Directed by:
John LandisCinematography:
Stephen M. KatzCast:
Evan C. Kim, David Zucker, Branscombe Richmond, Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker, George Lazenby, Donald Sutherland, Henry Gibson, Bill Bixby, John Landis, Tony Dow (more)Plots(1)
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." (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Evan C. Kim
USA
Best movies:
V (1983) (TV movie)
Caveman (1981)
Frying High! (1977)
David Zucker
USA
Best movies:
The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)
The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
Flying High! (1980)
Branscombe Richmond
USA
Best movies:
Batman Returns (1992)
The Legend of Walks Far Woman (1982) (TV movie)
Commando (1985)
Jim Abrahams
USA
Best movies:
Flying High! (1980)
Coming to America (1988)
Top Secret (1984)
Jerry Zucker
USA
Best movies:
Flying High! (1980)
Top Secret (1984)
Frying High! (1977)
George Lazenby
Australia
Best movies:
Gettysburg (1993)
Batman Beyond: The Movie (1999) (TV movie)
The Man from Hong Kong (1975)
Donald Sutherland
Canada
Best movies:
The Simpsons: Dark Secrets (1998) (video compilation)
Lord of War (2005)
JFK (1991)
Henry Gibson
USA
Best movies:
Magnolia (1999)
Slow Burn (1986) (TV movie)
Mother Night (1996)
Bill Bixby
USA
Best movies:
Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966)
Irma la Douce (1963)
Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
John Landis
USA
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (1995) (video compilation)
Dangerous: The Short Films (1993) (video compilation)
Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Tony Dow
USA
Best movies:
Frying High! (1977)
High School U.S.A. (1983) (TV movie)
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
Phillip Rhee
Best movies:
Frying High! (1977)
Best of the Best (1989)
Los Angeles Streetfighter (1985)
Simon Rhee
USA
Best movies:
Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
The Italian Job (2003)
Jeff Maxwell
USA
Best movies:
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Frying High! (1977)
Night Patrol (1984)
Felix Silla
Italy
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Batman Returns (1992)
Rick Baker
USA
Best movies:
Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (video compilation)
King Kong (2005)
Frying High! (1977)
Tina Louise
USA
Best movies:
Producers' Showcase (1954) (series)
The Trap (1959)
The Hangman (1959)
Lenka Novak
Best movies:
Frying High! (1977)
Slaughterhouse Rock (1988)
Vampire Hookers (1978)
Tara Strohmeier
USA
Best movies:
Truck Turner (1974)
The Student Teachers (1973)
Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
George Cheung
Hong Kong
Best movies:
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)