This one was really the stepping stone for the production team of David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker. They would, of course, move on to write, produce and direct the now-classic AIRPLANE! & NAKED GUN films.
What we have here can only be called an amped-up version of THE GROOVE TUBE. Along with that film, KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE went on to inspire several other cinematic efforts, such as AMAZON WOMEN ON THE MOON and LOOSE SHOES, but most of them didn’t really reach the stature of KFM.
The signature you see on the insert here is that of singer Stephen Bishop. He’s in the movie as the crazy guy who is in the CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS IN TROUBLE segment. Saw him perform in St. Louis years ago and he was kind enough to sign it for me (as well as the CD insert for the soundtrack of ANIMAL HOUSE, which he was also in).
With apologies to Paul Simon, KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE is still crazy after all these years.
What we have here can only be called an amped-up version of THE GROOVE TUBE. Along with that film, KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE went on to inspire several other cinematic efforts, such as AMAZON WOMEN ON THE MOON and LOOSE SHOES, but most of them didn’t really reach the stature of KFM.
The signature you see on the insert here is that of singer Stephen Bishop. He’s in the movie as the crazy guy who is in the CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS IN TROUBLE segment. Saw him perform in St. Louis years ago and he was kind enough to sign it for me (as well as the CD insert for the soundtrack of ANIMAL HOUSE, which he was also in).
With apologies to Paul Simon, KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE is still crazy after all these years.
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