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Al's Brain

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Al's Brain
Directed by"Weird Al" Yankovic
Written by"Weird Al" Yankovic
Starring"Weird Al" Yankovic
CinematographyPeter Anderson
Music byJim West
Production
company
Release date
  • July 10, 2009 (2009-07-10) (Orange County)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$2.5 million

Al's Brain (or Al's Brain: A 3-D Journey Through the Human Brain) is a 10-minute 3D short film that was shown at the Orange County Fair, California in 2009.[1][2][3]

Plot

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The film involves "Weird Al" Yankovic teaching about the brain and how it functions.

Cast

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Music video

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The short film includes a brand new song entitled "The Brain Song", in which the last few minutes of the short are of the music video.[4]

Release

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The short film was released to the public at the Orange County Fair 2009 airing from July 16 to August 15.

Home media

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The original song "The Brain Song" was released on the Medium Rarities album, exclusive to the 2017 box set Squeeze Box.

References

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  1. ^ Staff writer; Sforza, Teri (2009-08-03). "What did you think of the $2.5 million 'Al's Brain'?". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2017-06-11.
  2. ^ "'Al's Brain' attraction causes new headache". 26 August 2010.
  3. ^ "'Weird Al' performs his way at fairgrounds". Los Angeles Times. July 2011.
  4. ^ Jesus Paez (2009-10-16), Your Brain, retrieved 2017-05-11
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