Jim Abrahams

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Known Credits

0.7961

Gender

Male

Birthday

10-May-1944

Age

(82 years old)

Place of Birth

Shorewood, Wisconsin, USA

Also Known As
  • James S. "Jim" Abrahams
  • 짐 에이브러햄스

Jim Abrahams

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.


Credits

Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology (1993) Character: N/A
As part of the film's promotion, a mockumentary was aired on HBO. Titled Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology, the mockumentary parodied Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, the 1991 documentary about the making of the film Apocalypse Now (which starred Charlie Sheen's father, Martin Sheen).
Cocaine Blues Cocaine Blues (1983) Character: Himself
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.
Oscar Oscar (1991) Character: Postman (uncredited)
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.
FAT: A Documentary FAT: A Documentary (2019) Character: Self - Father / Founder, Charlie Foundation / Filmmaker
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.
The Kentucky Fried Movie The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) Character: Various
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.
Kareem: Minority of One Kareem: Minority of One (2015) Character: Self
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.
Airplane! Airplane! (1980) Character: Religious Zealot #6
An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
Coming to America Coming to America (1988) Character: Face on Cutting Room Floor
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.
Top Secret! Top Secret! (1984) Character: German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)
Popular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music festival. When he loses his heart to the gorgeous Hillary Flammond, he finds himself caught up in an underground resistance movement. Rivers joins forces with Agent Cedric and Flammond to attempt the rescue of her father, Dr. Paul, from the Germans, who have captured the scientist in hopes of coercing him into building a new naval mine.



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