Movie Description
The Compleat Al
(1985)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"!
Featured Crew
- Director : Robert K. Weiss,Jay Levey
- Writer : Robert K. Weiss,Jay Levey,Hamilton Cloud,"Weird Al" Yankovic
- Editor : Bruce Austin,John Carroll,Kurt Tiegs
- Cast : "Weird Al" Yankovic,Barry Hansen,Dick Clark,Art Fleming,Don Pardo,Greg Kihn,Wally Burns,Tress MacNeille,Frank Collison,Steve Jay,Jon Schwartz,Jim West,Mary Yankovic,Nick Yankovic,Steve Cropper,Bill Martin,Billy Selby,Jane Campbell,Kevin Seymour,Gordon Gale,Peter James,Kenneth J. Scherr,Bill Sehres,Rick Derringer,Phil Ramone,Helen Kelly,Harvey the Wonder Hamster,Martha Quinn
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)
Posters
Recommendations
Marty
7.4
The Naked City
7.2
Dr. Dolittle 3
5.1
Nightbreed
6.4
Critters 3
5.268
Sans Soleil
7.4
The Trial
7.4
Death in Venice
7.3
R.O.T.O.R.
4.6
Flesh + Blood
6.6
A Man Escaped
7.951
Facts
Original TitleThe Compleat Al
Status Released
Release Information
-
1985-08-07
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 42m
Homepagehttps://www.weirdal.com/catalog/the-compleat-al/
Production CompaniesCBS Music Video (CMV) Enterprises,Imaginary Entertainment
Genres
- Comedy
- Music
