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* {{Mockumentary}}: The broad strokes are true, but many are not.

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* {{Mockumentary}}: The broad strokes are true, but many the details are not.

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While it was hard to find for years, the film is available now on DVD, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LpvDT5ecxE YouTube]], and major digital streaming services.

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While it was hard difficult to find for years, the film is available now on DVD, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LpvDT5ecxE YouTube]], and major digital streaming services.


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* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Needless to say, this {{mockumentary}} plays fast and loose with real-life facts.
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Not to be confused with the ''other'' [[BlatantLies 100% accurate, unadulterated, and completely verified correct]] Al biopic, ''Film/WeirdTheAlYankovicStory''.

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Not to be confused with the Al's ''other'' [[BlatantLies 100% accurate, unadulterated, and completely verified correct]] Al biopic, {{biopic}}, ''Film/WeirdTheAlYankovicStory''.
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Not to be confused with the ''other'' [[BlatantLies 100% accurate, unadulterated, and completely verified correct]] Al biopic, ''Film/WeirdTheAlYankovicStory''.
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* SpecialThanks: The credits give special thanks to Ken Ross[[note]CBS executive[[/note]] and Arthur Mann[[note] Rykodisc executive and "Weird Al" lookalike[[/note]] "who dared to be stupid", and Music/MichaelJackson and Frank Dileo[[note]]Michael Jackson's manager[[/note]] for their support and "unfailing sense of humor".

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* SpecialThanks: The credits give special thanks to Ken Ross[[note]CBS Ross[[note]]CBS executive[[/note]] and Arthur Mann[[note] Mann[[note]] Rykodisc executive and "Weird Al" lookalike[[/note]] "who dared to be stupid", and Music/MichaelJackson and Frank Dileo[[note]]Michael Jackson's manager[[/note]] for their support and "unfailing sense of humor".
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* SpecialThanks: The credits give special thanks to Ken Ross and Arthur Mann "who dared to be stupid", and Music/MichaelJackson and Frank Dileo for their support and "unfailing sense of humor".

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* SpecialThanks: The credits give special thanks to Ken Ross Ross[[note]CBS executive[[/note]] and Arthur Mann Mann[[note] Rykodisc executive and "Weird Al" lookalike[[/note]] "who dared to be stupid", and Music/MichaelJackson and Frank Dileo Dileo[[note]]Michael Jackson's manager[[/note]] for their support and "unfailing sense of humor".

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* AvantGardeMusic: 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 yogurt, but the master tapes are [[MissingEpisode accidentally erased by an airport metal detector.]]

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* AvantGardeMusic: 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 yogurt, but the master tapes are [[MissingEpisode accidentally erased by an airport metal detector.]]a vat of yogurt.


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* NoPlansNoPrototypeNoBackup: The master tapes for Al's experimental album "Me Myself And I" are accidentally erased by an airport metal detector.
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* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: After Al finishes his meeting with Music/MichaelJackson, Michael's fingers sprout long claws as he begins to transform into a werewolf.

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* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: After Al finishes his meeting with Music/MichaelJackson, Michael's fingers sprout long claws as he begins to transform into Apparently, Music/MichaelJackson is secretly a werewolf.
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* OldDarkHouse: Music/MichaelJackson's home is portrayed as this, complete with [[HostileWeather dark and story weather]] when Al visits.
* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: After Al finishes his meeting with Music/MichaelJackson, Michael's fingers sprout long claws as he begins to transform into a werewolf.

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* OldDarkHouse: Music/MichaelJackson's home is portrayed as this, complete with [[HostileWeather dark and story stormy weather]] when Al visits.
* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: After Al finishes his meeting with Music/MichaelJackson, Michael's fingers sprout long claws as he begins to transform into a werewolf.
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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 FramingDevice for Al's various music videos. An abbreviated version premiered on August 7, 1985 on the Showtime network before the full film was released a month later.

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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 FramingDevice for Al's various music videos. An abbreviated hour-long version premiered on August 7, 1985 on the Showtime Creator/{{Showtime}} network before the full film was released a month later.



While it was hard to find for years, the film is available now on DVD, Amazon Prime, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LpvDT5ecxE YouTube]].

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While it was hard to find for years, the film is available now on DVD, Amazon Prime, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LpvDT5ecxE YouTube]].
YouTube]], and major digital streaming services.

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''The Compleat Al'' is a 1985 {{mockumentary}} about the life of Music/WeirdAlYankovic. It was partially written by Yankovic and directed by Jay Levey. It stars Al Yankovic AsHimself, Kevin Seymour as Al's agent, and Bill Martin as the narrator.

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''The Compleat Al'' is a 1985 {{mockumentary}} about the life of Music/WeirdAlYankovic. It was partially written by Yankovic and directed by Jay Levey. It stars Al Yankovic AsHimself, Kevin Seymour as Al's agent, agent Barry Cohen, and Bill Martin as the narrator.



* CostumeTestMontage: After he signs a contract with Ronzoni Records, Al's agent takes Al costume-shopping to find Al's "look". They go through a half-dozen musical {{Expy}}s before settling on the same Hawaiian shirt Al started with.

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* CostumeTestMontage: After he Al signs a contract with Ronzoni Records, Al's agent Barry takes Al costume-shopping to find Al's "look". They go through a half-dozen musical {{Expy}}s before settling on the same Hawaiian shirt Al started with.



-->"No, wait a minute, wait a minute! Cut that! Shut that thing off!"
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* CelebrityImpersonator: Outside of the Greek Theater, a vendor offers photos with an Al impersonator for $2 each. When the real Al walks by, the vendor shoves him in place, then starts offering bystanders photos with Al for $5 each.

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* CelebrityImpersonator: Outside of the Greek Theater, a vendor offers photos with an Al impersonator for $2 each. When the real Al walks by, the vendor shoves him in the impersonator's place, then starts offering bystanders photos with Al for $5 each.

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