Writing
Jim Abrahams
EN cinema · 24 credits
Born
10 May 1944
Died
26 November 2024 (aged 80)
Birthplace
Shorewood, Wisconsin, USA
Also known as James S. "Jim" Abrahams · 짐 에이브러햄스
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Naked Gun
Original Film Writer
FAT: A Documentary
as Self - Father / Founder, Charlie Foundation / Filmmaker
Scary Movie 4
Screenplay
Jane Austen's Mafia!
Director, Screenplay
...First Do No Harm
Director, Producer
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
Executive Producer
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Director, Screenplay, Characters
Brain Donors
Executive Producer
Oscar
as Postman (uncredited)
Hot Shots!
Director, Writer
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
Executive Producer, Original Series Creator
Cry-Baby
Executive Producer
Coming to America
as Face on Cutting Room Floor
Big Business
Director
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Writer, Executive Producer
Ruthless People
Director
Top Secret!
as German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited), Director, Screenplay, Executive Producer
Cocaine Blues
as Himself
Airplane!
as Religious Zealot #6, Director, Executive Producer, Writer
The Kentucky Fried Movie
as Various, Writer