Cannibal! The Musical

Episode 208: Cannibal! The Musical (1993)

Theme: Troma Movies Month
Hosts: Oz & Curtis

This week, Oz and Curtis saddle up for Cannibal! The Musical — a movie marriage of The Book of Mormon + Ravenous + Treasure of the Sierra Madre, all in pursuit of All the Pretty Horses. Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s college-era epic is stuffed with DIY charm: crepe-paper beards, lightning-struck guides, a farting horse named Leanne, wildly inaccurate history, and songs so catchy you’ll be humming about baked potatoes for days. It’s earnest, stupid, clever, juvenile, and somehow sweet — the exact energy you’d expect from pre-South Park Trey and Matt.

Join your two favorite “the sky is blue and all the trees are green” podcasters as they trot through:

• Leanne the horse — loyal companion, unfaithful girlfriend, and the film’s true heartbreaker.

• A trapper gang that sings, threatens, and somehow seduces livestock.

• Swan’s relentless optimism, endearing songs, and… abrupt trajectory change.

• The Cyclops: one-eyed, pus-spraying, Southern, and deeply confused.

• Belle’s descent into madness, self-defense claims, and his Jason-style refusal to stay dead.

From snowman tap-dancing to cannibal conundrums to decapitations that go “ow, ow, ow” on the way down the stairs, Oz and Curtis revisit a film that’s part musical, part biopic, part fever dream — and 100% Parker/Stone chaos.

Final Verdict

Oz — 8 Baked Potatoes
Curtis — 88 Flatulent Horses
Both — Still convinced “spadoinkle” belongs in the dictionary.