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Cannibal! The Musical

Original title: Alferd Packer: The Musical
  • 19931993
  • RR
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
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Cannibal! The Musical (1993)
Home Video Trailer from Troma
Play trailer2:34
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ComedyMusicalThriller
The sole survivor of an ill-fated mining expedition tells how his taste for gold was replaced by that of human flesh.The sole survivor of an ill-fated mining expedition tells how his taste for gold was replaced by that of human flesh.The sole survivor of an ill-fated mining expedition tells how his taste for gold was replaced by that of human flesh.
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
12K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
17,030
3,004
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Trey Parker
    • Writers
      • Trey Parker(screenplay)
      • Matt Stone(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Trey Parker
      • Dian Bachar
      • Stephen Blackpool
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Trey Parker
    • Writers
      • Trey Parker(screenplay)
      • Matt Stone(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Trey Parker
      • Dian Bachar
      • Stephen Blackpool
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 147User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews

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    Cannibal! The Musical
    Trailer 2:34
    Cannibal! The Musical

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    Trey Parker
    Trey Parker
    • Alferd Packer
    • (as Juan Schwartz)
    Dian Bachar
    Dian Bachar
    • George Noon
    Stephen Blackpool
    • Black Cat
    Stan Brakhage
    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…
    Jon Hegel
    • Isreal Swan
    Andrew Kemler
    • Preston Nutter
    Steve Jackson
    • Sheriff of Lake City
    Jessica James Kelly
    • Tiny Tim…
    Moira Kelly
    Moira Kelly
    • 'The Dropout'
    • (as M.K.)
    • (credit only)
    Martin Leeper
    • Sheriff of Saguache
    • (as Marty Leeper)
    Randy Parker
    • Judge Jerry
    Masao Maki
    • Indian Chief
    • (as Maseo Maki)
    • Director
      • Trey Parker
    • Writers
      • Trey Parker(screenplay)
      • Matt Stone(screenplay) (uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Packer's horse is named Liane after Liane Adamo, Trey Parker's former fiancée. Parker discovered that Adamo was having an affair, so he gave her name to "the horse that would let anyone ride her."
    • Goofs
      When Alferd 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

      James Humphrey: Wait! You're cutting into his butt!

      Frank Miller: Well, what kind of piece do you want?

      James Humphrey: Well, not butt!

    • Crazy credits
      (At the end of the closing credits) Due to the graphic nature of this film, it should not have been watched by small children.
    • Alternate versions
      The film was originally prepared as a three-minute joke "trailer" shown at Trey Parker's college in Colorado. The cast is largely the same, although there is no Polly Prye yet, and most of the scenes in the "trailer" are matched in the final movie, including the songs "Let's Build a Snowman" and "On Top of You." There are also one or two songs not used in the final movie, though. In this version Packer, upon seeing the bodies of his mutilated companions, lets out a loud scream which gradually changes into a musical note, and he starts to sing a funky number. He sings something similar at the end of the trailer too. Although in the final movie, characters played by Matt Stone and Dian Bachar never develop facial hair, this version shows everyone growing at least a moustache, even Matt. This cheap and amusing "trailer" is sometimes actually used as the trailer for the final film [Although the final film does have its own trailer]. The title of the original trailer [And the original cut of the movie] was "Alferd Packer: The Musical," but of course all Troma releases replace the title cards with new ones reading "Cannibal: The Musical." Versions of the original trailer and the final film with both titles are circulating somewhere.
    • Connections
      Featured in Orgazmo (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      Shpadoinkle
      Music & Lyrics by Trey Parker

      Produced by Rich Sanders

      Performed by Trey Parker

      Also performed by Toddy Walters,Dian Bachar, Ian Hardin, Jon Hegel, Matt Stone and chorus

      Arranged by Douglas Krause (as Doug Krause) & Trey Parker

      © 1993 by The Avenging Conscience, Inc.

    User reviews147

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Possibly the strangest comedy (or musical) ever made
    While my statement could be provided because it is a comedy about a cannibal, I think the film is as strange as it is because it's a comedy/musical about a cannibal. I bet that if the South Park movie didn't have songs it wouldn't make much of a difference of it's greatness (despite them being classics), but in Cannibal, the songs make this film even funnier and turn it from being a lame film about a cannibal into a surprisingly funny if really dumb comedy.

    Anyway, Trey Parker's first feature film is presented here and while Matt Stone isn't writing he is a co-producer along with Parker. The film focuses on the only cannibal convicted in America named Alfred Packer. It could've become an equally boring and gruesome film about the scarcely known guy, but it is actually lame for the right reasons by having songs at exactly the wrong time (where else are you going to see frontiersmen sing about dead animals and then argue about being in the wrong key). Not the greatest musical or comedy for that matter, however it is a keen, if ludicrous, freshman effort by the guys who would later go on to make a masterpiece with the South Park show and movie.
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    • Quinoa1984
    • Feb 22, 2001

    FAQ1

    • Why does Humphrey say "you stupid yank" at the end of the scene where the cyclops is singing Dixie?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 30, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Troma
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Cannibal, The Musical
    • Filming locations
      • Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, Colorado, USA
    • Production companies
      • Avenging Conscience
      • Cannibal Films Ltd.
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    • Budget
      • $125,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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