62-527: John David Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American filmmaker and actor. He is best known for directing comedy films such as The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977), National Lampoon's Animal House (1978), The Blues Brothers (1980), Trading Places (1983), Three Amigos (1986), Coming to America (1988) and Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), and horror films such as An American Werewolf in London (1981) and Innocent Blood (1992). He also directed
124-762: A 2008 Emmy Award for Mr. Warmth . In 2023, he appeared in the Spanish documentary The Man Who Saw Frankenstein Cry , which covered the career of Spanish movie director Paul Naschy . Landis' moving image collection is held at the Academy Film Archive . The film material at the Archive is complemented by photographs, artwork and posters found in Landis' papers at the Academy 's Margaret Herrick Library . Landis
186-510: A change of heart and returns, having grown to respect the strict code by which Kuroda lives. He warns Kuroda, however, that he will kill him if Gauche dies before revealing where the money is hidden. Continuing the pursuit, Link decides the best way to get to Gauche is through his lover, Cristina. The duo travel to a brothel in the town of San Lucas, where she resides, and seal her inside a room. The next morning, four of Gauche's men arrive to fetch Christina. Link and Kuroda kill three of them, and
248-412: A committee to create new safety standards for the film industry. During an interview with journalist Giulia D'Agnolo Vallan, Landis said, "When you read about the accident, they say we were blowing up huts—which we weren't—and that debris hit the tail rotor of the helicopter—which it didn't. The FBI Crime Lab , who was working for the prosecution, finally figured out that the tail rotor delaminated, which
310-499: A gift for the president. Gauche steals the gold-handled tachi and kills one of the ambassador's samurai bodyguards. By Gauche's order, the bandits double-cross Link by throwing dynamite into the train car he is in, leaving him for dead. Before Gauche leaves, the surviving samurai bodyguard, Kuroda, asks his name and swears to kill him. After Link is nursed back to health, the ambassador instructs him to assist Kuroda in tracking down Gauche. Kuroda has one week to kill Gauche and recover
372-590: A henchman killed by Mifune's character. The project was announced in 1968, with Toshirō Mifune attached early on. Ted Richmond Productions was going to make it for Warner Bros.-Seven Arts . Clint Eastwood was mentioned as a possible early co-star. The film was eventually made by France's Corona Films, headed by Robert Dorfman and Richmond. Bronson was extremely popular in Japanese theaters at this time, and Red Sun set an attendance record in Tokyo, playing for
434-403: A petition in support of director Roman Polanski , who had been detained while traveling to a film festival in relation to his 1977 sexual abuse charges , which the petition argued would undermine the tradition of film festivals as a place for works to be shown "freely and safely", and that arresting filmmakers traveling to neutral countries could open the door "for actions of which no-one can know
496-413: A production assistant. Aged 21, Landis made his directorial debut with Schlock . The film, which he also wrote and appeared in, is a tribute to monster movies . The gorilla suit for the film was made by Rick Baker —the beginning of a long-term collaboration between Landis and Baker. Though completed in 1971, Schlock was not released until 1973 after it caught the attention of Johnny Carson . A fan of
558-526: A running gag portraying the city as a hell on Earth; in "A Fistful of Yen", Dr. Klahn orders a captured CIA agent to be sent to Detroit after which the agent screams and begs to be killed instead. 11 O'Clock News (Part 1) (:04) High Adventure (3:01) David Zucker , Jerry Zucker and Jim Abrahams made the rounds of the Hollywood studios with the concept and were rejected by all of them, being told, "audiences didn't like movies composed of sketches". Since
620-457: A score of 61% based on reviews from 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". At the time, Variety described the film as having "excellent production values and some genuine wit" but also noted that film was juvenile and tasteless. Lawrence Van Gelder of The New York Times wrote, "Lots of people will probably like The Kentucky Fried Movie , just as they like Kentucky Fried Chicken and McDonald's hamburgers. But popularity
