THE SPARKS BROTHERS - Official Trailer - In Theaters June 18 

Funny Sparks live show story, I wasn't there but my friend was. They were playing the small Whiskey a Go Go nightclub in the early/mid 70's to a packed-house, rabid-Sparks-fan LA audience. They put on a great show and the crowd enthusiasm kept bringing them back for more encores. After a long while backstage with the raucous crowd relentlessly refusing to let the show end after the second (third?) encore, out comes the band for its last encore with Ron shirtless and barefoot, dressed only in a white towel around his waist with hair disheveled and soaking wet, as if it had interrupted his post-show shower - to the huge delight of the crowd. He sat down at the keyboard and played that last encore set like that. Hilarious, oddball Sparks stage humor.

Saw it at Sundance and am now waiting for the 6 hour director's cut....still won't be enough!

The story of their family, all the childhood pictures, and knowing their father passed when they were so little and their momma kept on keeping on… “That was a mom.” I’m a mom and when Russel said that literally started crying. You did your momma proud, gentlemen, your father, too. I just want to hug them both and say thank you for singing your way❤️🎶

Saw this at the Sundance premiere! And 100% won’t be missing it on the big screen. Phenomenally done! The recognition Sparks has deserved since the beginning.

My sister left for Uni in 1979 (I was 8) and she left her records behind. Amongst the vinyl virtuosity were several Sparks albums. They sounded like several different bands. They became several of my favourite bands! Long live the Mael brothers!

So so glad this film has been made. Me and my sister and Dad had a total obsession with this band throughout the 70's. I remember going to our local record shop in Chesterfield, it was called "Some kinda mushroom" and when the guy who worked there (Colin) put the needle down, and played 'This town ain't big enough for the both of us' we all danced like lunatics (Colin included). I guess you had to be there! Ashamed to say I thought they were a British band......we thought anything a bit different came from our strange little country at that time. Me and sis also used to dress up as Sparks using Dad's and grandma's clothes and glasses.....getting those facial expressions right for Ron was quite a skill! Happy days :)

FINALLY! The triumphant return of the Sparks brothers into my life -- I need them now more than ever!

I think this is the most I've ever seen Ron Mael talk, or smile.

Been a Sparks fan since the Halfnelson days. I'll tell you my love of what Ron & Russell Mael have created in Sparks has never waned. Sparks are as good as they ever were! I can't wait to see the Sparks story told. I have talked about Sparks over the last 50+ years to anyone who I thought would listen. I hope Ron and Russell keep Sparks going as long as making the music is a labor of love and not just a job. Thank you to Sparks for making influential and compelling music. Rock on Sparks!

Such a great band. Such a great director. This is gonna rock!

Loved every second of this movie! Must watch for all the Sparks fans ❤

Secretly followed them since the 70's. Largely unknown in the mid west. My family was the only ones in the theater today. I hope it does well in more aware areas than mine. Great documentary! Funny! Laughed out loud. Enjoyed the history lesson. SPARKS!!

This guys are out of this world. Amazing documentary, a must see!

Even better: Go see them live - they're a terrific and wildly energetic (they're not young) band - seen them twice within the last couple of years (before Covid) - and SO looking forward to their spring 22 tour!

Holy Shit!! John Taylor & Nick Rhodes from Duran Duran!!! My boys❤️❤️!! I was so obsessed w/ them in my childhood in the ’80s!! Went to every concert!! Then Edgar Wright is doing the movie. Yeah! Can't wait!!

Anyone of a certain age (and I sincerely hope from any generation since the mid-1970's) gives these Guys the adoration they deserve. I remember seeing them at 9 years old on Top of The Pops the first time they performed 'This Town Ain't Big Enough'. Russell confused me with his slim body frame, long hair and incredibly high voice; Ron just terrified me. As I grew older, I began to appreciate their off-kilter view of The World and have loved their trademark piercingly-observed lyrics and fun, 'different to everyone else' music ever since. Their longevity speaks for itself and I am so happy that finally they are getting some wider recognition with this documentary and also creating the soundtrack for 'Annette'. LONG LIVE SPARKS!!

