Kentucky Fried Movie |  | Director: John Landis
Actors: Evan C. Kim, Bong Soo Han, Bill Bixby, George Lazenby, Henry Gibson
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Category: DVD
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Rating:  104 reviews
Sales Rank: 6,246
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Running Time: 83 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 4.9 x 0.6
MPN: 013131111798
ISBN: 6305840083
UPC: 001313111179
EAN: 9786305840084
ASIN: 6305840083
Theatrical Release Date: August 10, 1977
Release Date: June 20, 2000
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Product Description
Irreverent satire on movies, television and contemporary society.
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Twenty years before the Farrelly Brothers turned raunch into acceptable film comedy, the team of David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker exploited it first. The college threesome made it big with Airplane! in 1980, but this 1977 cinematic version of their live theater show is ground zero for their talents. Like The Groove Tube, Kentucky Fried Movie is a mishmash of sketches, fake commercials, and parodies with no central theme--except their crudeness and laugh-out-loud humor. Highlights include a commercial for "Scot Free," a board game based on the Kennedy assassination conspiracy, "The Wonderful World of Sex," in which a couple goes through foreplay with a self- help narrator instructing them step by step, and a 20-minute spoof of Bruce Lee films entitled "A Fistful of Yen." Brazen to a fault, the movie will reach for any punch line, no matter how crude (and those who flocked to the film's initial release looking for R-rated sex will remember the final sketch and the infamous trailer for "Catholic High School Girls in Trouble.") Directed by then-unknown John Landis on a shoestring budget, the film has aged. But crassness, when it's this funny, is forever. --Doug Thomas
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 The Popcorn You Are Eating Has Been Pissed In... May 16, 2000
Bryan A. Hicks (Heidelberg, MS USA)
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
That happens to be a line from the film, "Kentucky Fried Movie". Tasteless, huh? Yeah, well, so is the film. But it also happens to be one of the funniest films of the '70s. And also one of the most forgotten. The film itself is a collection of skits similiar to those of early "Saturday Night Live" and "Not Necessarily The News" . But, thankfully, there are no pesky TV censors to hold back any of the vulgarity. Some of the stars that are included in these unbelievably nasty sketches are Donald Sutherland (JFK, Invasion of the Body Snatchers), Bill Bixby ("The Incredible Hulk") and Tony Dow (The Beav!). Also, the film has many very funny moments. Some of my favorites: "Fistful of Yen", which is a cross between old Bruce Lee movies and "The Wizard Of Oz" and "High Adventure" with explorer Claude Lamont! The film was directed by John Landis, who went on to direct "Trading Places", "Coming To America" and "Spies Like Us." The film also includes David and Jerry Zucker and Jim Abrahams ("ZAZ"). They went on to do such classic spoof comedies, such as "Airplane!", "The Naked Gun", and "Hot Shots!" If you are a fan of any of these other titles I've mentioned in this review and are not easily offended, then "Kentucky Fried Movie" is for you! Film At Eleven.
Film at eleven... June 11, 1999
bridan@gateway.net (Virginia)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is undoubtedly the funniest movie ever created. Those Zucker Bros. are a couple of Rory Calhouns. Non-stop laughter, danger seekers only! Your copy will be shipped complete with BIG JIM SLADE. A DEFINITE must-see. And the capitol of Nebraska is Lincoln!
RUN. DO NOT WALK TO THE CHECKOUT! June 11, 2000
Scott (Denver)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Anyone who has seen this movie will certainly agree. THIS IS A CLASSIC! Never before (and not since) has anyone had the cohones to make a film like this. If you are not careful, you could very well rupture your spleen! Yes, it will offend some, and yes there is nudity, but if you can see this film for what it is (a MOVIE), you will enjoy this as much as I have and always will. Please show this to everyone you know. They will have much gratitude.
Where it all began! May 19, 2001
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this VHS about 12 years ago (it was the first movie I ever bought) when I was about 13 years old just because it had a cool cover and it was in the bargain bin. I didn't know it at the time, but this would become one of my favorite movies of all time. I watched that tape so many times that video quality was degrading, and the audio was crackled out in many places. This is a hilarious movie of epic proportions. I recently picked up the DVD, and the upgrade is well worth it. The video is completely cleaned up, and the audio is crystal clear. Plus the extra features on the DVD are great, the audio commentary by David Zucker and the rest of the crew is almost as funny as the movie itself! If you like movies like Naked Gun, Airplane!, and the like, get this DVD. It started it all.
The Movie that Made me almost injure myself June 23, 2001
Trey Taylor (Lexington, Kentucky United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This movie without the shadow of a doubt is one of the greatest comedies of all time (well...to me anyway) The gags are to die for and the parodies are too hilarious! When I first saw this I was laughing so hard I almost pulled one of my muscles. The split second news info is great. I was laughing till my face was rad as a beet! You have to get this movie if you like airplane...Grab this one!
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