The Compleat Al

The Compleat Al (1985)

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

  • Genre: Comedy, Music
  • Release Date: 1985-08-07
  • User Rating: 6.7/10 from 11 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 42min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: CBS Music Video (CMV) Enterprises
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Directors: Robert K. Weiss, Jay Levey.
star 6.7/10
From 11 Ratings

Summary

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"!

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  • "Weird Al" Yankovic

    as Self
  • Barry Hansen

    as Self (Dr. Demento)
  • Dick Clark

    as Self
  • Art Fleming

    as Self / "Jeopardy!" Host
  • Don Pardo

    as Self / "Jeopardy!" Announcer
  • Greg Kihn

    as Self / Man in Convertible
  • Wally Burns

    as Mr. Cafarella
  • Tress MacNeille

    as Francine / Lucy Ricardo
  • Frank Collison

    as Look-A-Like Salesman
  • Steve Jay

    as Self / Various
  • Jon Schwartz

    as Self / Various
  • Jim West

    as Self / Various
  • Mary Yankovic

    as Self
  • Nick Yankovic

    as Self
  • Steve Cropper

    as Self
  • Bill Martin

    as Narrator (voice)
  • Billy Selby

    as Mr. Nordquist
  • Jane Campbell

    as Mrs. Weidenbaum
  • Kevin Seymour

    as Barry Cohen
  • Gordon Gale

    as Karl Brickman
  • Peter James

    as Day Tripper
  • Kenneth J. Scherr

    as Frisbee Salesman
  • Bill Sehres

    as Jerry Neuman
  • Rick Derringer

    as Self
  • Phil Ramone

    as Self
  • Helen Kelly

    as Girl in Line
  • Harvey the Wonder Hamster

    as Self
  • Martha Quinn

    as Self (archive footage)
Crew David Lewis Cinematography
Editing Bruce Austin Editor
Sound Derek Nakamoto Music
Sound Pat Regan Music
Editing Kurt Tiegs Editor
Editing John Carroll Editor
Production Jeff Rosen Casting Director
Directing Robert K. Weiss Director
Writing Robert K. Weiss Writer
Writing "Weird Al" Yankovic Writer
Directing Jay Levey Director
Writing Jay Levey Writer
Writing Hamilton Cloud Writer
Crew Bob Brown Stunts
Production Irina Irvine Production Assistant

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