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

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

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

The worst November snowstorm in half century has hit Seoul, grounding hundreds of lights countrywide and disrupting commuter ...

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

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

Many flight passengers who have a fear of flying participate in the popular ritual of touching an airplane before boarding. A ...

Hollywood loses a man who helped shape the sense of humor of a generation, and the first trailer is out for the spy thriller ...

Airlines claim to care about serving delicious meals, but let's face it: airplane food often falls short. The dishes can ...

The world is a little less funny today. Shorewood High School graduate Jim Abrahams, a co-creator of the zany "Airplane!" and "Naked Gun" movies, has died at age 80. His death was confirmed in an ...

The Heart X1 experimental electric aircraft developed in Sweden is gearing up to conduct its first flight at Plattsburgh ...

There are few movies as quotable as the 1980 disaster-movie parody Airplane! — and of the movie’s many memorable gags, arguably the most enduring is the moment when reluctant pilot Ted Striker (Robert ...