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
Kim Weiskopf
USA
Best movies:
Frying High! (1977)
Robert Starr
Best movies:
Flying High! (1980)
Frying High! (1977)
Ruby Jean and Joe (1996) (TV movie)
Alberto Isaac
USA
Best movies:
The Burning Season (1994) (TV movie)
Frying High! (1977)
Some Kind of Hero (1982)
Dick Yarmy
USA
Best movies:
Frying High! (1977)
Movers and Shakers (1985)
Bong Soo Han
South Korea
Best movies:
Force: Five (1981)
Frying High! (1977)
Marcy Goldman
USA
Best movies:
The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
Flying High! (1980)
Star Trek: Generations (1994)
Nathan Jung
USA
Best movies:
Corvette Summer (1978)
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Frying High! (1977)
John Cassisi
Best movies:
Bugsy Malone (1976)
Frying High! (1977)
Manny Perry
Best movies:
Heat (1995)
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)
Stephen Stucker
USA
Best movies:
Trading Places (1983)
Flying High! (1980)
Flying High II: The Sequel (1982)
Charles Dougherty
Best movies:
Innocent Victims (1996) (TV movie)
Frying High! (1977)
Hunk (1987)
Nancy Steen
USA
Best movies:
Hot Shots! 2 (1993)
Son-Rise: A Miracle of Love (1979) (TV movie)
Frying High! (1977)
Marcus K. Mukai
Best movies:
The Abyss (1989)
Flying High II: The Sequel (1982)
Frying High! (1977)
Mike Hanks
Best movies:
Frying High! (1977)