Comedy writers David and Jerry Zucker and Jim Abrahams of Airplane and The Naked Gun fame got their start at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, when they formed a theatrical group known as The Kentucky Fried Theater. The Kentucky Fried Movie is based on the KFT's gag-filled theatrical skits. ...more
MPAA Rating: R | Year: 1977 | Running Time: 90 minutes
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$8.99KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE / (WS)
Released around the same time as other media-parody sketch-comedy films like The Groove Tube and The Boob Tube, The Kentucky Fried Movie shares with those films a fetish for female flesh and a reliance on sexually related jokes. What sets it apart from those other films is an obvious love for the targets of their satire. A parody of Bruce Lee films is funny for anyone, but those familiar with Enter the Dragon will appreciate the care that went into the details. Only true TV aficionados would ...more
- Donald Sutherland - Clumsy
- George Lazenby - Architect
- Henry Gibson - Himself
- Bill Bixby - Himself
- Tony Dow - Wally
- Forrest J. Ackerman - Jurist
- Michael Alaimo - Usher
- Newell Alexander - The Firechief
- Richard James Baker - Dino
- Susan Breslau - Jurist
- Ed Griffith - Host (Danger Seekers)
- Eloise Hardt - Sheila Hamilton
- Derek Murcott - Pennington
- Michael McManus - Hornung
- John Landis - Director
- Robert Weiss - Producer
- David Zucker - Screenwriter
- Jerry Zucker - Screenwriter
- Jim Abrahams - Screenwriter
- Rich Havel - Art Director
- Deborah Nadoolman - Costume Designer
- Peter Schindler - First Assistant Director
- George Folsey, Jr. - Editor
- Mort Garson - Composer (Music Score)
- Igo Kantor - Musical Direction/Supervision
- Stephen M. Katz - Cinematographer
- Bill Kaplan - Sound/Sound Designer
- Jo Stafford - Featured Music











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