When friends and I saw sparks on their Two Hands One Mouth Tour I was expecting the infamous multi media extravaganza wild crazy meta mind bending fourth wall breaking visuals and skits backed by an impeccable live band. What we got instead was the two of them on stage, Ron with a keyboard Russ with a mic and that was it. No backing tracks. But fuck it was one of the best shows I've ever seen, he hardly used any reverb on his voice either. Was impeccable all on its own, they even made My Baby's Taking Me Home sound incredibly moving, dynamic and epic and how the hell is that even possible? It's the same words over and over like a mantra until it reaches the punchline. To make it from the off ridiculously genius Ron even did a medley which he just simply called "a gentle warm up" all on his own, spanning decades in minutes. We were thrilled! As the double feature set rolled on.. We were so entranced, we decided to take Ron on in starring matches, which 😂 he rose to the challenge he saw us gazing at him and he took us on. It was really something ha ha I'll never forget that. I love this band and seeing them so nakedly, without any effects or over the top high budget show really felt like something special and daring.. They even confirmed this at the end of their show relating to their earliest days as a cabaret duo on a club circuit and said they wanted to do a tour harking back to that. this film also delivered on every level without ruining the mystique of this act

Takes me back in time to being a kid in the 80s, my mom having a really wide record collection, and little me thrashing around the living room to In The Future, giggling at Pineapple, and getting It Ain't 1918 stuck in my head.

We must protect Sparks at all costs!

Just got back from seeing it today - not at Sundance, mind (I'm working poor), but at my local Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. An inspiring and uplifting film. I always have cheered for the misfits and outsiders, the ones who never seem to get the girl or put a foot right in the public mind; they're my kind of people, my kind of music, my kind of art.

And about time their story was told. There is an interesting story I read in a UK Music Mag yonks ago where Sparks supported Queen in the early 70s (or maybe the other way around?) and asked Brian May to join the band. He refused and they said on the lines that it was a shame, but his band was going nowhere. :)

Absolute geniuses. One of the freakiest bands ever. Right there with The Tubes.

Giorgio: “the sound of the future” Daft punk fans: Leo Pointing meme

Watched this as part of Toronto Hot Docs 2021 - very entertaining film and one that I'm sure will win these influential and eclectic brothers a lot of new fans :)

Love it, glad to see the Mael bros getting their due

EW: " _Are you brothers?_ " Russell: " _We are brothers_ " EW: " _How did you first meet?_ " Ron: " _We are brothers_ " *Lol*

Saw it last night, one of the best movies I have ever seen. TEAM RON!

I think the sign of a great band, is how they constantly evolve and reinvent themselves musically, .. I actually think the later stuff, such as Hippopotamus, Lawnmower, Iphone, is up there with their earlier back-catalog .. so looking forward to seeing this..

Saw this and mind blown! So good! How did I not learn about them sooner?!

Believe the hype. Lovely movie, and a great warm-up for Annette!

They will do the soundtrack of Leos Carax's musical Annette 💚

💕I can’t wait! Love them so much! 💕

I remember hearing their stuff years ago but had no Idea they were still around. I have to see this film.

I have seen this trailer thrice. I can't stop!

First film to get me back into a movie theater... great doc!

I saw The Sparks when they played Grad Nite at Disneyland 1984.

The wiki page says that their hit "When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way'" was described as sounding like Pet Shop Boys or Erasure. No shit... I really like this song and for 25 years I honestly thought it was sung by the Pet Shop Boys. Never questioned it. I am shocked never to have learned the real name of the band before today. And at first I actually got a mockumentary vibe from the trailer for that reason. Time to learn more about them. Must watch for sure, but also a discovery tour in Spotify is warranted.

You guys are in for a treat with this one.

Saw 'em live at the Santa Monica Civic. Tunes on the cassette in my '64 T-Bird alternated between Sparks and The Tubes. This is going to be good.

Saw it last, great two hours. Thank you, guys.

A true Must-See Movie!

So QUEEN sounds like SPARKS ? I'm I correct in assuming this ?

Love you Sparks.

Fantastic. Can't wait.

Finally sparks is getting recognized

Daft Punk fans: '"Say the line Giorgio!" Giorgio: "They were the sound of the future."

Saw this trailer for the first time today, I have never heard of this band. I asked my music obsessed father if he had heard of it. He had not. I described parts of the trailer to him, his response? “Is this a mockumentary like Spinal Tap?” I told him, if it is, they have really worked hard to sell the joke, there is a Wikipedia page listing all 25 of their albums.

"We are Sparks." "Dude."

Like everyone else, I am very, *VERY* excited about this! TY Focus Features in advance for having the advanced screening!

This is gonna be awesome, I PREDICT!

this is going to INCREDIBLE!!!

I'm legitimately mad this band wasn't part of our lives growing up in the 80's, 90's and 2000's, like... you cannibals in the music industry! You took everything Sparks had to give and kept them a secret from us. All of you were stealing wholesale and repackaging it...

