Jim Abrahams

Jim Abrahams

Born: May 10, 1944
in Shorewood, Wisconsin, USA
Jim Abrahams  (born 10 May 1944) is an American movie director and writer. Abrahams was born in Shorewood, Wisconsin, to a Jewish family, and attended Shorewood High School.[1] He is 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. He now lives in Eagle River, Wisconsin.

Movies for Jim Abrahams...

Title: Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Character: Jim Abrahams
Released: March 6, 2022
Type: TV
A fast-break series chronicling the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of sports’ most revered and dominant dynasties — a team that defined an era, both on and off the court.
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FAT: A Documentary
Title: FAT: A Documentary
Character: Self / Father / Founder, Charlie Foundation / Filmmaker
Released: July 19, 2019
Type: Movie
Weight loss expert Vinnie Tortorich and award-winning filmmaker Peter Pardini want you to join their team to make a hard-hitting documentary film that exposes the widespread myths and lies around healthy eating, fat and weight loss and shows how, in spite of all our good intentions, we go on getting fatter and fatter.
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Kareem: Minority of One
Title: Kareem: Minority of One
Character: Self
Released: November 3, 2015
Type: Movie
This documentary charts the complexity and genius of the NBA's all-time leading scorer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's legendary career, both on and off the court. Spotlighting a six-time MVP and six-time world champion, the film examines his controversial and landmark moments, his outspoken feelings about race and politics, and the evolution of the game.
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Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
Title: Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
Released: May 20, 1993
Type: Movie
Spoof documentary
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Oscar
Title: Oscar
Character: Postman (uncredited)
Released: April 26, 1991
Type: Movie
Angelo "Snaps" Provolone made his dying father a promise on his deathbed: he would leave the world of crime and become an honest businessman. Despite having no experience in making money in a legal fashion, Snaps sets about to keep his promise.
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Coming to America
Title: Coming to America
Character: Face on Cutting Room Floor
Released: June 29, 1988
Type: Movie
An African prince decides it’s time for him to find a princess... and his mission leads him and his most loyal friend to Queens, New York. In disguise as an impoverished immigrant, the pampered prince quickly finds himself a new job, new friends, new digs, new enemies and lots of trouble.
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Cocaine Blues
Title: Cocaine Blues
Character: Himself
Released: January 2, 1983
Type: Movie
A look at the problems associated with cocaine use, including the toll it takes, not only on the users themselves but on society in general.
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Airplane!
Title: Airplane!
Character: Religious Zealot #6
Released: July 2, 1980
Type: Movie
An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
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The Kentucky Fried Movie
Title: The Kentucky Fried Movie
Character: Various
Released: August 10, 1977
Type: Movie
A series of loosely connected skits that spoof news programs, commercials, porno films, kung-fu films, disaster films, blaxploitation films, spy films, mafia films, and the fear that somebody is watching you on the other side of the TV.