The Compleat Al
The Compleat Al is a mockumentary about the life of Weird Al Yankovic, from his birth in 1959, to 1985. It was partially written by Yankovic and directed by Jay Levey. An abbreviated version premiered on August 7, 1985 on the Showtime network before the full film was released on video on September 25, 1985. The title of the film is a parody from the 1982 documentary The Compleat Beatles.
The film came about when CBS Home Video approached Yankovic to make a long form music video. It was produced by Yankovics manager Jay Levey, Leveys friend Hamilton Cloud and Robert K. Weiss, who had previously produced Kentucky Fried Movie and The Blues Brothers. The production, which had a budget of 250,000, also included making videos for Like a Surgeon, Dare to Be Stupid and One More Minute, which were included in the film. The film, including the music videos, was directed by Levey and Weiss.The film first premiered on August 7, 1985 on the premium cable channel Showtime, who aired a 60minute version of the film The full film was then released on VHS and Betamax on September 25, 1985 The film was later released on Laserdisc in 1986. A 10minute version of the mockumentary appeared on one of Weird Als ALTV specials, 6, which aired on MTV in 1992. ........
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