The Compleat Al
The Amazing and Almost-True Life Story of a Rock and Roll Legend!
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"!
- Year: 1985
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Comedy, Music
- Studio: CBS Music Video (CMV) Enterprises, Imaginary Entertainment
- Keyword: biography, mockumentary, alternate history, music history
- Director: Jay Levey, Robert K. Weiss
- Cast: "Weird Al" Yankovic, Barry Hansen, Dick Clark, Art Fleming, Don Pardo, Greg Kihn
