🎬Jim Abrahams

Jim Abrahams (May 10, 1944 – November 26, 2024) was an American movie director and writer. Abrahams was born in Shorewood, Wisconsin, to a Jewish family, and attended Shorewood High School. He was known for the spoof movies that he co-wrote and produced with brothers Jerry Zucker and David Zucker, such as Airplane! (for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay) and The Naked Gun series. The team of Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker (also referred to as "ZAZ") really began when the three men grew up together in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Abrahams later produced movies on his own such as Big Business, and further honed his skills in parody with Hot Shots! and its 1993 sequel Hot Shots! Part Deux.

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Recent movies

#	Name	Character	Rating
1	The Naked Gun (2025)	Director / Writer		7.1
2	FAT: A Documentary (2019)	Self - Father / Founder, Charlie Foundation / Filmmaker		7
3	Kareem: Minority of One (2015)	Self	-	-
4	Scary Movie 4 (2006)	Director / Writer		5.3
5	Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)	Director / Writer		4.2
6	...First Do No Harm (1997)	Director / Writer		10
7	Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)	Director / Writer		6.6
8	Oscar (1991)	Postman (uncredited)		6.4
9	The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)	Director / Writer		7.4
10	Hot Shots! (1991)	Director / Writer		6.8
11	Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)	Director / Writer		6.5
12	Big Business (1988)	Director / Writer		8.4
13	The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)	Director / Writer		7.6
14	Coming to America (1988)	Face on Cutting Room Floor		7.1
15	Ruthless People (1986)	Director / Writer		7.5
16	Top Secret! (1984)	Director / Writer		7.4
17	Airplane! (1980)	Director / Writer		7.8
18	The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)	Director / Writer		6.4