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Kentucky Fried Critics

On the air since August 2023 · creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/kentucky-fried-critics

143Films
168Episodes
271Hours of talk
32 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

All episodes
HalloweenNov 2, 2026"What was living behind that boy's eyes was purely and simply... evil." | Halloween (1978)
CursedOct 12, 2026"These heightened senses are a kick, aren't they?" | Cursed
ScreamOct 5, 2026"My mom and dad are gonna be so mad at me!" | Scream
Steel MagnoliasSep 21, 2026"Laughter through tears is my favorite emotion." | Steel Magnolias | Kentucky Fried Critics
Pauly Shore Is DeadSep 7, 2026"Is there a part in there for me?" | Pauly Shore is Dead
Blank CheckAug 24, 2026"You know, a million dollars doesn't buy all that much these days." | Blank Check

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Milestones

First filmThe SandlotAug 26, 2023
25th filmThe Stöned AgeMar 9, 2024
50th filmGladiatorSep 29, 2024
100th filmSaturday the 14thNov 3, 2025
LatestHalloweenNov 2, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

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BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 6.5 out of 10 · 137 films with 50+ votes
2.0 to 2.5: 0 films22.5 to 3.0: 0 films3.0 to 3.5: 0 films33.5 to 4.0: 1 film14.0 to 4.5: 3 films344.5 to 5.0: 2 films25.0 to 5.5: 12 films1255.5 to 6.0: 13 films136.0 to 6.5: 35 films3566.5 to 7.0: 21 films217.0 to 7.5: 24 films2477.5 to 8.0: 19 films198.0 to 8.5: 7 films788.5 to 9.0: 0 films9.0 to 9.5: 0 films92.0 to 2.5: 0 films22.5 to 3.0: 0 films3.0 to 3.5: 0 films33.5 to 4.0: 1 film14.0 to 4.5: 3 films344.5 to 5.0: 2 films25.0 to 5.5: 12 films1255.5 to 6.0: 13 films136.0 to 6.5: 35 films3566.5 to 7.0: 21 films217.0 to 7.5: 24 films2477.5 to 8.0: 19 films198.0 to 8.5: 7 films788.5 to 9.0: 0 films9.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

Forrest Gump★ 8.5 / 10 · 1994
Back to the Future★ 8.3 / 10 · 1985
Dead Poets Society★ 8.3 / 10 · 1989

Lowest rated on TMDB

ThanksKilling★ 3.9 / 10 · 2008
Hercules in New York★ 4.1 / 10 · 1970
Pauly Shore Is Dead★ 4.4 / 10 · 2003

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$9.7BWorldwide gross
$2.5BCombined budgets
51% hits18% flops · 31% in between

Biggest hits

Forrest Gump$677M on a $55M budget
Terminator 2: Judgment Day$518M on a $102M budget
Home Alone$477M on a $18M budget

Biggest flops

Silent Night$0.1M on a $5.0M budget
The Beaver$1.0M on a $21M budget
Little Monsters$0.8M on a $7.0M budget

THE MIX

95% of the films are American and 13 are from the United Kingdom. 5 aren't in English, mostly cn and German. 2 were new releases when covered.

Genres

Comedy96
Drama35
Family33
Adventure32
Horror31
Fantasy27
Science Fiction23

Release decades

1920s: 1 film1'20s1960s: 1 film1'60s1970s: 12 films12'70s1980s: 37 films37'80s1990s: 64 films64'90s2000s: 21 films21'00s2010s: 4 films4'10s2020s: 3 films3'20s

Franchises

Friday the 13th3 of 11 films covered
Back to the Future2 of 3 films covered
Ernest2 of 9 films covered

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