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, 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, 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 ...
Jim Abrahams, parody master of ‘Airplane!’ and ‘Naked Gun,’ dies at 80
The screenwriting team of Mr. Abrahams and brothers David and Jerry Zucker often cast veteran dramatic actors in their ...
Jim Abrahams, ‘Airplane' Director and One Third of Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker, Dead at 80
Abrahams' collaborations with David and Jerry Zucker produced some of the most beloved (and quotable) comedic films of the ...
Jim Abrahams, Spoof Comedy Legend Behind ‘Airplane’ and ‘Hot Shots,’ Dead at 80
With brothers David and Jerry Zucker, Abrahams wrote and directed some of the most influential and successful comedies of the ...
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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Jim Abrahams, who pioneered spoof comedy films like Airplane and Naked Gun, dead at 80
Jim Abrahams, one of the creators of wacky, slapstick comedy classics such as Airplane and the Naked Gun series, has died at ...
‘Airplane!’ and ‘Naked Gun’ writer-director Jim Abrahams dead at 80
Jim Abrahams, the writer-director who helped create comedy classics such as “Airplane!,” the “Naked Gun” movies, and the TV ...
Jim Abrahams, co-writer of ‘Airplane!’ and ‘The Naked Gun,’ dies at 80
Jim Abrahams, a writer and director behind slapstick comedies like “Airplane!” and “The Naked Gun” series, has died. He was ...