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.

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Airplane!

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

7.3

4836 votes

Release Date

Jun 27, 1980

46 years ago
Airplane!

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.3

4836 votes

Release Date

Jun 27, 1980

46 years ago
Airplane!

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

7.3

4836 votes

Release Date

Jun 27, 1980

46 years ago
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

7.3

4204 votes

Release Date

Dec 02, 1988

37 years ago
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

7.3

4204 votes

Release Date

Dec 02, 1988

37 years ago
Scary Movie 4

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

5.5

3425 votes

Release Date

Apr 12, 2006

20 years ago
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

6.8

2551 votes

Release Date

Jun 28, 1991

35 years ago
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

Department Writing

Job Original Series Creator

Average Rating

6.8

2551 votes

Release Date

Jun 28, 1991

35 years ago
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

6.5

2354 votes

Release Date

Mar 18, 1994

32 years ago
Hot Shots!

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.6

2321 votes

Release Date

Jul 31, 1991

35 years ago
Hot Shots!

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

6.6

2321 votes

Release Date

Jul 31, 1991

35 years ago
Hot Shots! Part Deux

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

6.5

1963 votes

Release Date

May 21, 1993

33 years ago
Hot Shots! Part Deux

Department Writing

Job Characters

Average Rating

6.5

1963 votes

Release Date

May 21, 1993

33 years ago
Hot Shots! Part Deux

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.5

1963 votes

Release Date

May 21, 1993

33 years ago
Cry-Baby

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

6.5

1543 votes

Release Date

Apr 06, 1990

36 years ago
Top Secret!

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

7.1

1313 votes

Release Date

Jun 08, 1984

42 years ago
Top Secret!

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

7.1

1313 votes

Release Date

Jun 08, 1984

42 years ago
Top Secret!

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

7.1

1313 votes

Release Date

Jun 08, 1984

42 years ago
The Naked Gun

Department Writing

Job Original Film Writer

Average Rating

6.5

1084 votes

Release Date

Jul 30, 2025

8 months ago
Ruthless People

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.6

426 votes

Release Date

Jun 26, 1986

40 years ago
The Kentucky Fried Movie

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

6.2

345 votes

Release Date

Aug 10, 1977

49 years ago
Big Business

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.3

287 votes

Release Date

Jun 10, 1988

38 years ago
Jane Austen's Mafia!

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

5.4

206 votes

Release Date

Jul 24, 1998

28 years ago
Jane Austen's Mafia!

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

5.4

206 votes

Release Date

Jul 24, 1998

28 years ago
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.1

107 votes

Release Date

Oct 12, 1990

36 years ago
Brain Donors

Department Production

Job Executive Producer

Average Rating

6.1

70 votes

Release Date

Apr 17, 1992

34 years ago
...First Do No Harm

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

6.8

36 votes

Release Date

Feb 16, 1997

29 years ago
...First Do No Harm

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.8

36 votes

Release Date

Feb 16, 1997

29 years ago
An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet

Department Directing

Job Director

Average Rating

1.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1994

32 years ago

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