Jim Abrahams, 80, Dies; One of Trio Behind ‘Airplane!’ and ‘Naked Gun’
Along with David and Jerry Zucker, he revolutionized film comedy with a style of straight-faced, fast-paced parody.
Jim Abrahams, parody master of ‘Airplane!’ and ‘Naked Gun,’ dies at 80
Mr. Abrahams built a wide-ranging résumé as a solo director including comedies such as “Big Business” (1988), starring Bette ...
Jim Abrahams, director and writer who transformed film comedy with Airplane! and The Naked Gun
Jim Abrahams, who has died aged 80, was one of three badly behaved American schoolboys who went on to reinvent screen comedy ...
Jim Abrahams, spoof-comedy great behind ‘Airplane!’ and ‘Naked Gun’ films, dies at 80
Jim Abrahams, who along with Jerry and David Zucker made up the filmmaking trio behind the spoof comedies 'Airplane!' and ...
Jim Abrahams Dies: ‘Airplane!’, ‘Naked Gun’ & ‘Police Squad!’ Writer-Director Was 80
Jim Abrahams, part of the team behind such comedy touchstones as Airplane!,' the 'Naked Gun' films and Police Squad!, died ...
What Hollywood could learn from the un-PC comedy genius behind Airplane!
Coincidentally, a few days before the death of the writer-director Jim Abrahams at the age of 80, I was watching Airplane!
Hollywood Minute: ‘Airplane’ and ‘Naked Gun’ co-creator Jim Abrahams dies
Hollywood loses a man who helped shape the sense of humor of a generation, and the first trailer is out for the spy thriller ...
Jim Abrahams, who pioneered spoof comedy films like Airplane and Naked Gun, dead at 80
His work with brothers Jerry and David Zucker honed a style characterized by wild physical comedy, sight gags, double ...
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What Hollywood can learn from the un-PC comedy genius behind Airplane!
From The Kentucky Fried Movie to The Naked Gun, the late Jim Abrahams never let bad taste get in the way of a good joke ...
Jim Abrahams cause of death: What did the director of comedies such as 'Airplane!' die of at 80?
The world of cinema, and especially comedy, has lost one of its great stalwarts of recent decades. Jim Abrahams, one of the ...
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"The Naked Gun" director Jim Abrahams is dead
Cult film director Jim Abrahams has died at the age of 80. He made parody films such as "The Naked Gun: From the Files of ...
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Dean Richards’ Entertainment Report: Jim Abrahams, John Lennon, and Bozo
Dean Richards, entertainment reporter for WGN, joins Bob Sirott, to provide the latest news in entertainment. Bob and Dean talk about how much a letter from John Lennon to Eric Clapton could sell ...