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In 1969, David Zucker along with brother Jerry and friend Jim Abrams formed a live performing troupe based out of Madison, Wisconsin. The Kentucky Fried Theatre, as it was known, practiced zany style of fast-paced comedy that developedinto the team's trademark. After heading west to Hollywood, Zucker, Abrams and Zucker co-directed their first film, AIRPLANE! in 1980. Since then, Z-A-Z" has continued to wow box office crowds with such hilarious hits as TOP SECRET!, RUTHLESS PEOPLE and THE NAKED GUN TRILOGY. Actors such as Leslie Nielson, Patrick Swayze, Robert Stack, Peter Graves, Julie Hagerty and Maureen McGovern share their hysterical experiences working with working with the trio in this side-splitting cinematic retrospective.
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