Known For
Writing
Born
May 10, 1944
Died
Nov 26, 2024
Place of Birth
Shorewood, Wisconsin, USA
Credits
27 titles
Jim Abrahams
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
The Naked Gun
Original Film Writer
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Jim Abrahams
FAT: A Documentary
Self - Father / Founder, Charlie Foundation / Filmmaker
Kareem: Minority of One
Self
Scary Movie 4
Screenplay
Jane Austen's Mafia!
Director
...First Do No Harm
Director
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Executive Producer
An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet
Director
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Director
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
Brain Donors
Executive Producer
Hot Shots!
Director
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Executive Producer
Oscar
Postman (uncredited)
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Director
Cry-Baby
Executive Producer
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Writer
Coming to America
Face on Cutting Room Floor
Big Business
Director
Ruthless People
Director
Top Secret!
German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)
Cocaine Blues
Himself
Police Squad!
Writer
Airplane!
Religious Zealot #6
The Kentucky Fried Movie
Various
Big John, Little John
Writer