Without Kentucky Fried Movie, the first film from Jim Abrahams and his partners, Jerry and David Zucker, we might never The ...

These days, it often seems like comedy movies that only feature a handful of truly funny scenes can become hugely popular. However, one 1980 classic that is still hilarious today managed to pack a ...

The director of Airplane! has said film studios are not making as many comedies because of cancel culture. Jerry Zucker, 76, said he felt studios did not “value” comedy and that they “worry about ...

Forty-six years after "Airplane!" first landed in theaters, its rapid-fire jokes and unforgettable performances continue to influence comedy. One of its most important behind-the-scenes decisions had ...

Jay Mauldin is an upstanding citizen that hails from the California desert, but often finds himself in the Pacific Northwest, or the Carolinas. With two degrees in ancient history, Jay is sufficiently ...

Airplane! (alternatively titled Flying High!) is a 1980 American disaster comedy film written and directed by Jim Abrahams and brothers David and Jerry Zucker in their directorial debuts, and produced ...

Jim Abrahams, the writer-director who helped create comedy classics such as “Airplane!,” the “Naked Gun” movies, and the TV series “Police Squad!” has died. He was 80. Abrahams passed away of natural ...

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.

He and boyhood friends Jerry and David Zucker got their start with 'The Kentucky Fried Movie,' and they also were behind 'Top Secret!' and 'Ruthless People.' By Chris Koseluk Jim Abrahams, the ...

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! — ...