
The Compleat Al
1985 • Comedy | Music
Jay Levey
Director
Jay Levey
Writer
Robert K. Weiss
Writer
Robert K. Weiss
Director
'Weird Al' Yankovic
Writer
Hamilton Cloud
Writer
Status
Released
Release date
August 7, 1985
Duration
102 Min
Language
en
Popularity
2.1522
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Overview
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"!
Cast

'Weird Al' Yankovic

Barry Hansen

Dick Clark

Don Pardo

Tress MacNeille

Frank Collison

Steve Jay

Jon Schwartz

Jim West

Steve Cropper

Kevin Seymour

Martha Quinn