Celebrity Death: Jim Abrahams, ‘Airplane!,’ ‘Naked Gun’ and ‘Hot Shots!’ Master of Mirth, Dies at 80

[Jumptheshark]

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 they also were behind 'Top Secret!' and 'Ruthless People.'

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Jim Abrahams - Wikipedia

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While he did not direct many films his first 8 are all pretty good

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[the valiant effort]

Airplane, Naked Gun, Hot Shots! all hold a special place in my heart along with The Holy Grail as the funniest ****ing things I’d ever seen as a kid. What a beaut

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Sad news. Airplane and Naked Gun are two of my all-time favorites. Might need to go watch Top Secret and the Hot Shots movies now.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

RIP

 

[Hasbro]

Tahat's no o way for a man to die. A parachute not opening. Getting caught in the gears of a combine. Having your nuts bitten off by a Laplander, that's how I want to go!