682-458: A spoof of B-movie producer and American International Pictures co-founder Samuel Z. Arkoff ). The sketch " See You Next Wednesday " mocks theater-based gimmicks like Sensurround by depicting a dramatic film presented in "Feel-a-Round", which involves an usher physically groping a theater patron. Other sketches spoof TV commercials and programs, news broadcasts, and classroom educational films. The city of Detroit and its high crime rate are
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#1732780224259744-604: A two-disc special edition DVD with the following special features: On July 2, 2013, Shout! Factory released the film on Blu-ray in a 1.85:1 aspect widescreen transfer. This version includes the original theatrical trailer, Arrow DVD release filmmaker commentary, and Zucker Bros. interview. On Rotten Tomatoes , the film has a score of 83%, based on reviews from 35 critics. The site's critical consensus reads: "The now obscure pop culture references and spoofed commercials add to Kentucky Fried Movies [ sic ] anarchic, anything-goes spirit and wit." On Metacritic it has
806-480: Is burned down, in the surrounding cane fields. After all the Comanches are dead or have fled, only Link, Kuroda, Cristina, and Gauche remain alive. Gauche faces off against Link, who has run out of bullets. Kuroda prepares to kill Gauche but hesitates, remembering what Link wanted. Gauche shoots Kuroda while Link seizes the opportunity to grab a rifle. Gauche is confident that Link will leave him alive to learn where
868-542: Is married to Deborah Nadoolman , a costume designer. They have two children: Max and Rachel. In a BBC Radio interview, he stated that he is an atheist . The family lives in Beverly Hills, California . They had purchased Rock Hudson 's estate in Beverly Crest after the actor died there from complications of AIDS . The property was later sold to Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen . In 2009, Landis signed
930-617: Is still no reason for deifying mediocrity." Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune gave the film two stars out of four and wrote that the best moments were "one-joke gags; its writers can't sustain their humor for longer pieces. So, what you're left with is a half-dozen decent gags, one overlong karate flick, and a few shots of bare breasts thrown in to titillate teenage boys." Gary Arnold of The Washington Post called it "a diverting hit-and-miss satirical anthology." Kevin Thomas of
992-515: Is the father of filmmaker Max Landis . Landis was born into a Jewish American family in Chicago, Illinois , the son of Shirley Levine ( née Magaziner) and Marshall Landis, an interior designer and decorator. Landis and his parents relocated to Los Angeles when he was four months old. Though spending his childhood in California , Landis still refers to Chicago as his home town; he is a fan of
1054-706: Is why the pilot lost control. The special effects man who made the mistake by setting off a fireball at the wrong time was never charged." Trading Places , a Prince and the Pauper –style comedy starring Dan Aykroyd and Eddie Murphy , was filmed directly after the Twilight Zone accident. After filming ended, Landis and his family went to London. The film, a big hit at the box office (the 4th-most-popular movie of 1983) did well enough for Landis' image and career to improve, along with his involvement with Michael Jackson 's " Thriller ". Next, Landis directed Into
1116-714: The Los Angeles Times wrote, "As is inevitable in such undertakings there are some sophomoric moments, but on the whole 'Kentucky Fried Movie' is, amazingly enough, almost continually funny in its ribald way." Writing three decades later in 2008, Ian Nathan of Empire magazine calls the film "occasionally funny"... "in a scattershot and puerile way", and he concludes the film is "smart and satirical, but very dated". J. C. Maçek III of PopMatters wrote, " The Kentucky Fried Movie is, however, profane, experimental, violent, silly, hilarious, and occasionally quite sexually explicit (all of which surely helped its success over
1178-911: The Police Squad! television series and its film spin-offs, The Naked Gun films . The Kentucky Fried Movie contains largely unconnected sketches that parody various film genres, including exploitation films . The film's longest segment spoofs early kung-fu films, specifically Enter the Dragon ; its title, A Fistful of Yen , refers to A Fistful of Dollars . Parodies of disaster films ("That's Armageddon"), blaxploitation films ("Cleopatra Schwartz"), and softcore porn/ women-in-prison films ("Catholic High School Girls in Trouble") are presented as "Coming Attraction" trailers . The fictional films are produced by "Samuel L. Bronkowitz" (a conflation of Samuel Bronston and Joseph L. Mankiewicz , but also
