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  • BIRTH 10/05/1944
  • DEATH 26/11/2024
  • Country United States
  • SHOW 1
  • MOVIES 3
  • DIRECTOR 9
  • SCRIPT 9
  • PRODUCTION 8

Jim Abrahams

Jim Abrahams (May 10, 1944 – November 26, 2024) was an American movie director and writer. Abrahams was born in Shorewood, Wisconsin, to a Jewish family, and attended Shorewood High School. He was known for the spoof movies that he co-wrote and produced with brothers Jerry Zucker and David Zucker, such as Airplane! (for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay) and The Naked Gun series. The team of Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker (also referred to as "ZAZ") really began when the three men grew up together in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Abrahams later produced movies on his own such as Big Business, and further honed his skills in parody with Hot Shots! and its 1993 sequel Hot Shots! Part Deux.

Jim Abrahams

Show

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Jim Abrahams

Movies (3)

Coming to America
Coming to America
Face on Cutting Room Floor
Airplane!
Airplane!
Religious Zealot #6
FAT: A Documentary
FAT: A Documentary
Self - Father / Founder, Charlie Foundation / Filmmaker

Director (9)

Airplane!
Airplane!
Hot Shots!
Hot Shots!
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Top Secret!
Top Secret!
Big Business
Big Business
Ruthless People
Ruthless People
...First Do No Harm
...First Do No Harm
Jane Austen's Mafia!
Jane Austen's Mafia!
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

Script (9)

Airplane!
Airplane!
Scary Movie 4
Scary Movie 4
Hot Shots!
Hot Shots!
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police…
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Top Secret!
Top Secret!
Police Squad!
Police Squad!
(1 episode)
The Kentucky Fried Movie
The Kentucky Fried Movie
Jane Austen's Mafia!
Jane Austen's Mafia!

Production (8)

Airplane!
Airplane!
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police…
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Top Secret!
Top Secret!
Cry-Baby
Cry-Baby
Brain Donors
Brain Donors
...First Do No Harm
...First Do No Harm