The Compleat Al
1985The 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"!
Acted in
"Weird Al" Yankovic
as Self
Barry Hansen
as Self (Dr. Demento)
Dick Clark
as Self
Art Fleming
as Self / "Jeopardy!" Host
Don Pardo
as Self / "Jeopardy!" Announcer
Greg Kihn
as Self / Man in Convertible
Wally Burns
as Mr. Cafarella
Tress MacNeille
as Francine / Lucy Ricardo
Frank Collison
as Look-A-Like Salesman
Steve Jay
as Self / Various
Jon Schwartz
as Self / Various
Jim West
as Self / Various
Mary Yankovic
as Self
Nick Yankovic
as Self
Steve Cropper
as Self
Bill Martin
as Narrator (voice)
Billy Selby
as Mr. Nordquist
Jane Campbell
as Mrs. Weidenbaum
Kevin Seymour
as Barry Cohen
Gordon Gale
as Karl Brickman
Peter James
as Day Tripper
Kenneth J. Scherr
as Frisbee Salesman
Bill Sehres
as Jerry Neuman
Rick Derringer
as Self
Phil Ramone
as Self
Helen Kelly
as Girl in Line
Harvey the Wonder Hamster
as Self
Martha Quinn
as Self (archive footage)