Cannibal! The Musical: Difference between revisions

{{quote| ''The sky is blue, and all the leaves are green<br />''

''My heart's as full as a baked potato<br />''

''I think you know exactly what I mean<br />''

''When I say it's a shpadoinkle day!'' }}

'''''Cannibal! The Musical''''' (also known as ''Alferd Packer: The Musical'') is a [[Black Comedy]] [[The Musical|musical]], aptly named and done by [[Trey Parker and Matt Stone|the boys behind]] ''[[South Park]]'' in their usual [[Crosses the Line Twice|good taste]]. The story is all about [[Very Loosely Based Onon a True Story|legendary Colorado cannibal Alferd Packer]], played by Trey Parker himself, backed by his crew of Humphrey, played by Stone, and other strange characters in his crew. Very strange [[Hilarity Ensues]].

The movie was made on a shoestring budget and it shows-- Parker and Stone caved from pressure from friends to actually make a fake trailer they made for an assignment in college into a real movie. The film itself was made in 1993 but released as a film in 1996 by [[Troma]]. Early ''[[South Park]]'' humor is evident. A lot of it parodies the musical ''[[Oklahoma!]]''.

{{quote| '''Swan:''' We can name him Tom or we can name him George!...We can name him Bob or we can name him Beowulf!}}

* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]: The gentle-natured protagonist's horse dumps him for the more macho, more aggressive trappers.

** According to the ([[Unreliable Narrator|drunken]]) commentary, the hand signals Humphrey (Matt Stone) uses when first meeting the not-Indians is, supposedly, sign language for "Jesus Christ is Dead".

* [[The Cameo]]: Of the unlikeliest sort: influential avant-garde filmmaker [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Brakhage:Stan Brakhage|Stan Brakhage]] appears briefly as Noon's father. Brakhage was one of Parker and Stone's film professors in college.

{{quote| '''Noon:''' Oh stop!<br />

'''Humphrey:''' That's sick.<br />

'''Frenchy:''' I agree, [hits one of the other trappers] Nutter was singing in the wrong key!<br />

'''Nutter:''' No I wasn't. It was Loutzenheiser. I was singing in E♭ minor.<br />

'''Frenchy:''' The song's in F♯ major!<br />

'''Bell:''' I think they're the same thing. I mean, E♭ is the relative minor of F♯.<br />

'''Frenchy:''' No, it isn't. The relative minor is 3 half-tones ''down'' from the major, not up!<br />

'''Noon:''' No, it's 3 down. Like A is the relative minor of C major.<br />

'''Loutzenheiser:''' But isn't A♯ in C major?<br />

'''Bell:''' Wait, are you singing mixolydian scales, or something?<br />

'''Frenchy:''' A# is tonic to C major. It's the 6th!<br />

'''Humphrey:''' No it isn't!<br />

** The film opens with a disclaimer stating that "The film's violent scenes have been edited out for your viewing pleasure", then immediately follows up with a scene where Packer hunts his companions down in the woods, [[R -Rated Opening|beats one of them with their own severed arm, rips the tongue off another one and proceeds to chow it down]].

{{quote| '''Ralph:''' [thrusts a pointing finger at the group] The Rocky Mountains. I gotta warn ya! You're ''doomed! Doomed! Doomed!'' [lowers the finger] You're ''doomed!'' [walks away] ''Doomed.'' [the man walks around the group. The miners follow his walk with their eyes] Turn back, while you still can. You're ''doomed.'' You're all ''doomed.''<br />

'''Packer, Swan:''' <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Beat]]] Thank you. }}

* [[DVD Commentary]]: The directors got very drunk and watched their movie. [[Hilarity Ensues]].

{{quote| '''Bell:''' Could you tell me what tribe this is?<br />

'''Chief:''' Hmmmmm... We are... Indians!<br />

'''Bell:''' ...Yes, I see that, but... what Indians?<br />

'''Chief:''' You don't think we are... Indians?<br />

'''Bell:''' No, no, no, I just um...<br />

'''Chief:''' We have... teepees.<br />

'''Bell:''' Right. I see, but...<br />

'''Chief:''' Look at all these teepees ...we have. Because... we are...Indians!<br />

* [[Fridge Logic]]: [[In -Universe]].

{{quote| '''Humphrey:''' You guys! I just thought of something too.<br />

'''Packer:''' What?<br />

'''Humphrey:''' Okay, now, you remember when Swan was building that snowman? Well, how the hell did he make that tapping sound with his feet?<br />

'''Noon:''' You just now thought of that?<br />

* [[Funny Afro]]: The big crazy red jewfro Humphrey hides under his hat.

* [["I Am" Song]]: "Trapper Song". Doubles as a [[Villain Song]].

* [["I Want" Song]]: "That's All I'm Asking For"

* [[Killed Mid -Sentence]]: {{spoiler|Swan}} is killed mid sentence, in the middle of a musical number.

{{quote| '''Miller:''' ''(Looking at the food)'' You son of a bitch Humphrey.<br />

'''Humphrey:''' Aww, come on. Ya didn't even try it! <br />

''(He tries it)'' <br />

* [[Meaningful Name]]: Parker's acting credit is "Juan Schwartz", one of the pseudonyms the real-life Packer used while running from the law.

* [[Off Withwith His Head]]: In the final scene.

* [[Overly Narrow Superlative]]: From the poster: "the first intelligent musical about cannibalism." A [[Take That]] at ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Theatretheatre)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'', perhaps?

* [[Perfectly Cromulent Word]]: "Shpadoinkle."

{{quote| '''Packer''': How does it feel to be riding my horse?<br />

* [[Real Trailer, Fake Movie]]: This is how it began. Trey made a fake trailer for film class and was told to make the movie by his teacher.

* [[So Bad ItsIt's Good]]: Invoked--terrible acting, sets that most middle school productions would be ashamed of, and all on purpose. It works.

* [[Throw It In]]:

** The sheriff says "[[You Know What They Say]] about sunrise?" then pauses and walks off without making his point. The actor was apparently drunk and forgot his lines, but Trey Parker thought it was funnier than the actual line.

{{quote| '''Alferd Packer:''' Hey, do you guys think it's true, that she's a trapper horse? <br />

'''Frank Miller:''' [[Mister Ed|A horse is a horse.]] <br />

'''James Humphrey:''' Of course. <br />

* [[What Is This Feeling?]]: Polly Pry in "This Side of Me".