The Compleat Al
The Amazing and Almost-True Life Story of a Rock and Roll Legend!
1985 | 102m | English
Popularity: 1.0 (history)
| Director: | Robert K. Weiss, Jay Levey |
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| Writer: | Hamilton Cloud, Robert K. Weiss, Jay Levey, 'Weird Al' Yankovic |
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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"! | |
| Release Date: | Aug 07, 1985 |
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| Director: | Robert K. Weiss, Jay Levey |
| Writer: | Hamilton Cloud, Robert K. Weiss, Jay Levey, 'Weird Al' Yankovic |
| Genres: | Comedy, Music |
| Keywords | biography, mockumentary, alternate history, music history |
| Production Companies | CBS Music Video (CMV) Enterprises, Imaginary Entertainment |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: May 01, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| '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) |
| Name | Job |
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| Bob Brown | Stunts |
| Hamilton Cloud | Writer |
| Bruce Austin | Editor |
| John Carroll | Editor |
| Kurt Tiegs | Editor |
| Jeff Rosen | Casting Director |
| Robert K. Weiss | Writer, Director |
| Jay Levey | Writer, Director |
| 'Weird Al' Yankovic | Writer |
| Irina Irvine | Production Assistant |
| David Lewis | Director of Photography |
| Derek Nakamoto | Original Music Composer |
| Pat Regan | Original Music Composer |
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