Continuity mistake: During the theatre scene, the usher puts a knife to the man's throat, in the next scene however, the man's head has now moved to the right and there was not enough time between shots for this to have occurred.
Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
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.
Continuity mistake: During the 'High Adventure' skit, the Frenchman leans over and kisses the interviewer on the right side of his face, in the next shot however it shows him kissing him on the nose and not enough time had elapsed between shots for this to have happened.
Trivia: Original titles for the film included "Free Popcorn" and "Closed for Remodeling."
Narrator: More offensive than "Mandingo." More shocking than "Behind the Green Door." More erotic than "Deep Throat." You will cream in your jeans when you see "Catholic High School Girls in Trouble."
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.
Pennington: These are the Hartz Mountains of Asia. A terrain so rugged, so treacherous, no country will claim it.
Asquith: Worse then Detroit?
Pennington: I'm afraid so.
Question: Why was the CIA agent pleading not to be sent to Detroit?
Join the mailing list
Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. Addresses are not passed on to any third party, and are used solely for direct communication from this site. You can unsubscribe at any time.
Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback.
Answer: Detroit has long been notorious for its high crime, high unemployment, and urban blight. It's just a joke about how it's not a very pleasant place to be. Heck, the city motto is 'We hope for better things' and 'It will rise from the ashes.'
Brian Katcher