Jim Abrahams

Writer

Born: May 10, 1944
Died: November 26, 2024 (age 80)
From: Shorewood, Wisconsin, USA

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…

Filmography (17)

FAT: A Documentary (2019)
Self - Father / Founder, Charlie Foundation / Filmmaker
Kareem: Minority of One (2015)
Self
Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)
Director
...First Do No Harm (1997)
Director
An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet
An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet (1994)
Director
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
Director
Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology (1993)
Hot Shots! (1991)
Director
Oscar (1991)
Postman (uncredited)
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)
Director
Coming to America (1988)
Face on Cutting Room Floor
Big Business (1988)
Director
Ruthless People (1986)
Director
Top Secret! (1984)
Director
Cocaine Blues (1983)
Himself
Airplane! (1980)
Director
The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
Various