1240-623: The Road to ... films of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby . It was the 10th-most-popular movie of 1985. Hope made a cameo in the Landis film, portraying himself. In 1986, Landis directed Three Amigos , which featured Chevy Chase, Martin Short and Steve Martin . He then co-directed and produced the 1987 satirical comedy film Amazon Women on the Moon , which parodies the experience of watching low-budget films on late-night television. Landis next directed
1302-822: The Catholic Church . Landis was then hired to direct The Kentucky Fried Movie after David Zucker saw his Tonight Show appearance. The film was inspired by the satirical sketch comedy of shows like Monty Python , Free the Army , The National Lampoon Radio Hour and Saturday Night Live . It is notable for being the first film written by the Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker team, who would later have success with Airplane! and The Naked Gun trilogy. Sean Daniel, an assistant to Universal executive Thom Mount , saw The Kentucky Fried Movie and recommended Landis to direct Animal House based on that. Landis says of
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#17327802242591364-541: The Chicago White Sox baseball team. When Landis was a young boy, he watched The 7th Voyage of Sinbad , which inspired him to become a director: I had complete suspension of disbelief—really, I was eight years old and it transported me. I was on that beach running from that dragon, fighting that Cyclops . It just really dazzled me, and I bought it completely. And so, I actually sat through it twice and when I got home, I asked my mom, "Who does that? Who makes
1426-605: The comedy horror film Some Guy Who Kills People . Landis has directed several music videos. He was approached by Michael Jackson to make a video for his song " Thriller ". The resulting video significantly impacted MTV and the concept of music videos; it has won numerous awards, including the Video Vanguard Award for The Greatest Video in the History of the World. In 2009 (months before Jackson died), Landis sued
1488-484: The music videos for Michael Jackson 's "Thriller" (1983) and " Black or White " (1991). Landis later ventured into television work, including the series Dream On (1990), Weird Science (1994) and Sliders (1995). He also directed several episodes of the 2000s horror anthology series Masters of Horror and Fear Itself , as well as commercials for DirecTV , Taco Bell , Coca-Cola , Pepsi , Kellogg's and Disney . In 2008, Landis won an Emmy Award for
1550-479: The "gross-out" film genre, which became one of Hollywood's staples. It also featured the screen debuts of John Belushi , Karen Allen and Kevin Bacon . In 1980, Landis co-wrote and directed The Blues Brothers , a comedy starring John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd . It featured musical numbers by R&B and soul legends James Brown , Cab Calloway , Aretha Franklin , Ray Charles and John Lee Hooker . It was, at
1612-410: The 1988 Eddie Murphy film Coming to America , which was hugely successful, becoming the third-most-popular movie of 1988 at the U.S. box office. It was also the subject of Buchwald v. Paramount , a civil suit filed by Art Buchwald in 1990 against the film's producers. Buchwald claimed that the concept for the film had been stolen from a 1982 script that Paramount optioned from Buchwald, and won
1674-522: The British director Young, with a screenplay by Denne Bart Petitclerc , William Roberts , and Lawrence Roman from a story by Laird Koenig . The film was released in the United States on 9 June 1972. Link Stuart and Gauche are leaders of a gang of bandits who decide to rob $ 400,000 from a train. There, a Japanese ambassador is on his way to Washington, carrying a ceremonial tachi sword meant as
1736-476: The Jackson estate in a dispute over royalties for the video; he claimed to be owed at least four years' worth of royalties. In 1991, Landis collaborated again with Michael Jackson on the music video for the song " Black or White ". Landis has been active in television as the executive producer (and often director) of the series Dream On (1990), Weird Science (1994), Sliders (1995), Honey, I Shrunk
1798-548: The Kids: The TV Show (1997), Campus Cops (1995), The Lost World (1998), Masters of Horror , and various episodes of Psych . He also made commercials for DirecTV , Taco Bell , Coca-Cola , Pepsi , Kellogg's , and Disney . In 2011 he made an appearance in Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton 's television series Psychoville . In June 2020, Landis signed on to direct and executive produce
1860-456: The Night , starring Jeff Goldblum , Michelle Pfeiffer and David Bowie , and appeared in the film, which was inspired by Hitchcock productions, as an Iranian hitman. To promote the film, Landis collaborated with Jeff Okun to direct a documentary film called B.B. King "Into the Night" . His next film, Spies Like Us (starring co-writer Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase ), was an homage to
