Tiny Tim: King for a Day

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Tiny Tim: King for a Day
Directed by Johan von Sydow
Screenplay byMartin Daniel
Produced by David Herdies
Starring Tiny Tim
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Jonas Mekas
Richard Barone
Cinematography Damir Kudin
Edited byStefan Sundlöf
Music by Tiny Tim
Production
company
Release date
  • 23 August 2020 (2020-08-23)
Running time
78 minutes
Country
  • Sweden
LanguageEnglish

Tiny Tim: King for a Day is a 2020 Swedish biographical film about musician Tiny Tim. The film was directed by Johan von Sydow and features "Weird Al" Yankovic in a narrator role. [1] [2]

Contents

The file was released on 23 August 2020 at the Fantasia International Film Festival. [3]

Plot

The story details the life of Herbert Khaury, and his rise to stardom and eventual fall. Throughout the film, "Weird Al" Yankovic reads excerpts from Khaury's diary. [4] [5]

Cast

Also featured in archive footage is Johnny Carson, Dick Cavett, Bing Crosby, Jackie Gleason, Bob Dylan, Ed Sullivan and Donald Trump. [6]

References

  1. O'Malley, Sheila. "Tiny Tim: King for a Day movie review (2021) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com/. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  2. Gleiberman, Owen (2021-04-24). "'Tiny Tim: King for a Day' Review: An Enticing Documentary About the Ultimate Freak Superstar". Variety. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  3. Schobert, Christopher (2020-08-24). "Fantasia Review: Tiny Tim: King for a Day is a Wildly Creative Look at an Inimitable Figure" . Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  4. "TINY TIM: KING FOR A DAY". DOC NYC. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  5. "Tiny Tim: King For A Day". jfi.org. Retrieved 2023-05-14.
  6. Tiny Tim: King for a Day (2020) - IMDb , retrieved 2023-05-14