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Features: DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Trailers, Biographies, Commentary, Photos
This insane collection of comedy skits includes such now famoussketches as the kung-fu parody, a fistful of yen, and thelegendary catholic school girls in trouble. Enjoy the futureof moviegoing with the feel-a-round theater experience.
Editor's Note
A movie that helped plant the seeds of Saturday Night Live and gave the Zucker brothers a foot in Hollywood's door, this long-revered television and movie satire combines sex and bathroom humor with timeless sight gags and slapstick. The uproarious film spoofs everything from television commercials, movie trailers, porn, and pop culture in general in a series of hysterical sketches. Infamous sketches include "Cleopatra Schwartz," a blaxploitation spoof featuring a sexy Amazon married to a rabbi; and the extended kung fu film parody "A Fistful of Yen." Raunchy humor and hysterical commentary on the media are served up with reckless abandon by the likes of Bill Bixby, Henry Gibson, George Lazenby, and Donald Sutherland, among countless others.
Plot Summary
Fresh from their triumphant L.A. run at the Kentucky Fried Theater, the Zucker brothers and Jim Abrahams (AIRPLANE!) teamed up with John Landis for their first film, considered by many to be a satirical classic. This series of highly irreverent sketches spoofs standard television fare and pop-culture trends in general. Memorable episodes include "Cleopatra Schwartz," a blaxploitation takeoff that features a sexy black Amazon married to a rabbi; "Zinc Oxide," a spoof on educational films; a "Fistful of Yen," a martial arts masterpiece that stars a Bruce Lee-like hero fighting a massive stream of attackers; as well as the hilarious trailer for "That's Armageddon!" spoofing disaster films, with Donald Sutherland and Bill Bixby playing themselves. Other infamous trailers and commercials include the raunchy "Catholic High School Girls in Real Trouble" and "Scot Free," a board game based on the Kennedy assassinations and murder conspiracies, available from "Barker Bros." Nothing is sacred in this extremely funny parody, combining sex, sight gags, and slapstick comedy. The satirical and raunchy humor of the sketches, fake movie trailers, and commercials were influential in the format and creation of television's Saturday Night Live.
| Features | Region 1 | | Keep Case | | Single Side - Dual Layer | | Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85 | | Letterbox - 1.85 | | Audio:
| Dolby Digital Mono 2.0 - English | | Additional Release Material:
| Audio Commentary: John Landis - Director, Jerry Zucker, James Abrahams, David Zucker - Writers, Robert K. Weiss - Producer | | Bonus Footage: On-Set Home Movies | | Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer | | Text/Photo Galleries:
| Stills/Photos: Behind-the-scenes gallery | | Biographies: Cast & Crew |
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Release Information
|  | Studio: Anchor Bay |
| Release Date: 9/7/2004 |
| Running Time: 83 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1977 | | Catalog ID: 11117 | | UPC: 00013131111798 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
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