Alferd Packer: The Musical (1996)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Trey Parker

Writer:

Trey Parker (screenplay)

Release Date:

15 August 2008 (South Korea)

Genre:

Biography | Comedy | Horror | Musical | Western

Tagline:

All Singing! All Dancing! All Flesh Eating!

Plot:

The sole survivor of an ill-fated mining expedition tells how his taste for gold was replaced by that of human flesh.

Plot Keywords:

Mountain | Japanese | Rocky Mountains | Reporter | Flashback

Cast

Dian Bachar	...	George Noon
Stephen Blackpool	...	Black Cat
Stan Brakhage	...	Noon's Father
Dan Brother	...	Guard #2
Duster	...	Liane
Brad Gordon	...	Mills
Ian Hardin	...	Shannon Bell
Dave Hardin	...	Drummer
Edward Henwood	...	O.D. Loutzenheiser / The Cyclops
Jon Hegel	...	Isreal Swan
Andrew Kemler	...	Preston Nutter
Steve Jackson	...	Sheriff of Lake City
Jessica James Kelly	...	Tiny Tim / Baby Packer
M.K.	...	'The Dropout' (credit only)
Marty Leeper	...	Sheriff of Saguache

Also Known As:

Cannibal! The Musical (USA) (video title)

MPAA:

Rated R for comic gore/violence and some language.

Runtime:

95 min | UK:97 min (video)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Canada:14A (re-rating) | Australia:MA | Canada:18A | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Black Canyon, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Gunnison, Colorado, USA

Company:

Avenging Conscience

Trivia:

Several aliens can be seen throughout the film. Among them: One in the opening courtroom scene in the back. One behind Moon (Dian Bachar) as he pulls a shoelace out of his mouth. And one peeking out of the barn during the 'Let's Hang the Bastard!' dance scene.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Alfred Packer is running from the crowd from the bar, there is a clear, visible line in the sand where he is supposed to run.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Title Card: The film you are about to see was originally released in 1954. Upstaged by the overwhelming popularity of "Oklahoma!", it's short lived theater run was canceled, and "Alfred Packer: The Musical" soon fell into obscurity. The original negative, re-discovered just last year, has been painstakingly restored using state-of-the-art color enhancing and computer reconstruction technology. The film's violent scenes have been edited out for your viewing pleasure.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "That's My Bush!: An Aborted Dinner Date (#1.1)" (2001)

Soundtrack:

When I Was On Top Of You

The best musical I´ve ever seen

I can´t believe only 99 people, including me, have voted for this film. Trey Parker is a very good songwriter... Who the hell is Andrew Lloyd Webber. The sky is blue and all the leaves are green... The sun´s as warm as a baked potato. I think I know precisely what I mean, when I say it´s a shpadoinkle day... Good lyrics too. Another thing.... George Romero can learn a lot of things from Tray Parker. Really good splatter scene in the beginning. It´s always nice to see a toungue ripped out of the mouth. OK just go see it if you haven´t yet. One of the best American films ever.