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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Chicago ReaderDave KehrChicago ReaderDave KehrA well above average sketch film from 1977, highlighted by a lengthy, hilariously deadpan kung fu parody, A Fistful of Yen.
- 70Time OutTime OutSticking quite happily to the level of parody, it's full of energy, good nature, and the gross-out humour of fairly obvious targets (the tits and bums of a sexploitation trailer; the festering stiff of a TV charity appeal for the dead). The central sketch is an excellent spoof of Enter the Dragon. Great fun for an undemanding night out.
- 70The DissolveNoel MurrayThe DissolveNoel MurrayA big reason why The Kentucky Fried Movie worked so well (and became a substantial cult hit) is that in the 1970s, subversion thrived after prime time, on late-night TV and at midnight movies.
- 70IGNIGNGreat stuff, if you can stomach the dated look and content.
- 63Washington PostGary ArnoldWashington PostGary ArnoldA diverting hit-and-miss satirical anthology in the same spirit as The Groove Tube and Tunnelvision. [13 Oct 1977, p.B15]
- 60EmpireIan NathanEmpireIan NathanSmart and satirical but very dated, obviously.
- 60TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineDepending on one's mood, or level of sobriety, it can be a hysterical picture that pokes good natured fun at American movies, TV and commercials.
- 50The New York TimesLawrence Van GelderThe New York TimesLawrence Van GelderLots of people will probably like The Kentucky Fried Movie, just as they like Kentucky Fried Chicken and McDonald's hamburgers. But popularity is still no reason for deifying mediocrity.
- 50Slant MagazineEric HendersonSlant MagazineEric HendersonUneven and amateurish, with a sense of vulgarity that’s now dated enough to seem downright Victorian, The Kentucky Fried Movie proves the maxim, “comedy is in the eye of the beholder.”