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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 hawking photos 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 place, then starts hawking offering bystanders photos with Al for '''$5''' $5 each.
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* ChickMagnet: ''Playgirl'' magazine declares Al "Year's Biggest Hunk".
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* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: Invoked by ''Ebony'' magazine with the cover "Weird Al: The Next Best Thing To Being Black".
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* SelfDeprecation: In a blink-and-you'll-miss-it gag, a ''Variety'' headline reads "[[Music/UHFOriginalMotionPictureSoundtrackAndOtherStuff Fun Zone]] 'Stinks Like A Fish' Says Tartikoff"
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* RambunctiousItalian: The Ronzoni brothers are portrayed this way. They even compare Ronzoni Records to a pizza, with their artists as the toppings.
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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 both a mockumentary and a FramingDevice for Al's various music videos to date. 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 both a mockumentary and that doubles as a FramingDevice for Al's various music videos to date.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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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Near the end of the movie, Al's (fictional) director, producer, and record executive discuss plans to finish the video and wrap up production, just in time for Al to walk in and start throwing out some more outlandish ideas.
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* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Near the end of the movie, Al's (fictional) director, producer, and record executive discuss plans to finish the video and wrap up production, just in time for Al to walk in and start throwing out some more outlandish ideas. Cut to the music video for "Dare To Be Stupid," which incorporates all of the ideas just discussed.
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* IncrediblyLameFun: According to the narrator, Mary Yankovic spends her evenings repeatedly folding and unfolding clothes, while Nick Yankovic's hobbies include filming freeway traffic.
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* BigBlackout: Al's high school metal shop teacher tells an anecdote about how Al's metal wiener roaster blacked out everything in a six-block radius.
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* BigBlackout: Al's high school metal shop teacher tells an anecdote about how Al's metal wiener roaster blacked out everything in a six-block radius.radius when it was plugged in.
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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. An abbreviated version premiered on August 7, 1985 on the Showtime network before the full film was released on video on September 25, 1985. It stars Al Yankovic AsHimself, Kevin Seymour as Al's agent, 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 both a mockumentary and a FramingDevice for Al's various music videos to date.
The film originated because CBS Home Video asked Yankovic to make a long form music video. Al and his team expanded the idea into both a mockumentary and a FramingDevice for Al's various music videos to date.
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''The Compleat
The film originated because CBS Home Video asked Yankovic to make a long form music video. Al and his team expanded the idea into both a mockumentary and a FramingDevice for Al's various music videos to
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!!Tropes in The Compleat Al:
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!!Tropes in The ''The Compleat Al:
Al'':
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* DigitalPiracyIsEvil: The movie begins with an anti-piracy notice that warns of the dangers of unlawful duplication, such as discoloration of fine upholstery, headaches, drowsiness, nausea, high blood pressure, the spontaneous combustion of pets, civil unrest, meteorological disturbances, volcanic eruptions, and the Earth falling out of its orbit and plunging into the sun.
-->"The producers of this program assume no liability for any of the consequences resulting from your stupid, unthinking, greedy and careless attempt to deprive them of income."
-->"The producers of this program assume no liability for any of the consequences resulting from your stupid, unthinking, greedy and careless attempt to deprive them of income."
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* AsHimself: 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, Creator/DickClark, producers Phil Ramone and Rick Derringer, and Al's band members Steve Jay, Jim West, and Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz.
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* AsHimself: About half of the film's cast are people playing fictionalized versions of themselves -- these include Al's parents Nick and Mary Yankovic, guitarist [[Creator/StaxRecords Steve Cropper, Cropper]], Creator/DrDemento, Creator/DickClark, producers Phil Ramone and Rick Derringer, and Al's band members Steve Jay, Jim West, and Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz.
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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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* BreakingTheFourthWall: At the end of the movie, Al addresses the audience directly and thanks them for their support... as only Al can.
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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. An abbreviated version premiered on August 7, 1985 on the Showtime network before the full film was released on video on September 25, 1985.
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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. An abbreviated version premiered on August 7, 1985 on the Showtime network before the full film was released on video on September 25, 1985. \n It stars Al Yankovic AsHimself, Kevin Seymour as Al's agent, and Bill Martin as the narrator.
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* PornStash: Al's agent accidentally leaves "Babes in Bondage" in the VCR.
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* PornStash: Barry, Al's agent agent, accidentally leaves "Babes in Bondage" in the VCR.his office VCR.
-->"No, wait a minute, wait a minute! Cut that! Shut that thing off!"
-->"No, wait a minute, wait a minute! Cut that! Shut that thing off!"
