Mr. Abrahams built a wide-ranging résumé as a solo director including comedies such as “Big Business” (1988), starring Bette ...

Jim Abrahams was one of the writers involved in beloved comedies such as "Airplane!" and the "Naked Gun" series.

Along with David and Jerry Zucker, he revolutionized film comedy with a style of straight-faced, fast-paced parody.

Jim Abrahams, who along with Jerry and David Zucker made up the filmmaking trio behind the spoof comedies 'Airplane!' and ...

His work with brothers Jerry and David Zucker honed a style characterized by wild physical comedy, sight gags, double ...

Jim Abrahams, who has died aged 80, was one of three badly behaved American schoolboys who went on to reinvent screen comedy ...

Jim Abrahams, part of the team behind such comedy touchstones as Airplane!,' the 'Naked Gun' films and Police Squad!, died ...

Coincidentally, a few days before the death of the writer-director Jim Abrahams at the age of 80, I was watching Airplane!

The world of cinema, and especially comedy, has lost one of its great stalwarts of recent decades. Jim Abrahams, one of the ...

The comedy genius Jim Abrahams, one of the directors and screenwriters behind comedy hits such as "The Naked Gun" and ...

Jim Abrahams, a writer-producer-director who partnered with childhood friends Jerry and David Zucker to create slapstick comedy classics including “Airplane!,’’ “Police Squad!’’ and “The Naked Gun,’’ ...

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