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:

The movie was originally titled "Alferd Packer: The Musical." Lloyd Kaufman, owner of Troma, convinced Trey Parker to change the title to "Cannibal: The Musical" because, though Packer is well-known in Colorado, very few outside of the state know who he is.

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 Raising the Stakes (2005)

Soundtrack:

Trapper Song

The perfect independent film!

I didn't expect for ALFERD PACKER: THE MUSICAL to be that good since Troma movies are usually pretty bad. Boy, was I wrong. The movie was way better than the anything I had seen in a while. Featuring some of the most outrageous, crude, and funniest scenes in history, ALFERD PACKER: THE MUSICAL is the perfect independent film.

Made in 1993 by Trey Parker while he was still in college, the movie tells the story of Alferd Packer, Colorado's only convicted cannibal. Packer is played brilliantly by Trey Parker in what is his funniest performance to date. The guy is a genius. From ALFERD PACKER: THE MUSICAL to ORGAZMO to SOUTH PARK: BIGGER LONGER & UNCUT, Parker has proved to be one of America's most underrated comedy directors.

10/10