"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."
Ron Mael
as Self
Russell Mael
Beck
Gary Stewart
Mike Berns
Jane Wiedlin
Sal Maida
Christi Haydon
Dean Menta
Harley Feinstein
Tony Visconti
Mike Myers
Fred Armisen
Tammy Glover
John Hewlett
Giorgio Moroder
'Weird Al' Yankovic
Muff Winwood
Nick Rhodes
John Taylor
Todd Rundgren
Flea
Hilly Michaels
Jason Schwartzman
Jonathan Ross
Amy Sherman-Palladino
Mark Crowther
Vera Hegarty
Neil Gaiman
Stephen Morris
Gillian Gilbert
Katie Puckrik
Patton Oswalt
Steve Jones
James Lowe
Bernard Butler
Scott Aukerman
David Kendrick
Stevie Nistor
Chris Difford
Martyn Ware
Alex Kapranos
Paul Morley
Julia Marcus
Pamela Des Barres
Roddy Bottum
Les Bohem
April Richardson
Lance Robertson
Jack Antonoff
John Congleton
Earle Mankey
Larry DuPont
Patricia Lowe
Vince Clarke
Andy Bell
Björk
as Self (voice)
Mark Gatiss
Richard Coble
Nick Heyward
Ian Hampton
Thurston Moore
Peter Knego
Michael Silverblatt
Adam Buxton
Tosh Berman
Edgar Wright
Rusty Egan
Jake Fogelnest
Dave Weigel
Madeline Bocchiaro
Sue Harris
Ben House
Evan Weiss
Alex Casnoff
Patrick Kelly
Eli Pearl
Daniel Palladino
Simon Pegg
as John Lennon (voice)
Nick Frost
as Ringo Starr (voice)
Leos Carax
as Self (uncredited)
Paul McCartney
as Self (archive footage)
Adam Driver
Shelley Winters
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Liv Ullmann
Pete Townshend
Jacques Tati
Donna Summer
Ringo Starr
Talia Shire
George Segal
Molly Ringwald
Elvis Presley
Linda McCartney
Harpo Marx
Groucho Marx
Chico Marx
Jerry Lee Lewis
John Lennon
Mick Jagger
Billy Idol
George Harrison
Bob Harris
Bill Haley
Jean-Luc Godard
Danny DeVito
Doris Day
Roger Daltrey
Dick Clark
Belinda Carlisle
Tim Burton
James Brown
Chuck Berry
Steve McDonald
Alexander Le Bas
Digital Imaging Technician
Jamie Allen
Sound Editor
Garath Whyte
Camera Operator
Reza Moosavi
Production Sound Mixer
Jacques Lorch
Assistant Camera
Gabe Elder
Vyvy Tran
Makeup Artist
Kevin Scott Anderson
Azu Ekwukoma
Gerard Abeille
Sound Recordist
Brad Rees
Mix Technician
Chloe Edwards
Nigel Heath
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Benjamin Quiles
Sound Mixer
Shaun Mone
Gaffer
Devan Vimal
Post-Production Manager
Tobias Zaldua
Additional Editor
Nick Webb
Hairstylist
Rachael Havercroft
Post Production Supervisor
Director
Laura Richardson
Producer
George Hencken
Nira Park
Paul Trewartha
Editor
Kate Griffiths
Archival Footage Research
Greg McLeod
Animation
Leo Thompson
Associate Producer
Gary Welch
Music Supervisor
Joseph Wallace
Serena Kennedy
Line Producer
Screenplay
Amit Dey
Executive Producer
Ves Philippi
Art Direction
Lena Mesiano
Production Supervisor
Rob Mayes
Robin Doelly
Visual Effects
Vincent James Carnevale
First Assistant Camera
Brendan Gilliam
Tom Gineyts
Tom Lane
Alexander VanHeisch
Mary Wing To
Ferriol Tugues
Digital Compositor
Johnathan Wei Dickinson
Digital Intermediate Editor
Paul Ensby
Colorist
Joe Mannion
Assistant Editor
Caroline Richards
Nick J. Webb
Laura Avila Tacsan
Location Manager
Molly Denton
Production Assistant
Liane Escorza
Production Coordinator
Sarah Janalli
Naida Albright
Thanks
Tatiana Bouchain
Thomas Clawson
Daryl Easlea
Tony Etz
Andy Friendly
James Gay-Rees
Charles Gillibert
Jennifer Kuwabara
Jarred Land
William Orbit
Raija Pösö
Emma Ray
George Rumsey
Morgan Strong
Kris Trexler
Hugh Whittaker
Jake Polonsky
Director of Photography