{"id":34080,"date":"2014-10-14T10:47:15","date_gmt":"2014-10-14T17:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=34080"},"modified":"2021-03-13T12:16:37","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T19:16:37","slug":"kentucky-fried-movie-the-1977","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=34080","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky Fried Movie, The (1977)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;The popcorn you are eating has been pissed in. Film at eleven.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Poster-197x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-34081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Poster-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Poster-84x128.jpg 84w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Poster-674x1024.jpg 674w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Poster.jpg 988w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA compendium of irreverently satirical commercials and T.V. snippets bookend a spoof of Bruce Lee movies.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Donald Sutherland Films<\/li>\n<li>Episodic Films<\/li>\n<li>John Landis Films<\/li>\n<li>Satires and Spoofs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary argues that this &#8220;very funny, off-the-wall sketch comedy spoofing movies, commercials, old TV scenes and newscasts&#8221; is &#8220;still the best of the comedy revues&#8221;, and features &#8220;imaginative direction by John Landis and writing by Kentucky Fried Theater members&#8221;. He asserts that &#8220;the best routine is [the] lengthy takeoff of <em>Enter the Dragon<\/em> called &#8216;A Fistful of Yen&#8217;, with Evan Kim doing a remarkable impersonation of Bruce Lee (as well as Dorothy in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3361\"><em>The Wizard of Oz<\/em><\/a>)&#8221; &#8212; indeed, this section does contain some of the most hilarious moments in the film. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Spoof2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Spoof2-1024x556.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-34083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Spoof2-1024x556.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Spoof2-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Spoof2-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Spoof2.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peary names some of his other favorite bits in the revue &#8212; including one scene showing &#8220;a young black couple following the bizarre instructions on a how-to sex record&#8221; &#8212; and notes that there are &#8220;many hilarious sight gags&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Sex-Ed-Record.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Sex-Ed-Record-1024x556.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-34087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Sex-Ed-Record-1024x556.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Sex-Ed-Record-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Sex-Ed-Record-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Sex-Ed-Record.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, he concedes that the movie &#8220;gets laughs by having characters surprise us with vulgar language&#8221;, and notes that &#8220;some of the humor is too juvenile or tasteless&#8221;. The quote selected for this review gives an indication of how &#8220;vulgar language&#8221; is used for supposed-humor, but instead simply falls flat. As with all episodic films, the quality of each segment is variable &#8212; in this case, highly variable. Indeed, while I chuckled at a few select scenes, I&#8217;m ultimately not enamored with this early outing by producers <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zucker,_Abrahams_and_Zucker\">Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker<\/a>, who hit true comedy gold with <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=2315\"><em>Airplane!<\/em> (1980)<\/a> a few years later. Still, fans of Zucker et al. will likely be curious to check this one out, simply to see what portions might appeal.   <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Intermittently amusing segments and gags<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Newscaster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Newscaster-1024x556.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-34088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Newscaster-1024x556.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Newscaster-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Newscaster-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Newscaster.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Spoof1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Spoof1-1024x556.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-34085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Spoof1-1024x556.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Spoof1-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Spoof1-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Spoof1.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Death.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Death-1024x556.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"348\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-34084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Death-1024x556.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Death-128x69.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Death-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Kentucky-Fried-Movie-Death.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; feel free to skip this one unless it&#8217;s your cup of tea. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0076257\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1977\/08\/11\/archives\/kentucky-fried-a-yolky-film.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=5383&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.qnetwork.com\/index.php?page=review&#038;id=446\">Q Network Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The popcorn you are eating has been pissed in. Film at eleven.&#8221; Synopsis: A compendium of irreverently satirical commercials and T.V. snippets bookend a spoof of Bruce Lee movies. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Comedy Donald Sutherland Films Episodic Films John Landis Films Satires and Spoofs Response to Peary\u2019s Review: Peary argues that this &#8220;very funny, off-the-wall sketch comedy spoofing movies, commercials, old TV scenes and newscasts&#8221; is &#8220;still the best of the comedy revues&#8221;, and features &#8220;imaginative direction by&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=34080\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34080","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=34080"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70433,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34080\/revisions\/70433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=34080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=34080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=34080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}