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The Kentucky Fried Movie

  • 1977
  • R
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
19K
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The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
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Comedy

A series of short, highly irreverent, and often tasteless skits.A series of short, highly irreverent, and often tasteless skits.A series of short, highly irreverent, and often tasteless skits.

  • Director
    • John Landis
  • Writers
    • David Zucker
    • Jim Abrahams
    • Jerry Zucker
  • Stars
    • Evan C. Kim
    • Bong Soo Han
    • Bill Bixby
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    19K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Landis
    • Writers
      • David Zucker
      • Jim Abrahams
      • Jerry Zucker
    • Stars
      • Evan C. Kim
      • Bong Soo Han
      • Bill Bixby
    • 136User reviews
    • 91Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Evan C. Kim
    Evan C. Kim
    • Loo (segment "A Fistful of Yen")
    • (as Evan Kim)
    Bong Soo Han
    • Dr. Klahn (segment "A Fistful of Yen")
    • (as Master Bong Soo Han)
    Bill Bixby
    Bill Bixby
    • Self (segment "Headache Clinic")
    George Lazenby
    George Lazenby
    • The Architect (segment "That's Armageddon")
    Marilyn Joi
    Marilyn Joi
    • Cleopatra Schwartz (segment "Cleopatra Schwartz")
    Saul Kahan
    • Schwartz (segment "Cleopatra Schwartz")
    David Zucker
    David Zucker
    • Man (segment "His New Car")…
    Marcy Goldman
    Marcy Goldman
    • Housewife (segment "Household Odors")
    Dulcie Jordan
    • Guest #1 (segment "Household Odors")
    Gracia Lee
    • Guest #2 (segment "Household Odors")
    Sheila Rogers
    • Guest #3 (segment "Household Odors")
    Joseph G. Medalis
    • Paul Burmaster (segment "High Adventure")
    • (as Joe Medalis)
    Barry Dennen
    Barry Dennen
    • Claude LaMont (segment "High Adventure")
    Colin Male
    Colin Male
    • Spokesman (segment "Argon")…
    Ed Griffith
    • Host (segment "Danger Seekers")
    Robert Starr
    Robert Starr
    • Rex Kramer (segment "Danger Seekers")
    Richard Gates
    • Boy (segment "Eyewitness News")
    • (as Rick Gates)
    Tara Strohmeier
    Tara Strohmeier
    • Girl (segment "Eyewitness News")
    • (as Tara Strohmeir)
    • Director
      • John Landis
    • Writers
      • David Zucker
      • Jim Abrahams
      • Jerry Zucker
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Original titles for the film included "Free Popcorn" and "Closed for Remodeling". Presumably both were rejected for the confusion they would cause when displayed on a theater marquee.
    • Goofs
      During the "Fistful of Yen" sequence, the tour guide mentions that the tanks containing the chemicals for germ warfare can each hold "4000 cubic liters". The liter is already a unit of volume, so the phrase "cubic liters" doesn't really mean anything.
    • Quotes

      Henry Gibson: In the past year, over 800,000 Americans have died. Despite millions of dollars of research, death continues to be our nation's number one killer.

    • Crazy credits
      Before the credits start, there is a short bit with the TV anchorman saying "The popcorn you're eating has been pissed in, film at eleven". For the TV version, this is replaced with "I'm not wearing any pants, film at 11"
    • Alternate versions
      A version aired on Comedy Central (and perhaps on other channels) features a small variety of edits:
      • The 'Cleopatra Schwartz' sequence is censored heavily for language and nudity
      • During the closing sequence (where the teenagers are having sex on the couch, and the news crew is watching), the camera zoom is altered several times so that nothing but the teens' faces show. The zooms are awkward, and blatantly added.
      • The entirety of the 'Catholic School Girls In Trouble' scene is missing. It is listed in the credits, however.
    • Connections
      Featured in I Love the '70s: Volume 2: 1977 (2006)
    • Soundtracks
      Carioca
      (uncredited)

      Music by Vincent Youmans

      Lyrics by Gus Kahn and Edward Eliscu

      Performed by Jo Stafford (as Darlene Edwards) with Paul Weston on piano (as Jonathan Edwards)

    User reviews136

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    9/10
    Saturday Night Live on acid
    There's something to be said for any movie that actually has a character named "Enormous Genitals". This is the first movie by the Zucker Brothers, the same geniuses that brought us Airplane, Top Secret and the Naked Gun movies. Haven't seen this yet? Pull up a nice comfy chair and get ready for 90 of the most hilarious minutes of film you can find. Cleopatra Schwartz is a riot, A Fistful Of Yen is the best spoof of Enter The Dragon or any Kung Fu film ever. The mock commercials are funny too. Anybody with Attention Deficit Disorder like me, this is the movie for you. It never stops moving, not for a minute. Henry Gibson's bit roll in this will have you laughing for days. But it's Samuel L. Bronkowitz's presentation of Catholic High School Girls In Trouble that will sit in you the longest. Best line: "Show me your/you're nuts! They certainly have.
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    • Mar 15, 1999

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 4, 1978 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • 11 O'Clock News
    • Filming locations
      • Rialto Theatre - 1023 S. Fair Oaks Avenue, South Pasadena, California, USA(Feel-a-round sequence)
    • Production companies
      • United Film Distribution Company (UFDC)
      • Kentucky Fried Theater
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $600,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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