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.
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
Airplane!
(Religious Zealot #6)
Cocaine Blues
(Himself)
Top Secret!
(German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited))
Coming to America
(Face on Cutting Room Floor)
Oscar
(Postman (uncredited))
Kareem: Minority of One
(Self)
The Kentucky Fried Movie
(Various)
FAT: A Documentary
(Self - Father / Founder, Charlie Foundation / Filmmaker)
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
(Jim Abrahams)
Airplane!
(Executive Producer)
Airplane!
(Director)
Scary Movie 4
(Screenplay)
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
(Director)
Hot Shots! Part Deux
(Director)
Hot Shots! Part Deux
(Screenplay)
Hot Shots! Part Deux
(Characters)
Top Secret!
(Screenplay)
Top Secret!
(Director)
Ruthless People
(Director)
Jane Austen's Mafia!
(Screenplay)
Jane Austen's Mafia!
(Director)
Hot Shots!
(Director)
...First Do No Harm
(Director)
Big Business
(Director)
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
(Executive Producer)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
(Writer)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
(Executive Producer)
Airplane!
(Writer)
Brain Donors
(Executive Producer)
Top Secret!
(Executive Producer)
Hot Shots!
(Writer)
An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet
(Director)
The Kentucky Fried Movie
(Writer)
Cry-Baby
(Executive Producer)
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
(Executive Producer)
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
(Original Series Creator)
Police Squad!
(Writer)
Police Squad!
(Producer)
Police Squad!
(Director)
Police Squad!
(Creator)