The Compleat Al

The Compleat Al (1985)

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

  • Genre: Comedy, Music
  • Release Date: 1985-08-07
  • User Rating: 6.9/10 from 10 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 42min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: CBS Music Video (CMV) Enterprises
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Directors: , .
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Summary

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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    Directing Robert K. Weiss Director
    Directing Jay Levey Director
    Writing Robert K. Weiss Writer
    Writing Jay Levey Writer
    Writing Hamilton Cloud Writer
    Writing 'Weird Al' Yankovic Writer
    Production Irina Irvine Production Assistant
    Crew Bob Brown Stunts
    Sound Derek Nakamoto Music
    Sound Pat Regan Music
    Crew David Lewis Cinematography
    Editing Bruce Austin Editor
    Editing John Carroll Editor
    Editing Kurt Tiegs Editor
    Production Jeff Rosen Casting Director