Self

Dean Menta

Self

Harley Feinstein

Self

Tony Visconti

Self

Mike Myers

Self

Fred Armisen

Self

Tammy Glover

Self

John Hewlett

Self

Giorgio Moroder

Self

'Weird Al' Yankovic

Self

Muff Winwood

Self

Nick Rhodes

Self

John Taylor

Self

Todd Rundgren

Self

Flea

Self

Hilly Michaels

Self

Jason Schwartzman

Self

Jonathan Ross

Self

Amy Sherman-Palladino

Self

Mark Crowther

Self

Vera Hegarty

Self

Neil Gaiman

Self

Stephen Morris

Self

Gillian Gilbert

Self

Katie Puckrik

Self

Patton Oswalt

Self

Steve Jones

Self

James Lowe

Self

Bernard Butler

Self

Scott Aukerman

Self

David Kendrick

Self

Stevie Nistor

Self

Chris Difford

Self

Martyn Ware

Self

Alex Kapranos

Self

Paul Morley

Self

Julia Marcus

Self

Pamela Des Barres

Self

Roddy Bottum

Self

Leslie Bohem

Self

April Richardson

Self

Lance Robertson

Self

Jack Antonoff

Self

John Congleton

Self

Earle Mankey

Self

Larry DuPont

Self

Patricia Lowe

Self

Vince Clarke

Self

Andy Bell

Self

Björk

Self (voice)

Mark Gatiss

Self

Richard Coble

Self

Nick Heyward

Self

Ian Hampton

Self

Thurston Moore

Self

Peter Knego

Self

Michael Silverblatt

Self

Adam Buxton

Self

Tosh Berman

Self

Edgar Wright

Self

Rusty Egan

Self

Jake Fogelnest

Self

Dave Weigel

Self

Madeline Bocchiaro

Self

Sue Harris

Self

Ben House

Self

Evan Weiss

Self

Alex Casnoff

Self

Patrick Kelly

Self

Eli Pearl

Self

Daniel Palladino

Self

Simon Pegg

John Lennon (voice)

Nick Frost

Ringo Starr (voice)

Leos Carax

Self (uncredited)

Adam Driver

Self (uncredited)

Steve McDonald

Self (archive footage)

Crew

Nigel Heath

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Gabe C. Elder

Camera Operator

Jamie Allen

Sound Editor

Jacques Lorch

Assistant Camera

Garath Whyte

Camera Operator

Vyvy Tran

Makeup Artist

Devan Vimal

Post-Production Manager

Chloe Edwards

Makeup Artist

Azu Ekwukoma

Digital Imaging Technician

Gerard Abeille

Sound Recordist

Kevin Scott Anderson

Assistant Camera

Alexander Le Bas

Digital Imaging Technician

Reza Moosavi

Production Sound Mixer

Benjamin Quiles

Sound Mixer

Brad Rees

Mix Technician

Shaun Mone

Gaffer

Tobias Zaldua

Additional Editor

Nick Webb

Additional Editor

Vyvy Tran

Hairstylist

Rachael Havercroft

Post Production Supervisor

Edgar Wright

Director

Nira Park

Producer

Laura Richardson

Producer

Paul Trewartha

Editor

Edgar Wright

Producer

George Hencken

Producer

Kate Griffiths

Archival Footage Research

Joseph Wallace

Animation

Greg McLeod

Animation

Gary Welch

Music Supervisor

Leo Thompson

Associate Producer

Serena Kennedy

Line Producer

Edgar Wright

Screenplay

Amit Dey

Executive Producer

Ves Philippi

Art Direction

Lena Mesiano

Production Supervisor

Rob Mayes

Sound Recordist

Robin Doelly

Visual Effects

Vincent James Carnevale

First Assistant Camera

Brendan Gilliam

Camera Operator

Tom Gineyts

Assistant Camera

Tom Lane

First Assistant Camera

Alexander VanHeisch

Digital Imaging Technician

Mary Wing To

Camera Operator

Ferriol Tugues

Digital Compositor

Johnathan Wei Dickinson

Digital Intermediate Editor

Paul Ensby

Colorist

Joe Mannion

Assistant Editor

Caroline Richards

Additional Editor

Nick J. Webb

Additional Editor

Laura Avila Tacsan

Location Manager

Molly Denton

Production Assistant

Liane Escorza

Production Coordinator

Sarah Janalli

Production Coordinator

Naida Albright

Thanks

Tatiana Bouchain

Thanks

Thomas Clawson

Thanks

Daryl Easlea

Thanks

Tony Etz

Thanks

Andy Friendly

Thanks

James Gay-Rees

Thanks

Charles Gillibert

Thanks

Jennifer Kuwabara

Thanks

Jarred Land

Thanks

William Orbit

Thanks

Raija Pösö

Thanks

Emma Ray

Thanks

George Rumsey

Thanks

Morgan Strong

Thanks

Kris Trexler

Thanks

Hugh Whittaker

Thanks

Jake Polonsky

Director of Photography