If you loved The Kentucky Fried Movie, try Oscar

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by John Landis, and they both carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Comedy territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Kentucky Fried Movie, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Oscar is

John Landis does Al Capone meets Damon Runyon. A former mobster attempts to fulfill his father's last wish of going straight. The ensuing fish-out-of-water shenanigans confirm that some directors can't leave the '80s behind.

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