1922-500: The Night" (1985) and in 2002 directed Where Are They Now?: A Delta Alumni Update , which can be seen as a part of the Animal House DVD extras. Initially, his documentaries were only made to promote his feature films. Later in his career he became more serious about the oeuvre and made Slasher (2004), Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007) and Starz Inside: Ladies or Gentlemen (2009) for television. Landis won
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1984-563: The United Kingdom), including Once Upon a Time in the West , El Condor and A Town Called Bastard (a.k.a. A Town Called Hell ). Landis also worked as a stunt double . I worked on some [pirate] movies, all kind of movies. French foreign movies. I worked on a movie called Red Sun where Toshiro Mifune kills me, puts a sword through me. ... I worked as a stunt guy. I worked as a dialogue coach. I worked as an actor. I worked as
2046-497: The accident, Spielberg ended his friendship with Landis. In October 1984, the National Transportation Safety Board reported: The probable cause of the accident was the detonation of debris-laden high temperature special effects explosions too near a low-flying helicopter leading to foreign object damage to one rotor blade and delamination due to heat to the other rotor blade, the separation of
2108-776: The breach of contract action. In 1991, Landis directed Sylvester Stallone in Oscar , based on a Claude Magnier [ fr ] stage play. Oscar recreates a 1930s-era film, including the gestures along with bit acts and with some slapstick, as an homage to old Hollywood films. In 1992, Landis directed Innocent Blood , a horror - crime film . In 1994, Landis directed Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop III , their third collaboration following Trading Places and Coming to America . In 1996, he directed The Stupids and then returned to Universal to direct Blues Brothers 2000 in 1998 with John Goodman and, for
2170-533: The deaths of Morrow, Le and Chen were the result of an accident. However, camera operators filming the scene testified to Landis being a very imperious director, and a "yeller and screamer" on set. During a take three hours before the incident, Wingo (a veteran of the Vietnam War ) told Landis that the fireballs were too large and too close to the helicopter, to which Landis responded, "You ain't seen nothing yet." With special effects explosions blasting around them,
2232-431: The documentary Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007). In 1982, Landis became the subject of controversy when three actors, including two children, died on set while filming his segment of Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983). Landis, as well as several other parties, were subsequently tried and acquitted for involuntary manslaughter , but the incident had long-lasting effects on film industry practices. Landis
2294-464: The effects." Executive producer Acting roles Acting roles The Kentucky Fried Movie 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
2356-452: The employment of children by using the children after hours, and conceded that that was wrong, but still denied culpability. Numerous members of the film crew testified that the director was warned of the extreme hazard by technicians but ignored them. Metallurgist Gary Fowler testified that the heat from two explosions engulfed and delaminated the helicopter's tail rotor, causing it to fall off, and that there had been "no historical basis" for
2418-519: The end) and Landis had made a cameo in 1941 as a messenger. In 1981, Landis wrote and directed another cult-status film , the comedy-horror An American Werewolf in London . It was perhaps Landis' most personal project; he had been planning to make it since 1969, while in Yugoslavia working on Kelly's Heroes . It was another commercial success for Landis and inspired studios to put comedic elements in their horror films. On July 23, 1982, during
2480-405: The fifth time in a Landis film, Dan Aykroyd , who also appeared in Landis' film Susan's Plan , released that same year. None of the above six films scored well with critics or audiences. Burke and Hare was released in 2010, as Landis' first theatrical release in 12 years. In August 2011, Landis said he would return to horror and would be writing a new film. He was the executive producer on
2542-536: The film, Carson invited Landis on The Tonight Show and showed clips to help promote it. Schlock has since gained a cult following, but Landis has described the film as "terrible". Landis was hired by Eon Productions to write a screen treatment for The Spy Who Loved Me , but his screenplay of James Bond foiling a kidnapping of the Pope in Latin America was rejected by Albert R. Broccoli for satirizing
