![Jim Abrahams](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/22B24mvWEkorhoxEOPCxNcYdcTX.jpg)
Jim Abrahams
Jim Abrahams (born 10 May 1944) is an American movie director and writer. Abrahams was born in Shorewood, Wisconsin, to a Jewish family, and attended Shorewood High School.[1] He is 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. He now lives in Eagle River, Wisconsin.
Known For | Writing |
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Most Rating | 8.641 |
Birthday | 1944-05-10 |
Place of Birth | Shorewood, Wisconsin, USA |
Also Known As | James S. "Jim" Abrahams, |
![Airplane!](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/7Q3efxd3AF1vQjlSxnlerSA7RzN.jpg)
1980
![Airplane!](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/7Q3efxd3AF1vQjlSxnlerSA7RzN.jpg)
Airplane!
7.301/4331
An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
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Airplane!
![Cocaine Blues](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/z3Uji2ytzBrD1SJ7QtP5riQhHN3.jpg)
1983
![Cocaine Blues](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/z3Uji2ytzBrD1SJ7QtP5riQhHN3.jpg)
Cocaine Blues
0/0
A look at the problems associated with cocaine use, including the toll it takes, not only on the users themselves but on society in general.
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Cocaine Blues
![Coming to America](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/djRAvxyvvN2yqlJKDbT3uy4vOBw.jpg)
1988
![Coming to America](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/djRAvxyvvN2yqlJKDbT3uy4vOBw.jpg)
Coming to America
6.879/4209
An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise...
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Coming to America
![Oscar](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rGJOzUwHlkx8MKy2oR2qEiT7g4G.jpg)
1991
![Oscar](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/rGJOzUwHlkx8MKy2oR2qEiT7g4G.jpg)
Oscar
6.3/491
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite...
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Oscar
![Kareem: Minority of One](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/fXDMgTFoklwoueJHHKaGoiybaaP.jpg)
2015
![Kareem: Minority of One](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/fXDMgTFoklwoueJHHKaGoiybaaP.jpg)
Kareem: Minority of One
7.333/21
This documentary charts the complexity and genius of the NBA's all-time leading scorer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's legendary career, both on and off the cou...
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Kareem: Minority of One
![The Kentucky Fried Movie](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qk0iXBQgP6b4xfS2bIUNBSENJAn.jpg)
1977
![The Kentucky Fried Movie](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qk0iXBQgP6b4xfS2bIUNBSENJAn.jpg)
The Kentucky Fried Movie
6.201/299
A series of loosely connected skits that spoof news programs, commercials, porno films, kung-fu films, disaster films, blaxploitation films, spy films...
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The Kentucky Fried Movie
![FAT: A Documentary](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/fSvpjOEYZqYNOVNkVaf6TcIJv2.jpg)
2019
![FAT: A Documentary](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/fSvpjOEYZqYNOVNkVaf6TcIJv2.jpg)
FAT: A Documentary
6.2/13
Weight loss expert Vinnie Tortorich and award-winning filmmaker Peter Pardini want you to join their team to make a hard-hitting documentary film that...
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FAT: A Documentary
![Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
1993
![Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology](https://nicosiaefe.gov.cy/video/assets/no-poster.png)
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
5.5/4
Spoof documentary
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