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The Compleat Al 1985 Directed by Robert K. Weiss , Jay Levey

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

The Compleat Al 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"!

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Release Date 7 August 1985
102 mins
Cast
Barry Hansen Self (Dr. Demento)
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
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
Helen Kelly Girl in Line
Martha Quinn Self (archive footage)