The Compleat Al
The Amazing and Almost-True Life Story of a Rock and Roll Legend!
Genres
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"!
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
102 min
Release Date
1985-08-07
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
12
Vote Average
6.8
'Weird Al' Yankovic
Self
Barry Hansen
Self (Dr. Demento)
Dick Clark
Self
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
Steve Jay
Self / Various
Jon Schwartz
Self / Various
Jim West
Self / Various
Mary Yankovic
Self
Nick Yankovic
Self
Steve Cropper
Self
Bill Martin
Narrator (voice)
Billy Selby
Mr. Nordquist
Jane Campbell
Mrs. Weidenbaum
Kevin Seymour
Barry Cohen
Gordon Gale
Karl Brickman
Peter James
Day Tripper
Kenneth J. Scherr
Frisbee Salesman
Bill Sehres
Jerry Neuman
Rick Derringer
Self
Phil Ramone
Self
Helen Kelly
Girl in Line
Harvey the Wonder Hamster
Self
Martha Quinn
Self (archive footage)
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