Jim Abrahams
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Jim Abrahams (born 10 May 1944) is an American movie director and writer.
Abrahams was born in Shorewood, Wisconsin, and attended Shorewood High School there.[1] He is 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 Ruthless People, and further honed his skills in parody with Hot Shots! and its 1993 sequel Hot Shots! Part Deux.
[edit] Filmography
- Scary Movie 5 (2008) -announced
- Scary Movie 4 (2006) - screenplay
- Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)
- …First Do No Harm (1997)
- Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
- Hot Shots! (1991)
- Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
- Big Business (1988)
- Ruthless People (1986)
- Top Secret! (1984)
- Contributions to Police Squad! (1982)
- Airplane! (1980)
[edit] References
- ^ "25 years and still laughing: 'Airplane!' maintains its cruising altitude with a non-stop zany attitude", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 11, 2005. Accessed September 17, 2007. "The event is in honor of the volunteer service and philanthropy of Louise Abrahams Yaffe and her son Jim Abrahams, who wrote and directed "Airplane!" with fellow Shorewood High School and University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates David and Jerry Zucker."
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