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The Kentucky Fried Movie is a 1977 American independent anthology sketch black comedy film, produced by Kim Jorgensen, Larry Kostroff, and Robert K. Weiss, and directed by John Landis. Among the numerous star cameos are George Lazenby , Bill Bixby , Henry Gibson , Barry Dennen , Donald Sutherland , Tony Dow , Stephen Bishop , and the voice of ...
While attending the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the trio founded a small theater known as The Kentucky Fried Theater in 1971 which led to their sketch comedy film The Kentucky Fried Movie in 1977. This was followed by the trio's breakout hit Airplane! in 1980, which remains a revered comedic milestone.
John David Landis (born August 3, 1950) [1] is an American filmmaker and actor. He is best known for directing comedy films such as The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), The Blues Brothers (1980), Trading Places (1983), Three Amigos (1986), Coming to America (1988) and Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), and horror films such as An American Werewolf in London (1981 ...
Jim Abrahams, a film director and writer behind hit slapstick comedies like “Airplane!,” “Hot Shots!,” the “Naked Gun” series and more, died Tuesday, his son Joseph confirmed to Variety.
Let's leave that to Johnny, the scene-stealing air traffic controller played by Stephen Stucker, a Kentucky Fried Theater alum of whom Jerry Zucker notes in the book: "We dropped this outrageously ...
Kentucky has been the stage for many Hollywood films, from romance to horror. Kentucky's sceneries are not new to the big screen as movies including “Coal Miner's Daughter," "How the West Was ...
Stephen Stucker (July 2, 1947 – April 13, 1986) was an American actor, known for portrayals of bizarre characters, notably the manic control-room worker Johnny in the early 1980s Airplane! movies and the stenographer in the courtroom sequence of 1977's The Kentucky Fried Movie.
The Kentucky Fried Movie: No Yes No 1980 Airplane! Yes Yes Yes Co-directed with David & Jerry Zucker: 1984 Top Secret! Yes Yes Yes 1986 Ruthless People: Yes No No 1988 Big Business: Yes No No The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! No Yes Yes 1990 Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael: Yes No No 1991 Hot Shots! Yes Yes No 1993 Hot Shots! Part ...