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The Times of Israel on MSN6mon
Jim Abrahams, Jewish co-creator of ‘Airplane!’ and ‘The Naked Gun,’ dies at 80
Film director Jim Abrahams, one of the creators of “Airplane!” and “The Naked Gun,” among other comedies, passed away on ...
Deadline.com6mon
Jim Abrahams Dies: ‘Airplane!’, ‘Naked Gun’ & ‘Police Squad!’ Writer-Director Was 80
Several of the independently made pic’s risqué and unapologetically crude sketches would be inappropriate ... assaulted theaters with Paramount’s Airplane!, a no-holds-barred sendup of ...
The Hollywood Reporter6mon
Jim Abrahams Dead: 'Airplane!,' 'Naked Gun' Writer-Director Was 80 - The Hollywood Reporter
Jim Abrahams, ‘Airplane!,’ ‘Naked Gun’ and ‘Hot Shots!’ Master of Mirth, Dies at 80. He and boyhood friends Jerry and David Zucker got their start with 'The Kentucky Fried Movie,' and ...
Rolling Stone7mon
Jim Abrahams, 'Airplane,' 'Hot Shots' Filmmaker, Dead at 80 - Rolling Stone
Jim Abrahams, one of the writers and directors behind some of the greatest and most quotable spoof and slapstick comedies of the 20th century — including Airplane!, The Naked Gun, and Hot Shots ...