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* RunningGag: Al's agent Barry Cohen has a penchance for odd [[MixedMetaphor Mixed Metaphors]], ending with "ba-da-beep, ba-da-bop, ba-da-boom."
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* RunningGag: RunningGag:
** Whenever Al is photographed with a date, she throws up her hands to [[TheFaceless cover her face.]]
** Al's agent Barry Cohen has a penchance for odd [[MixedMetaphor Mixed Metaphors]], ending with "ba-da-beep, ba-da-bop, ba-da-boom."
** Whenever Al is photographed with a date, she throws up her hands to [[TheFaceless cover her face.]]
** Al's agent Barry Cohen has a penchance for odd [[MixedMetaphor Mixed Metaphors]], ending with "ba-da-beep, ba-da-bop, ba-da-boom."
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* {{Egopolis}}: After he becomes successful, Al lives in a large white mansion named "Yankland".
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* MaleGaze: Al in the edible underwear product demonstration.
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* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: As 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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* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: As 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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* AsHimself: 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, Creator/DickClark, producer Rick Derringer, and Al's band members Steve Jay, Jim West, and Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz.
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* AsHimself: 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, Creator/DickClark, producer producers Phil Ramone and Rick Derringer, and Al's band members Steve Jay, Jim West, and Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz.
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* FictionalCounterpart: Ronzoni Records is one for the real-life Scotti Bros. record company.
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* AsHimself: 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, Creator/DickClark, producer Rick Derringer, and Al's band members Steve Jay, Jim West, and Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz.
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* DisappointedInYou: Every time Al's parents appear, they start off complimenting him and his life... before shortly veering into disappointment at his present state.
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* AvantGardeMusic: Al is said to have gone into a spiral and created an experimental album dealing with it. Eventually his band snaps him out of it but dunking his head in yougurt and the master tapes are accidentally erased by an airport x-ray.
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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 Eventually, his band snaps him out of it but by dunking his head in yougurt and yogurt, but the master tapes are [[MissingEpisode accidentally erased by an airport x-ray.metal detector.]]
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* BuccaneerBroadcaster: Al becomes this when he hijacks Creator/{{MTV}} with his own "Al TV" segment.
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* AncientAstronauts: Al explains how aliens brought rock music to Earth.
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* FramingDevice: At times, the {{mockumentary}} segues into one of Al's music videos.
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* StylisticSuck: The "State of Shock" music video, which consists of Harvey Leeds at Epic Records chanting the words over a drum machine backbeat.
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* OldDarkHouse: Michael Jackson's home is portrayed as this, complete with [[HostileWeather dark and story weather]] when Al visits.
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* OldDarkHouse: Michael Jackson's Music/MichaelJackson's home is portrayed as this, complete with [[HostileWeather dark and story weather]] when Al visits.visits.
* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: As Al finishes his meeting with Music/MichaelJackson, Michael's fingers sprout long claws as he begins to transform into a werewolf.
* OurWerebeastsAreDifferent: As 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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* 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 hawking photos for '''$5''' each.
* 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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* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: The narrator sneaks one in an UnusualEuphemism:
-->"The years passed, [[ToiletHumour like the warm winds following a sumptuous chili dinner.]]"
* HardWorkMontage:The There's one when the crew is setting up Al's hotel room, set to the song "Midnight Star".Star".
* HonestJohnsDealership: Outside of Al's concert at the Greek Theater are several salespeople selling [[KitschCollection tacky souvenirs and questionable merchandise.]]
-->"These are your actual partially-eaten hot dogs by Al or members of his immediate entourage, complete with buns and condiments."
-->"The years passed, [[ToiletHumour like the warm winds following a sumptuous chili dinner.]]"
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* HonestJohnsDealership: Outside of Al's concert at the Greek Theater are several salespeople selling [[KitschCollection tacky souvenirs and questionable merchandise.]]
-->"These are your actual partially-eaten hot dogs by Al or members of his immediate entourage, complete with buns and condiments."
* OldDarkHouse: Michael Jackson's home is portrayed as this, complete with [[HostileWeather dark and story weather]] when Al visits.
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* RockersSmashGuitars: The film starts with Al setting an accordion on fire, ''a la'' Music/JimiHendrix.
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* PortraitPaintingPeephole: At one point in Michael Jackson's home, Al is watched through a painting with glowing eye beams.
* RockersSmashGuitars: The film starts with Al setting an accordion on fire, ''a la''Music/JimiHendrix.Music/JimiHendrix.
* UnusualPetsForUnusualPeople: Al's audience with Michael Jackson is interrupted by Michael's pet tiger and chimpanzee.
