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, 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, 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, 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 ...
The Daily Telegraph14h
What Hollywood can learn from the un-PC comedy genius behind Airplane!
Jim Abrahams on the set of Hot Shots ... Abrahams himself was best known as the only non-related part of the Zucker, Abrahams ...
WGN Radio16h
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 ...
What Culture18h
10 Movies Everyone Thought Were DOOMED (But Became Massive Hits)
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Antelope Valley Press20h
‘Airplane!,’ ‘Naked Gun’ writer Jim Abrahams dies at 80
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,’’ ...
Far Out Magazine21h
‘Airplane!’ and ‘The Naked Gun’ writer-director Jim Abrahams dead at 80
Writer and director Jim Abrahams has died aged 80. Alongside brothers Jerry and David Zucker, Abrahams was a major name in ...
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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Airplane! co-creator Jim Abrahams dies at 80
Jim Abrahams, who co-created spoofs such as Airplane! and The Naked Gun, has died at the age of 80. His son Joseph told trade website The Hollywood Reporter, that the writer died of natural causes at ...