This film was loosely based on the life of Colorado's only convicted cannibal.
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[The travellers have run into a tribe of Indians, who are obviously Japanese]
Miller: Can you tell us what tribe this is?
"Indian" Chief: Hmmm... We are... Indians.
Miller: Yes, I see that, but... what Indians?
"Indian" Chief: You don't think we are... Indians?
Miller: No I just-
"Indian" Chief: We have... teepees...
Miller: I see that, but-
"Indian" Chief: Look... at all these teepees we have. Because... we are... Indians.
Packer: Yeah, they have teepees.
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When Alferd runs from the saloon with a lynch mob behind him, we can see a line in the dirt ahead of him that serves as a marker for where he is supposed to run. See more...
Cannibal! The Musical (1996) - 9 trivia entries
Directed by Trey Parker, starring Ian Hardin, Jason McHugh, Jon Hegel, Matt Stone, Trey Parker (add more)
This film was loosely based on the life of Colorado's only convicted cannibal.
The courtroom judge is played by Trey Parker's dad.
As well the other "based on" entry, this is based on Packer's tales of the trip - tales that he would tell frequently changed in the re-telling. Also based, in large part, on Homer's "Odyssey", even including a cyclops.
When Bell suggests everyone thanks the Lord for getting them across the river, you can hear Humphrey saying "Carrots and peas, carrots and peas and water chestnuts, amen." (In old silent movies, "carrots and peas", or vice versa, was usually said to give the impression of real dialog.).
When Humphrey "translates" the "Indians", the sign language he uses translates into "Jesus Christ is dead".
Packer's line "But that's not the way it happened!" right before cutting to the titles is an homage to the classic Star Trek episode "Court Martial." (Trey Parker says the line exactly the way Captain Kirk did.).
The guy who played the prosecuting attorney is the only actor that was actually hired for the film. Everyone else was either a local, a fellow film student, or a family member.
At the beginning of the song "Hang the Bastard" the prosecuting attorney asks a woman, "Won't you come to the hanging with me?" That's Matt Stone in drag.
In the shot just before the team enters the shop. you can hear Eric Cartman singing the song "the sky is blue..." Eric Cartman is of course the creation of Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the creators of this movie.
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