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The Compleat Al
The Compleat Al

The Compleat Al

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

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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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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

6.385/10

Release Date

07 August 1985

Country

United States of America

Cast

'Weird Al' Yankovic

'Weird Al' Yankovic

Self

Barry Hansen

Barry Hansen

Self (Dr. Demento)

Dick Clark

Dick Clark

Self

Art Fleming

Art Fleming

Self / "Jeopardy!" Host

Don Pardo

Don Pardo

Self / "Jeopardy!" Announcer

Greg Kihn

Greg Kihn

Self / Man in Convertible

Wally Burns

Wally Burns

Mr. Cafarella

Tress MacNeille

Tress MacNeille

Francine / Lucy Ricardo

Frank Collison

Frank Collison

Look-A-Like Salesman

Steve Jay

Steve Jay

Self / Various

Jon Schwartz

Jon Schwartz

Self / Various

Jim West

Jim West

Self / Various

Mary Yankovic

Mary Yankovic

Self

Nick Yankovic

Nick Yankovic

Self

Steve Cropper

Steve Cropper

Self

Bill Martin

Bill Martin

Narrator (voice)

Billy Selby

Billy Selby

Mr. Nordquist

Jane Campbell

Jane Campbell

Mrs. Weidenbaum

Kevin Seymour

Kevin Seymour

Barry Cohen

Gordon Gale

Gordon Gale

Karl Brickman

Peter James

Peter James

Day Tripper

Kenneth J. Scherr

Kenneth J. Scherr

Frisbee Salesman

Bill Sehres

Bill Sehres

Jerry Neuman

Rick Derringer

Rick Derringer

Self

Phil Ramone

Phil Ramone

Self

Helen Kelly

Helen Kelly

Girl in Line

Harvey the Wonder Hamster

Harvey the Wonder Hamster

Self

Martha Quinn

Martha Quinn

Self (archive footage)

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