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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

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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

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

DVD Info

Release:

Aug 6, 2001

[DVD Details]
  • DVD Features
  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
  • Single Side - Dual Layer
  • 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

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    3/5

    Smart and satirical but very dated, obviously.

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    04/01/08
    Ian Nathan
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    Some episodes are coarse and sadly unfunny.

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    Great fun for an undemanding night out.

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    3/4

    Vulgar and uproariously funny.

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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
    Chicago Reader
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    10/10/05
    Jake Euker
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    07/26/05
    Emanuel Levy
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    2/5

    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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    Lawrence Van Gelder
    New York Times
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    4/5

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    08/04/04
    Linda Cook
    Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)
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    4/5

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

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    07/15/04
    Alex Sandell
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    02/08/04
    Daniel M. Kimmel
    Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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    4/5

    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
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    Rebecca Murray
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    08/20/03
    Ryan Cracknell
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    08/15/03
    Jim Chastain
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    5/5

    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
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    10/25/02
    Jeffrey Westhoff
    Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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    3/5

    The kung-fu segment is a classic

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    09/14/02
    Robert Roten
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    09/02/02
    Karina Montgomery
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    3/5

    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
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