Trivia: Original titles for the film included "Free Popcorn" and "Closed for Remodeling."
Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
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Directed by: John Landis
Starring: David Zucker, Bill Bixby, George Lazenby, Evan C. Kim, Bong Soo Han, Marcy Goldman, Marilyn Joi, Saul Kahan
Genres: Comedy
Continuity mistake: During the 'High Adventure' skit, the interviewer dies of a heart attack and is leaning back on the chair, in the next shot he is now leaning forward.
Henry Gibson: In the past year, over 800,000 Americans have died. Despite millions of dollars of research, death continues to be our nation's number one killer.
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