Jim Abrahams
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- May 10, 1944
- Place of birth
- Shorewood, Wisconsin, USA
- Died
- November 26, 2024
Biography
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.
Movies with Jim Abrahams
- Airplane! 1980 · ★ 7.3
- Coming to America 1988 · ★ 6.9
- Top Secret! 1984 · ★ 7.1
- Oscar 1991 · ★ 6.4
- The Kentucky Fried Movie 1977 · ★ 6.2
- Kareem: Minority of One 2015 · ★ 7.2
- FAT: A Documentary 2019 · ★ 6.5
- Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology 1993 · ★ 5.5
- Cocaine Blues 1983 · ★ 7.0
Movies directed by Jim Abrahams
- Airplane! 1980 · ★ 7.3
- Hot Shots! 1991 · ★ 6.6
- Hot Shots! Part Deux 1993 · ★ 6.5
- Top Secret! 1984 · ★ 7.1
- Ruthless People 1986 · ★ 6.6
- Big Business 1988 · ★ 6.4
- Jane Austen's Mafia! 1998 · ★ 5.5
- Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael 1990 · ★ 6.1
- ...First Do No Harm 1997 · ★ 6.8
- An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet 1994 · ★ 1.0