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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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Some episodes are coarse and sadly unfunny.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
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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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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No review available.

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

No review available.

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08/15/03
Jim Chastain
Jim Chastain
Norman Transcript

A hit and miss affair.

Full Review Source: ToxicUniverse.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
John A. Nesbit
John A. Nesbit
ToxicUniverse.com

No review available.

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09/02/02
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

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.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
05/09/05
Lawrence Van Gelder
Lawrence Van Gelder
New York Times
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Vulgar and uproariously funny.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
04/01/08
TV Guide's Movie Guide
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The Kentucky Fried Movie boasts excellent production values and some genuine wit, though a few of the sketches are tasteless.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
02/13/01
Variety
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As many hits as misses, but the hits are zingers!

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07/15/04
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

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
eFilmCritic.com

No review available.

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

It's easy to spoof cliches; it's something else again to string them together with the insight into narrative structure these boys evidence.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
04/01/08
Dave Kehr
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader

No review available.

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

When the jokes do land (and many of them do), it is one of the funniest movies available.

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02/27/01
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

No review available.

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

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

Tom Green wishes he was even a tenth as funny as this.

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10/16/01
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