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2604-847: The filming of Twilight Zone: The Movie , actor Vic Morrow and child actors Myca Dinh Le (age 7) and Renee Shin-Yi Chen (age 6) were killed in an accident involving an out-of-control helicopter . The three were caught under the aircraft when it crashed, and Morrow and one child were decapitated. In June 1983, Landis, associate producer George Folsey Jr. , production manager Dan Allingham, head of special effects Paul Stewart and helicopter pilot Dorcey Wingo were charged with involuntary manslaughter . In December, Morrow's daughters Jennifer Jason Leigh and Carrie Morrow also sued Landis, Wingo, Warner Bros. Studios and others for negligence and wrongful death, resulting in Warner Bros. settling their case out of court, awarding $ 850,000 to each party. Following
2666-483: 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 . The film's writers were the team of David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker , who subsequently wrote and directed Airplane! , Top Secret! and
2728-457: The fourth is sent back to Gauche with the message that they will exchange Christina for the stolen sword and Link's share of the robbery spoils. The switch is to take place at an abandoned mission a day's ride away. En route to the exchange, Christina escapes from the duo and runs into a band of Comanches , killing one as he assaults her. In retribution, the leader has her bound and her neck tied with wet rawhide, which slowly strangles Christina as
2790-429: The helicopter descended over Morrow, Le, and Chen. Witnesses testified that Landis was still shouting for the helicopter to fly "Lower! Lower!" moments before it crashed. The prosecutors demonstrated that Landis was reckless and had not warned the parents, cast or crew of the children's and Morrow's proximity to explosives, or of limitations on their working hours. He admitted that he had violated California law regulating
2852-421: The helicopter's tail rotor assembly, and the uncontrolled descent of the helicopter. The proximity of the helicopter to the special effects explosions was due to the failure to establish direct communications and coordination between the pilot, who was in command of the helicopter operation, and the film director, who was in charge of the filming operation. The lawsuit finally proceeded in 1985. Landis insisted that
2914-658: The money is hidden. Link, however, having decided that Kuroda's honor is more important, kills him and promises the dying samurai that he will return the sword to the ambassador. After Kuroda is buried, Link rejects Cristina's offer to join her to track down the money. Shortly before the ambassador's train arrives, he hangs the sword from the telegraph wire in front of the station, fulfilling his pledge. Bronson starred in The Magnificent Seven , an American remake of Seven Samurai , in which Mifune had appeared. Film director John Landis has an uncredited appearance as
2976-584: The money needed to make the full-length version. By having his fellow exhibitors screen the film before audiences in their theaters, he convinced them to put up the $ 650,000 budget. When released, Kentucky Fried Movie was a box-office success, returning domestic American rentals of $ 7.1 million. Anchor Bay Entertainment released a region 1 DVD in 2000. This release is presented in widescreen (1.85:1) aspect ratio and full-frame (1.33:1). It includes commentary by Landis; writers ZAZ; and producer Robert K. Weiss. On July 4, 2011, Arrow Video in region 2 released
3038-724: The movie?" Landis began his film career working as a mailboy at 20th Century-Fox . He worked as a " go-fer " and then as an assistant director during filming Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 's Kelly's Heroes in Yugoslavia in 1969; he replaced the film's original assistant director, who became ill and was sent home. During that time Landis became acquainted with actors Don Rickles and Donald Sutherland , both of whom would later work in his films. Following Kelly's Heroes , Landis worked on several films that were shot in Europe (especially in Italy and
3100-530: The phenomenon. Deputy District Attorney Lea Purwin D'Agostino stated that Landis was acting "cool", "slippery" and "glib" during the trial, and that his testimony contained inconsistencies. After a ten-month jury trial that took place in 1986 and 1987, Landis—represented by criminal defense attorneys Harland Braun and James F. Neal —and the other crew members were acquitted of the charges. Both Le's and Chen's parents later filed civil suits against Landis and other defendants and eventually settled out of court with
