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The Compleat Al

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 Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The Compleat Al is a 1985 mockumentary about the life of "Weird Al" Yankovic. It was partially written by Yankovic and directed by Jay Levey. It stars Al Yankovic As Himself, Kevin Seymour as Al's agent Barry Cohen, and Bill Martin as the narrator.The film originated because CBS Home Video asked Yankovic to make a long form music video. Al and his team expanded the idea into a mockumentary that doubles as a Framing Device for Al's various music videos. An hour-long version premiered on August 7, 1985 on the Showtime network before the full film was released a month later.The title of the film is a parody from the 1982 documentary The Compleat Beatles.While it was difficult to find for years, the film is available now on DVD, YouTube, and major digital streaming services.Not to be confused with Al's other 100% accurate, unadulterated, and completely verified correct biopic, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })
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 Artistic License – History: Needless to say, this mockumentary plays fast and loose with real-life facts.
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 As Himself: About half of the film's cast are people playing fictionalized versions of themselves — these include Al's parents Nick and Mary Yankovic, guitarist Steve Cropper, Dr. Demento, Dick Clark, producers Phil Ramone and Rick Derringer, and Al's band members Steve Jay, Jim West, and Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz.
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 Ancient Astronauts: Invoked in Al's explanation for how aliens brought rock music to Earth.
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 Big Blackout: Al's high school metal shop teacher tells an anecdote about how Al's wiener roaster blacked out everything in a six-block radius when it was plugged in.
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 Avant-Garde Music: Al is said to have gone into a spiral and created an experimental album ("Me Myself And I") dealing with it. Eventually, his band snaps him out of it by dunking his head in a vat of yogurt.
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