The Kentucky Fried Movie
“The hottest, most out-of-control movie ever to stagger onto the screen!”
1977•R•1h 23m•6.2•Released
Comedy
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.
Director
John Landis
Writer
Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker, David Zucker
Budget
$1M
Languages
English
Studio
United Film Distribution Company (UFDC)
Cast
Evan C. Kim
Loo (segment "A Fistful of Yen")
Bong Soo Han
Dr. Klahn (segment "A Fistful of Yen")
Agneta Eckemyr
Ming Chow (segment "A Fistful of Yen")
Marilyn Joi
Cleopatra Schwartz (segment "Cleopatra Schwartz")
Saul Kahan
Schwartz (segment "Cleopatra Schwartz")
Marcy Goldman
Housewife (segment "Household Odors")
Bill Bixby
Himself (segment "Headache Clinic")
John Landis
TV Technician Thrown by Gorilla (segment "A.M. Today")
Dulcie Jordan
Guest #1 (segment "Household Odors")
Gracia Lee
Guest #2 (segment "Household Odors")
Sheila Rogers
Guest #3 (segment "Household Odors")
George Lazenby
The Architect (segment "That's Armageddon")
Victoria Carroll
The Nurse (segment "That's Armageddon")
Donald Sutherland
The Clumsy Waiter (segment "That's Armageddon")
Henry Gibson
Himself (segment "United Appeal for the Dead")
Production
Company
United Film Distribution Company (UFDC)
Company
Kentucky Fried Theatre
Company
Taurus Film
Producer
Robert K. Weiss
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