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 – who with brothers Jerry and David Zucker – turned the comedy genre on its ear with such films as Airplane, Police Squad and The Naked Gun films died this week of natural causes. He was ...
Writer and director Jim Abrahams has died aged 80. Alongside brothers Jerry and David Zucker ... This led to their debut sketch comedy film, The Kentucky Fried Movie, which established them as new ...