1977's Kentucky Fried Movie was the first film written by the comedy team of Jim Abrahams and brothers Jerry and David Zucker, three self-described "nice Jewish boys from Milwaukee" who started a ...
Jim Abrahams, a film director and writer behind hit slapstick comedies like “Airplane!,” “Hot Shots!,” the “Naked Gun” series and more, died Tuesday, his son Joseph confirmed to Variety. He was 80.
Jim Abrahams, one of the writers and directors behind some of the greatest and most quotable spoof and slapstick comedies of the 20th century — including Airplane!, The Naked Gun, and Hot Shots! — ...
speaks onstage at the screening of 'The Kentucky Fried Movie' during the 2017 TCM Classic Film Festival on April 8, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. 26657_005 Jim Abrahams, writer-director of ...