A series of loosely connected skits that spoof news programs, commercials, porno films, kung-fu films, disaster films, blaxploitation films, spy films, mafia films, and the fear that somebody is watching you on the other side of the TV.
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Cinema Subjugation
Screening History
Every archived night where this film has appeared.
Mar 6, 2025
Outlandish, Over the Top, Late 70’s / Early 80’s Comedies
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Credits
Behind the Film
The directors and writers who shaped the film.
Directed by
John Landis
Written by
Jim Abrahams
Writer
Jerry Zucker
Writer
David Zucker
Writer
Cast
Featured Performers
8 credited performers from TMDb.
Evan C. Kim
Loo (segment "A Fistful of Yen")
Bong Soo Han
Dr. Klahn (segment "A Fistful of Yen")
Agneta Eckemyr
Ming Chow (segment "A Fistful of Yen")
Marilyn Joi
Cleopatra Schwartz (segment "Cleopatra Schwartz")
Marcy Goldman
Housewife (segment "Household Odors")
Bill Bixby
Himself (segment "Headache Clinic")
John Landis
TV Technician Thrown by Gorilla (segment "A.M. Today")