Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- campy
- irreverent
- grotesque
- cult movie night
- musical movie night
What critics said
Critics generally found the film cheerfully inventive and genuinely funny despite its amateurish construction, uneven pacing, and deliberately offensive gore.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Packer's mountain journey repeatedly erupts into choreographed songs that parody classic musical conventions within a western adventure.
The production numbers and broad musical comedy coexist with cannibalism, gore, murder accusations, and horror imagery.
The story begins at Alferd Packer's trial, where reporter Polly Pry listens to his defense before the events unfold as flashbacks.
Cheese-filled choreography, amateurish staging, exaggerated performances, and Troma-associated excess shape the film's presentation.
Films like Cannibal! The Musical, and why
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
macabre musical comedy, irreverent humor, and deliberately campy genre pastiche
The Blues Brothers
western setting, musical numbers, broad absurdist comedy, and grotesque violence
Shaun of the Dead
splatter-inflected horror comedy with outrageous humor and cult sensibility
Little Shop of Horrors
comic musical structure fused with horror, offensive satire, and theatrical excess
Movie Details
- Director
- Trey Parker
- Release Date
- 1996-08-30
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (175)
Cast
- Trey Parker
- Matt Stone
- Dian Bachar
- Ian Hardin
- Jon Hegel
- Masao Maki
- Robert Muratore
- Toddy Walters
- Jason McHugh
- Stan Brakhage
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Troma NOW, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Cannibal! The Musical about?
- A deranged frontier musical turns an infamous cannibalism trial into a gleefully gory, song-filled cult comedy.
- What is Cannibal! The Musical like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Cannibal! The Musical as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Cannibal! The Musical violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Cannibal! The Musical as graphic.
- What did critics think of Cannibal! The Musical?
- Critics generally found the film cheerfully inventive and genuinely funny despite its amateurish construction, uneven pacing, and deliberately offensive gore.
- Which films are like Cannibal! The Musical?
- Films with a similar feel include The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Blues Brothers, Shaun of the Dead, and Little Shop of Horrors.
- How long is Cannibal! The Musical?
- Cannibal! The Musical runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch Cannibal! The Musical?
- In United States, Cannibal! The Musical streams on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Fandor Amazon Channel, Screambox Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Troma NOW, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel.
