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The Compleat Al

The Compleat Al

The Amazing and Almost-True Life Story of a Rock and Roll Legend!
Aug 07, 1985 1h 42m
6.75
12 votes

Synopsis

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"!

Title The Compleat Al
Companies CBS Music Video (CMV) Enterprises, Imaginary Entertainment
Countries United States of America
Keywords biography, mockumentary, alternate history, music history
Barry Hansen

Barry Hansen

Self (Dr. Demento)
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
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
Helen Kelly

Helen Kelly

Girl in Line
Martha Quinn

Martha Quinn

Self (archive footage)