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Kentucky Fried Movie

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Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)

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Reviews Counted:26

Fresh:20

Rotten:6

Average Rating:6.6/10

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Fresh from their triumphant L.A. run at the Kentucky Fried Theater, the Zucker brothers and Jim Abrahams (AIRPLANE!) teamed up with John Landis for their first film, considered by many to be a... Fresh from their triumphant L.A. run at the Kentucky Fried Theater, the Zucker brothers and Jim Abrahams (AIRPLANE!) teamed up with John Landis for their first film, considered by many to be a satirical classic. This series of highly irreverent sketches spoofs standard television fare and pop-culture trends in general. Memorable episodes include "Cleopatra Schwartz," a blaxploitation takeoff that features a sexy black Amazon married to a rabbi; "Zinc Oxide," a spoof on educational films; a "Fistful of Yen," a martial arts masterpiece that stars a Bruce Lee-like hero fighting a massive stream of attackers; as well as the hilarious trailer for "That's Armageddon!" spoofing disaster films, with Donald Sutherland and Bill Bixby playing themselves. Other infamous trailers and commercials include the raunchy "Catholic High School Girls in Real Trouble" and "Scot Free," a board game based on the Kennedy assassinations and murder conspiracies, available from "Barker Bros." Nothing is sacred in this extremely funny parody, combining sex, sight gags, and slapstick comedy. The satirical and raunchy humor of the sketches, fake movie trailers, and commercials were influential in the format and creation of television's Saturday Night Live. [More]

Starring: Bill Bixby, Jerry Zucker, Evan Kim, George Lazenby

Starring: Bill Bixby, Jerry Zucker, Evan Kim, George Lazenby, Henry Gibson, Tony Dow, Donald Sutherland

Director: John Landis

Director: John Landis
Producer: Robert K. Weiss
Screenwriter: David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams

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Reviews for Kentucky Fried Movie

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Smart and satirical but very dated, obviously.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
04/01/08
Ian Nathan
Ian Nathan
Empire Magazine
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Some episodes are coarse and sadly unfunny.

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04/01/08
Channel 4 Film
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Great fun for an undemanding night out.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Time Out
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Vulgar and uproariously funny.

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04/01/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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It's easy to spoof cliches; it's something else again to string them together with the insight into narrative structure these boys evidence.

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04/01/08
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader

No review available.

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10/10/05
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

No review available.

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07/26/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

The range of its satire and comedy, as displayed in 22 segments running from a minute or two up to 30 minutes, is fairly narrow.

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05/09/05
Lawrence Van Gelder
Lawrence Van Gelder
New York Times
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No review available.

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08/04/04
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

As many hits as misses, but the hits are zingers!

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07/15/04
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

No review available.

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02/08/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Apesar de ter inaugurado um novo gênero de comédia, o filme é prejudicado justamente pelo desgaste provocado por suas dezenas de sucessores – mas, mesmo assim, ainda faz rir.

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02/01/04
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

No review available.

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12/21/03
Rebecca Murray
Rebecca Murray
About.com

No review available.

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08/20/03
Ryan Cracknell
Ryan Cracknell
Movie Views

No review available.

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08/15/03
Jim Chastain
Jim Chastain
Norman Transcript

A quintessential midnight movie classic. Raunchy 70's humor, softcore sex, and the best Bruce Lee parody ever. Deep battered and mmm mmm good!

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03/21/03
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
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10/25/02
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

The kung-fu segment is a classic

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09/14/02
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

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09/02/02
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

A hodgepodge of skits, some of which are better then others. It hasn't dated very well, but if you love the Airplane movies, this should make you laugh a bit every now and then.

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08/08/02
Larry Carroll
Larry Carroll
Countingdown.com
 
 
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