The Kentucky Fried Movie

About The Kentucky Fried Movie

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.

The Kentucky Fried Movie is a 1977 comedy film directed by John Landis. Evan C. Kim stars 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"), and Marilyn Joi as Cleopatra Schwartz (segment "Cleopatra Schwartz").

It runs 83 minutes and was released in August 1977. Written by David Zucker and Jerry Zucker.

Shelv files it under journalism, sketch comedy, television producer, and commercial. In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, and Night Flight Plus. It scores 6.2 out of 10 from 376 TMDB voters and it carries a R rating.

Help Me I'm Dying, Trading Places, and Sorry to Bother You make useful companions to The Kentucky Fried Movie, all filed under absurd, hilarious, and satire.