The Compleat Al
The Amazing and Almost-True Life Story of a Rock and Roll Legend!
6.7 / 10
102 minutes
1985-08-07
English
US
Actors :
"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
Description
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"!