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The Kentucky Fried Movie

1977 · 83 min

A scattershot barrage of silly sketches that keeps you laughing at the next gag before the last one lands.

Directed by
John Landis
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Evan C. Kim, Bong Soo Han, Agneta Eckemyr
Tagline
The hottest, most out-of-control movie ever to stagger onto the screen!
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.

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Directed by
John Landis
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Evan C. Kim, Bong Soo Han, Agneta Eckemyr
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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • celebrity
  • crime
  • violence
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour9
Realism4
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight1

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
83 min
Country
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Languages
English

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