Smart and satirical but very dated, obviously.
Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
Runtime: 90 mins
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 satirical classic. This series of highly irreverent sketches spoofs standard television fare and... 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]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Bill Bixby, Jerry Zucker, Evan Kim, George Lazenby, Henry Gibson
Producer: Robert K. Weiss
Screenwriter: David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams
DVD Info
Release:
Aug 6, 2001
Audio:
- Dolby Digital Mono 2.0 - English
Additional Release Material:
- Audio Commentary - 1. John Landis - Director, Jerry Zucker, James Abrahams, David Zucker - Writers, Robert K. Weiss - Producer
- Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
- Additional Footage - 1. On-Set Home Movies
Text/Photo Galleries:
- Biographies - 1. Cast & Crew
- Stills/Photos - 1. Behind-the-scenes gallery
Reviews
It's easy to spoof cliches; it's something else again to string them together with the insight into narrative structure these boys evidence.
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.
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.
A quintessential midnight movie classic. Raunchy 70's humor, softcore sex, and the best Bruce Lee parody ever. Deep battered and mmm mmm good!
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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by: Senh (RT) 3/4/01

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