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Cannibal! The MusicalCannibal! The Musical is a student film directed by the future creator of South Park, Trey Parker, while studying at the University of Colorado at Boulder. A black comedy, it is (loosely) based on the true story of Alferd Packer, known as "America's only convicted cannibal", and the sordid details of the trip from Utah to Colorado that left his five fellow travellers (Shannon Bell, George Noon, James Humphrey, Israel Swan, and Frank Miller) dead and partially eaten. Parker stars as Packer, with frequent collaborator Matt Stone featured as James Humphrey, Stan Brakhage--experimental filmmaker and University of Colorado teacher--as George Noon's father. Trey Parker is listed in the film's credits under the name "Juan Schwartz", which is a variant of "John Schwartze", a pseudonym used by the real Alferd Packer. Character George 'California' Noon played by Dian Bachar also works with Matt Stone and Trey Parker in Orgazmo, Baseketball and provides some voices for . Contrasting with the musical's dark comedy are its cheerful songs, all composed by Parker, including "Let's Build a Snowman", "On Top of You", "Hang the Bastard" and "Schpadoinkle". The last of these is a transparent parody of the song "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning" from the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical Oklahoma! This film was originally filmed as Alferd Packer: The Musical in 1993. It was not released until 1996, however, when Troma Studios picked it up and renamed it Cannibal! The Musical for concern that not enough people outside of Colorado knew who Alferd Packer was. Parker and Stone's animated satire South Park debuted the following year.
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