Jim Abrahams
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.
Directed Movies
Director: Jim Abrahams
Writers: Pat Proft,
Cast: Brenda Bakke, Charlie Sheen, David Wohl, Jerry Haleva, Lloyd Bridges, Miguel Ferrer, Mitchell Ryan, Richard Crenna, Rowan Atkinson, Valeria Golino,
Director: Jim Abrahams
Writers: Jim Abrahams,
Cast: Bill Irwin, Cary Elwes, Charlie Sheen, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Jon Cryer, Kevin Dunn, Kristy Swanson, Lloyd Bridges, Valeria Golino, William O'Leary,
Director: Jim Abrahams
Writers: Karen Leigh Hopkins,
Cast: Dinah Manoff, Frances Fisher, Graham Beckel, Jeff Daniels, Joan McMurtrey, Laila Robins, Robby Kiger, Stephen Tobolowsky, Thomas Wilson Brown, Winona Ryder,
Acted Movies
Director: Jerry Zucker
Writers: Jerry Zucker,
Cast: Jim Abrahams, Jonathan Banks, Julie Hagerty, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Leslie Nielsen, Lloyd Bridges, Lorna Patterson, Peter Graves, Robert Hays, Robert Stack,
Written Movies
Director: Jim Abrahams
Writers: Jim Abrahams,
Cast: Bill Irwin, Cary Elwes, Charlie Sheen, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Jon Cryer, Kevin Dunn, Kristy Swanson, Lloyd Bridges, Valeria Golino, William O'Leary,