Movie
The Kentucky Fried Movie
Overview
A series of loosely connected skits that spoof news programs, commercials, porno films, kung-fu films, disaster films, blaxploitation films, spy films, mafia films, and the fear that somebody is watching you on the other side of the TV.
Details
- Release date
- 1977-08-10
- Runtime
- 83 min
- Genres
- Comedy
- Status
- Released
- Production
- United Film Distribution Company (UFDC), Kentucky Fried Theatre, Taurus Film
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Evan C. Kim as Loo (segment "A Fistful of Yen")
- Bong Soo Han as Dr. Klahn (segment "A Fistful of Yen")
- Agneta Eckemyr as Ming Chow (segment "A Fistful of Yen")
- Marilyn Joi as Cleopatra Schwartz (segment "Cleopatra Schwartz")
- Saul Kahan as Schwartz (segment "Cleopatra Schwartz")
- Marcy Goldman as Housewife (segment "Household Odors")
- Bill Bixby as Himself (segment "Headache Clinic")
- John Landis as TV Technician Thrown by Gorilla (segment "A.M. Today")
- Dulcie Jordan as Guest #1 (segment "Household Odors")
- Gracia Lee as Guest #2 (segment "Household Odors")
- Sheila Rogers as Guest #3 (segment "Household Odors")
- George Lazenby as The Architect (segment "That's Armageddon")
Crew
- John Landis - Director
- David Zucker - Writer
- Jim Abrahams - Writer
- Jerry Zucker - Writer
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