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   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.

   • Nationality: American
   • Genres: Slapstick comedy

   • Years active: 1976–1994

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   Mar 13, 2024 · 1977’s Kentucky Fried Movie was the first film written by the comedy team of Jim Abrahams and brothers Jerry and David Zucker, three self-described “nice Jewish boys from Milwaukee” who started...

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Kentucky_Fried_MovieThe Kentucky Fried Movie - Wikipedia

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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 Shadoe ...

   • Music by: Igo Kantor
   • Budget: $650,000

   • Release date: August 10, 1977
   • Produced by: Robert K. Weiss

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   Oct 24, 2023 · Created by then-UW-Madison students Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker (known collectively as The Zucker Brothers), the Kentucky Fried Theater performed the silliest and smartest comedy in town, and ending up being the runway for the trio that would go on to create 1980’s “Airplane!” and 1988’s “The Naked Gun.”.

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   When did the Kentucky Fried Movie come out?

   • 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.

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   What was a Kentucky Fried Theater show?

   • A poster for one of the Kentucky Fried Theater's first shows at Union South in 1971. The shows were a mix of live improv comedy and short films, such as a parody of “Mission: Impossible.” For those who couldn’t make the show, the group offered to do “delivery” comedy, coming to someone’s house to do a 10-minute show for $5.

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   Who starred in the Kentucky Fried Movie?

   • The Kentucky Fried Movie marked the first film appearances of a number of actors who later became famous, and launched the careers of the Zucker brothers, Abrahams and Landis. Landis was recommended to direct National Lampoon's Animal House in 1978 based on his work with The Kentucky Fried Movie.

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   Is the Kentucky Fried Theater a counterculture theater?

   • In some ways, the Kentucky Fried Theater’s rebellious, free-wheeling brand of comedy fit right in with the counterculture spirit of a college campus that was pushing back against mainstream society and protesting in the streets. In other ways, Zucker said, they were the exact opposite.

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   Feb 10, 2009 · So we loaded up a U-Haul truck and moved the whole show to Los Angeles in June of 1972 as Kentucky Fried Theater. ... Trying to get “Kentucky Fried Movie” made — that was the hardest thing ...

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   Mar 15, 2024 · Kentucky Fried Movie: 13 Behind the Scenes Stories of the Cult Hit That Led to Animal House and Airplane! By Tim Molloy. Updated: March 15, 2024. They Influenced a Four-Time Oscar Nominee. Willem Dafoe in American Psycho. Lionsgate. As young men, they founded a comedy theater in Madison, Wisconsin with their friend Dick Chudnow.

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   Nov 1, 2023 · Jerry and David Zucker and Jim Abrahams discuss Madison-based Kentucky Fried Theater and new book about 'Airplane!' By Elizabeth Dohms-Harter November 1, 2023