David Zucker has been in the entertainment industry since the early 1970s, directing films like "Airplane!" and films from the "Scary Movie" franchise, but he is currently disappointed with cancel ...

ZAZ happily enlisted Tony Dow (above, left) for the courtroom scene in Kentucky Fried Movie, while Jerry Zucker played Theodore. Of course, in their next film, Airplane!, they would famously bring ...

They'd set up a serious scene from a movie and do the scene they thought it should be, and it was very much like "Airplane!" Abrahams: It was to elevate that beyond media to everyday, and you ...

Picking the perfect airplane movie is no easy task, but the hosts of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour are here to help. Here's what they recommend watching on your next flight – and what they look ...

Q: How do I pick the ideal in-flight movie? I can’t possibly tell you ... preferably a silly one. (Not “Airplane!”) But if you don’t want to be that guy in Seat 34B laughing uncontrollably ...

Jim Abrahams, a film director and writer behind hit slapstick comedies like “Airplane!,” “Hot Shots!,” the “Naked Gun” series and more, died Tuesday, his son Joseph confirmed to Variety.