Jim Abrahams, the writer-director who helped create comedy classics such as “Airplane!,” the “Naked Gun” movies, and the TV series “Police Squad!” has died. He was 80. Abrahams passed away of natural ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Without his childhood buddies from Wisconsin, Abrahams directed Big Business (1988), starring Midler and Lily Tomlin, and co-wrote ...
One fan said: "Easily one of the funniest films ever made - maybe even my favorite movie of all time." ...
The world is a little less funny today. Shorewood High School graduate Jim Abrahams, a co-creator of the zany "Airplane!" and "Naked Gun" movies, has died at age 80. His death was confirmed in an ...
He and boyhood friends Jerry and David Zucker got their start with 'The Kentucky Fried Movie,' and they also were behind 'Top Secret!' and 'Ruthless People.' By Chris Koseluk Jim Abrahams, the ...