The Compleat Al (1985)
All the adventure a man can live, he lives.
1985-08-07
United States of America
102 Min.
PG-13
Comedy, Music
Overview
The Compleat Al (a title parody/homage of the 1982 documentary ‘The Compleat Beatles’) 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"!
Cast
Self
Self (Dr. Demento)
Self
Self / "Jeopardy!" Host
Self / "Jeopardy!" Announcer
Self / Man in Convertible
Mr. Cafarella
Francine / Lucy Ricardo
Look-A-Like Salesman
Self / Various
Self / Various
Self / Various
Self
Self
Self
Narrator (voice)
Mr. Nordquist
Mrs. Weidenbaum
Barry Cohen
Karl Brickman
Day Tripper
Frisbee Salesman
Jerry Neuman
Self
Self
Girl in Line
Self (archive footage)
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