The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) May 2026

Before Airplane! redefined the spoof genre or The Naked Gun made Leslie Nielsen a comedy icon, there was The Kentucky Fried Movie . Directed by John Landis and written by the legendary trio of Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and David Zucker (ZAZ), this film is a relentless, 83-minute barrage of sketches, fake commercials, and genre parodies that perfectly captured the "anything goes" spirit of the 70s. A High-Speed Crash of Satire

: A brilliant, extended parody of Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon , featuring Han’s island and a series of increasingly ridiculous martial arts tropes. The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)

This exploration dives into the chaotic genius of the 1977 cult classic, The Kentucky Fried Movie . The Sketch Comedy Blueprint Before Airplane