The Compleat Al (1985)

08/07/1985 (US) • 1h 42m

Comedy, Music

The Amazing and Almost-True Life Story of a Rock and Roll Legend!

Overview

The Compleat Al is a mockumentary about the life of "Weird Al" Yankovic, the Grammy® award-winning master of musical parody and rock-and-roll comedy, from his birth to 1985. Although a mockumentary, it is roughly based on Yankovic's real life, beginning with his childhood years, his high school and college days, and up through his early-career rise to stardom. This semi-concocted chronicle also contains classic moments from AL-TV, footage from his trip to Japan, and a somewhat embellished version of how he received permission from Michael Jackson for "Eat It". And to top it off, The Compleat Al contains eight "Weird Al" music video classics: "Ricky", "I Love Rocky Road", the award-winning "Eat It", "I Lost on Jeopardy", "This Is the Life", "Like a Surgeon", "One More Minute", and "Dare to Be Stupid"!

Top Billed Cast

Barry Hansen

Self (Dr. Demento)

Art Fleming

Self / "Jeopardy!" Host

Don Pardo

Self / "Jeopardy!" Announcer

Greg Kihn

Self / Man in Convertible

Wally Burns

Mr. Cafarella

Tress MacNeille

Francine / Lucy Ricardo

Frank Collison

Look-A-Like Salesman


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

biography

mockumentary

alternate history

music history

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