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{{quote|''"I'm not wearing any pants. Film at 11."''}}
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[[Describe Topic Here]] ''[[The Kentucky Fried Movie]]'' [[Describe Topic Here|here.]]
[[Describe Topic Here]] ''[[The Kentucky Fried Movie]]'' [[Describe Topic Here|here.]]


Now, that's a tall order. ''The Kentucky Fried Movie'' was a 1977 [[Sketch Comedy]] film based on Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker's earlier work at the Kentucky Fried Theater, and was directed by [[John Landis]]. The film is affectionately remembered for a number of parodies and groundbreaking comedic styles.
Now, that's a tall order. ''The Kentucky Fried Movie'' was a 1977 [[Sketch Comedy]] film based on Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker's earlier work at the Kentucky Fried Theater, and was directed by [[John Landis]]. The film is affectionately remembered for a number of parodies and groundbreaking comedic styles.
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* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: The song played when Big Jim Slade bursts into the room is "Hevenu Shalom Aleichem", a Hebrew song used in the welcoming of people. So the soundtrack is literally welcoming him into the film.
* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: The song played when Big Jim Slade bursts into the room is "Hevenu Shalom Aleichem", a Hebrew song used in the welcoming of people. So the soundtrack is literally welcoming him into the film.
* [[Blaxploitation Parody]]: ''Cleopatra Schwartz''.
* [[Blaxploitation Parody]]: ''Cleopatra Schwartz''.
* [[Bowdlerise]]: There is an edited for TV version that shows up on [[Comedy Central]] sometimes. Of course, all the nudity in the 11:00 News sketch is edited out with pan and scan tricks, and "Catholic High School Girls in Trouble" is simply excised completely, even though credits for the sketch still show up at the end.
* [[Bowdlerise]]: There is an edited for TV version that shows up on [[Comedy Central]] sometimes. Of course, all the nudity in the 11:00 News sketch is edited out with pan and scan tricks, and "Catholic High School Girls in Trouble" is simply excised completely, even though credits for the sketch still show up at the end.
* [[The Cameo]] (In ''That's Armageddon!'', "[[Donald Sutherland]] as the clumsy waiter!")
* [[The Cameo]] (In ''That's Armageddon!'', "[[Donald Sutherland]] as the clumsy waiter!")
** Not to mention [[Leave It to Beaver|Wally Cleaver]], [[The Incredible Hulk|Bruce Banner]], [[The Blues Brothers|The Head Illinois Nazi]], [[M*A*S*H|Pvt. Igor Straminsky]], and [[James Bond|That Dude Who Played Bond Once]].
** Not to mention [[Leave It to Beaver|Wally Cleaver]], [[The Incredible Hulk|Bruce Banner]], [[The Blues Brothers|The Head Illinois Nazi]], [[M*A*S*H (television)|Pvt. Igor Straminsky]], and [[James Bond|That Dude Who Played Bond Once]].
* [[Catholic School Girls Rule]] (''Catholic High School Girls in Trouble'')
* [[Catholic School Girls Rule]] (''Catholic High School Girls in Trouble'')
* [[Courtroom Antic]]
* [[Courtroom Antic]]
* [[Disaster Movie]] (''That's Armageddon!'')
* [[Disaster Movie]] (''That's Armageddon!'')
* [[Dojikko]]: "Carol" in the "Feel-Around" sketch, a rare western example.
* [[Dojikko]]: "Carol" in the "Feel-Around" sketch, a rare western example.
* [[Every One Remembers the Stripper]]: "Catholic High School Girls in Trouble" is probably the best-known skit in the film after "A Fistful of Yen".
* [[Every One Remembers the Stripper]]: "Catholic High School Girls in Trouble" is probably the best-known skit in the film after "A Fistful of Yen".
* [[Fan Disservice]]: Played for laughs during the "Catholic High School Girls In Trouble" sketch - but it does include a great deal of straight-up [[Fan Service]] too.
* [[Fan Disservice]]: Played for laughs during the "Catholic High School Girls In Trouble" sketch - but it does include a great deal of straight-up [[Fan Service]] too.
* [[Film At Eleven]] / [[Kent Brockman News]]
* [[Film At Eleven]] / [[Kent Brockman News]]
* [[Game Show Appearance]]: 2. Parodies of the Dating Game in Fistful of Yen as well as What's My Line? in the courtroom scene.
* [[Game Show Appearance]]: 2. Parodies of the Dating Game in Fistful of Yen as well as What's My Line? in the courtroom scene.
* [[Happy Birthday to You]]: The use of this song in the film cost the filmmakers $10,000.
* [[Happy Birthday to You]]: The use of this song in the film cost the filmmakers $10,000.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Fans of Landis' first feature "Schlock" will recognize a good chunk of the cast.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Fans of Landis' first feature "Schlock" will recognize a good chunk of the cast.
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