I love this film so much!

This looks amazing! Can't wait.

I can hardly wait!

I'm excited for this!

I was a fan and owned a few of their albums at the height of their popularity. I am *super* looking forward to this movie!

I just scored a ticket for the Vegas showing!

Watched it today and was surprised by how many songs I knew. ‘Great story that it appears is far from ending….

I love this film. xx

Only here because Buckles sent me here. Very glad I am that he sent me here, too. Very annoyed at myself I didn’t know them before. This looks awesome. Also, please donate to Doctors Without Borders. Thanks, Adam!

I'm watching the documentary now and it is so amazing that when you figure out the people you've always enjoyed like the things that you enjoy as well. From Edgar wright directing to clips from members of new order, back,, haircut 100 and many other groups. The biggest problem I have with Sparks, and, the band, is that I just don't enjoy Russell's singing. It's just too high pitch and almost medieval Goofy. The funny part about all of this is until I started hearing about this documentary I hadn't thought about Sparks in 30 years. Back when MTV first started they didn't have a lot of videos because bands didn't make videos but a lot of the more artistic bands did so you would have bands like Sparks, Adam and the ants, dexys midnight runners, madness and really good David Bowie videos. Anyhow all of these videos would be in the regular lineup because other bands hadn't made videos yet but you would sometimes have clips of live performances by the well-established bands. About a year later MTV was god-awful as it was mostly things like loverboy and starship are REO Speedwagon mixed in with some other bullshitpop. Anyhow I can't recommend this documentary high enough because it's got a lot of talented people talking about how much they love this band. I love everything about the band myself except for their music. It just does not suit my taste but I completely respect their desire to make distinctive music without relying on whatever is hot at the moment. Anyhow great documentary

Loved hearing their music on KROQ in the 80s.

There is a direct line from Sparks to Sweet to Queen.

Love Sparks!

Brilliant band.

Thanks! -- V2

So excited for this one!

out if all bands ive seen they are def my top fav i dunno where they get their energy from hopin they come back belfast again soon❤❤❤

My Body is Ready

That looks fantastic.

“How did you first meet?” “We’re *brothers*””

I have a vague memory of this band called Les Rita Mitsouko and there was this weird collab video with the female lead singer and the Sparks, this skinny guy with curly hair in a bathtub called "Singing In the Shower Tonight" or something, and that guy with the pencil-thin mustache was in it too acting weird

I just watched the trailer,ad I'm looking forward to seeing thje wholef ilm.

I love the Ingrid Bergman album and a lot of the rest. Great and strange band.

Wait..? Sparks weren't hugely famous? KROQ played so many of their songs that I'd just assumed that everyone across the country was hearing the same songs. Didn't they pop in on MV3 as well?

♪ I wanna go cool places with you...

This is the trailer that convinced me I'm living in a simulation. I've never heard of a band that's been making music for over 50 years and is getting a documentary? WTF.

I haven't heard of them before i got the ad but I'll definitely be watching this movie. Makes me think of Blue October and how well they can make different songs sound like completely different genres, I wonder if they were inspired by Sparks? 🤔

Who can forget Sparks? Seriously

Einfach klasse

❤️SPARKS ❤️

they were like the really good 90% cocoa chocolate we need to baked everything awesomely delicious... it's what they did for everything they got mixed in with that made them so amazing... but they were a little hard to digest in straight & large doses ...

Finally, something from Hollywood that I’d actually like to see!

When I'm with you. Gr8 song.

interesting that the release of Annette (a musical they wrote the score and songs to) came out at roughly the same time as this picture. Coincidence? I think not! Another coincidence, Annette and this picture have the same runtime - 2 hours 20 minutes

yesssss

In Theaters June 18, 2021 | On Digital August 31, 2021 (US)

How do you watch it in Australia? (apart from sitting in front of the TV with a beer in your hand), tried Amazon Prime, Apple TV, RU-vid etc, all saying not available in your country, getting the same thing when trying to watch the CBGBs movie (insert sad face here).

Icons 😊

All your favorite bands are influenced by sparks

Okayyy so where's the northman trailer and l a st night in soho trailer?

I know "This Town" was in the trailer, but curious what the other songs were. Anyone know?

Wait, this is real? Not like Walk Hard: the Dewey Cox story?

54 and never heard of them

Does anyone know how they would’ve shot the talking heads scenes???????? (Lenses etc)

🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

they're two diamonds in the rough...

I hope Scott Aukerman reprises his young Michael Caine role

This movie is "all that and more"