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''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]]''.
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* [[Content Warnings]]: [[Parodied]].
** Placed after the end credits: ''"Due to the graphic nature of this film, it should not have been watched by small children."''
** 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]].
* [[Creator Breakdown]]: The whole Liane subplot was inspired by Parker walking in on his fiance of the same name having sex with another man a month before their wedding. He apparently kept her in the dark about this subplot considering that she helped him choreograph the dancing.
* [[Crowd Song]]: "Hang the Bastard"
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* [[Groin Attack]]: Packer pulls a mean one on Frenchy.
* [[Historical Beauty Update]]: The plain Polly Pry is played by the pretty Toddy Walters (albeit in unflattering clothes)
* [["I Am" Song]]: "Trapper Song". Doubles as a [[Villain Song]].
* [[I'm a Humanitarian]]: Of course!
* [["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.
* [[Lethal Chef]]: Humphrey.
{{quote| '''Miller:''' ''(Looking at the food)'' You son of a bitch Humphrey.<br />
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''' Frenchy''': Come off it, Packer! Everyone in this town's ridden your horse! }}
* [[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.
* [[Talent Double]]: Spoofed in Packer's dream sequence, where no attempt whatsoever is made to cover up the obvious ballet double.
* [[That Reminds Me of a Song]]: Parodied. Swan's infamous "Snowman" song, which he sings at the worst times. {{spoiler|The second time, though, one of the group loses it and just shoots him halfway through it.}}
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