3162-438: The project, who came to their attention after an appearance on The Tonight Show promoting his first film Schlock . However, once again, the studios turned them down. Curious as to how audiences would react to their film, they persuaded exhibitor Kim Jorgensen to show it before one of his regularly scheduled films. When Jorgenson saw the short, he "fell out of his seat laughing." He was so impressed that he offered to raise
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#17327802242593224-434: The remaining gang stays with him. While tracking Gauche, Kuroda reveals that his countrymen's ancient links to their own culture and the samurai's values are disappearing , and he believes the only way to honor his ancestors and his own way of life is to bring back the sword. The two approach a ranch that has been taken over by some of the gang members, kill them and take their horses. Link then manages to escape Kuroda, but has
3286-431: The screenplay, "It was really literally one of the funniest things I ever read. It had a nasty edge like National Lampoon . I told him it was wonderful, extremely smart and funny, but everyone's a pig for one thing." While Animal House received mixed reviews, it was a massive financial success, earning over $ 120 million at the domestic box office, making it the highest grossing comedy film of its time. Its success started
3348-412: The streaming series Superhero Kindergarten . Landis made his first documentary, Coming Soon , in 1982; it was only released on VHS. In 1983, he worked on the 45-minute documentary Making Michael Jackson's Thriller , which aired on MTV and Showtime and was simultaneously released on home video, which became the biggest selling home video release of the time. Next, he co-directed B.B. King "Into
3410-561: The studio for $ 2 million per family. In 1988, Landis was reprimanded by the Directors Guild of America for unprofessional conduct on the set of the film and the California Labor Commission fined him $ 5,000 for violating child labor laws . Additionally, Cal/OSHA issued 36 citations and $ 62,375 in fines, although this amount was later reduced to $ 1,350. Warner Bros. vice president John Silvia also spearheaded
3472-400: The sun dries it out. Link and Kuroda attack the Comanches, killing most of them and driving the leader away. At the mission, Link and Kuroda are ambushed by Gauche and his men. Despite Christina's protests, Gauche tells one of his men to shoot Link. Just then, the Comanches attack, forcing the rivals to fight on the same side. They repel the attack, first from inside the mission, then, after it
3534-449: The sword; if he fails, both Kuroda and the ambassador will have to commit harakiri for allowing the tachi to be stolen and leaving the dead samurai unavenged. Link reluctantly agrees to help Kuroda. Once they set off in pursuit of the gang, Link repeatedly attempts to elude Kuroda, to no avail. Gauche and four gang members bury the money, then Gauche kills them so only he knows the hiding place. He pays off others, who go their own way, and
3596-458: The three believed in their material, which they had honed in front of the audiences with their improvisational troupe "Kentucky Fried Theater," they decided to make the movie on their own. A wealthy real estate investor offered to finance the film if they would write a script. After completion of the screenplay, the investor had second thoughts and decided he did not want to finance the film alone. He said he would try to attract other investors if
3658-436: The three filmmakers would produce a 10-minute excerpt of the film, which he would finance. When the trio presented a budget of the short film to the investor, he backed out. The prospect of shooting the short film so excited the trio that they decided to pay for it themselves. The 10-minute film cost $ 35,000, and with it they again approached the Hollywood studios. This time, they attached a young director named John Landis to
3720-480: The time, one of the most expensive films ever made, costing almost $ 30 million (for comparison, Steven Spielberg 's contemporary film 1941 cost $ 35 million). It is speculated that Spielberg and Landis engaged in a rivalry, the goal of which was to make the more expensive film. The rivalry might have been a friendly one, as Spielberg makes a cameo appearance in Blues Brothers (as the unnamed desk clerk near
3782-460: The voice of Shadoe Stevens . According to writer David Zucker on the DVD commentary track, David Letterman auditioned for the role of the newscaster, but was not selected. The film also features many former members of The Groundlings and The Second City . The "feature presentation" portion of the film stars Evan C. Kim and hapkido grand master Bong Soo Han . The Kentucky Fried Movie marked
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