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* UnusualPetsForUnusualPeople: Al's audience with Michael Jackson is interrupted by Michael's pet tiger and chimpanzee.
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* BigBlackout: Al's high school metal shop teacher tells an anecdote about how Al's metal wiener roaster blacked out everything in a six-block radius.
* BornInAnElevator: The narration says Al was born in an elevator at St. Vitus Hospital.
* ComicalTranslation: When Al checks into a hotel in Tokyo, he uses a guidebook to talk to the staff. Unfortunately, his guidebook is in Spanish.
* CompletelyUnnecessaryTranslator: When Al appears in Japan as a guest on a radio show, the hostess asks him a question in Japanese. Al's translator repeats the question to him ''in Japanese,'' prompting Al to confess "I can't understand a word you're saying."
* BornInAnElevator: The narration says Al was born in an elevator at St. Vitus Hospital.
* ComicalTranslation: When Al checks into a hotel in Tokyo, he uses a guidebook to talk to the staff. Unfortunately, his guidebook is in Spanish.
* CompletelyUnnecessaryTranslator: When Al appears in Japan as a guest on a radio show, the hostess asks him a question in Japanese. Al's translator repeats the question to him ''in Japanese,'' prompting Al to confess "I can't understand a word you're saying."
* ForeignQueasine: When Al's guide in Japan suggests some local dishes, Al rejects them with a loud "yuck!" They end up [[ComfortFood going to [=McDonalds=] instead.]]
* FramingDevice: At times, the {{mockumentary}} segues into one of Al's music videos.
* FramingDevice: At times, the {{mockumentary}} segues into one of Al's music videos.
* InstantSedation: Al knocked himself out at the nasal decongestant factory after sampling a few bottles of the product.
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The title of the film is a parody from the 1982 documentary [[Music/TheBeatles ''[[Music/TheBeatles The Compleat Beatles]].
Beatles]]''.
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The title of the film is a parody from the 1982 documentary The Compleat Beatles.
The film is available on DVD, Amazon Prime, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LpvDT5ecxE YouTube]].
The film is available on DVD, Amazon Prime, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LpvDT5ecxE YouTube]].
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The title of the film is a parody from the 1982 documentary [[Music/TheBeatles The Compleat Beatles.
TheBeatles]].
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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The Compleat Al is a 1985 {{mockumentary}} about the life of Music/WeirdAlYankovic. 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.
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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. 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 CompleatBeatles.
Beatles.
The film is available on DVD, Amazon Prime, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LpvDT5ecxE YouTube]].
The title of the film is a parody from the 1982 documentary The Compleat
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[[caption-width-right:265:"''Who does he think he is?''"]]
[[caption-width-right:265:"''Who does he think he is?''"]]
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* {{Fanservice}}: The model in the edible underwear product demonstration.
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* LazyBum: The punk rock banjo player sings a song about not wanting to do his laundry and trying to get his lover to do it for him.
* MaleGaze: Al in the edible underwear product demonstration.
* MaleGaze: Al in the edible underwear product demonstration.
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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.
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The Compleat Al is a 1985 {{mockumentary}} about the life of "Weird Al" Yankovic, from his birth in 1959, to 1985.Music/WeirdAlYankovic. 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.
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!!Tropes in The Compleat Al:
* AncientAstronauts: Al explains how aliens brought rock music to Earth.
* AvantGardeMusic: Al is said to have gone into a spiral and created an experimental album dealing with it. Eventually his band snaps him out of it but dunking his head in yougurt and the master tapes are accidentally erased by an airport x-ray.
* HardWorkMontage: The crew setting up Al's hotel room, set to the song "Midnight Star".
* HopelessAuditionees: A number of people audition for Al's band, all of whom are told "Thank you" and sent on their way.
* {{Mockumentary}}: The broad strokes are true, but many are not.
* RockersSmashGuitars: The film starts with Al destroying an accordian ala Music/JimiHendrix.
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!!Tropes in The Compleat Al:
* AncientAstronauts: Al explains how aliens brought rock music to Earth.
* AvantGardeMusic: Al is said to have gone into a spiral and created an experimental album dealing with it. Eventually his band snaps him out of it but dunking his head in yougurt and the master tapes are accidentally erased by an airport x-ray.
* HardWorkMontage: The crew setting up Al's hotel room, set to the song "Midnight Star".
* HopelessAuditionees: A number of people audition for Al's band, all of whom are told "Thank you" and sent on their way.
* {{Mockumentary}}: The broad strokes are true, but many are not.
* RockersSmashGuitars: The film starts with Al destroying an accordian ala Music/JimiHendrix.
