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"Cannibal: The Musical!"- a gruesomely hilarious satirical movie about Alfred Packer (Trey Parker), the leader of a doomed expedition from Utah to Colorado that resulted in the cannibalism of 2 of the five members of his traveling party. Produced and directed by Matt Stone and Trey Parker, the movie begins with the courtroom testimony of Alfred Packer about the gruesome events. The scene flashes back to the planning of the expedition, wherein Packer recruits his party. They travel across Utah, crossing the Green River when suddenly Packer's faithful horse Liane goes missing. Packer is heartbroken, and this event only foreshadows the oncoming doom for the travelers. Deciding to look for Packer's horse, the party soon becomes lost and the cold sets in. With every hour, frostbite drives the men more mad, and food is nowhere to be found. The lunacy reaches untold levels, and the black humor is at its finest. Flash back to present time, and Packer is about to be executed for his crimes of cannibalism.
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