Jim Abrahams film reviews

Jim Abrahams

American director

Born
10 May 1944

Born 10 May 1944 in Shorewood - American film director and writer. Best known for comedies, which he co-founded it with his brothers, Jerry and David Zucker: Airplane?,
nominated for a BAFTA for best screenplay, or the The Naked Gun series, making them the directorial team of Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker, Hot Shots and Hot Shots 2.

1980-1982	Airplane!	screenplay
	Parodies of popular catastrophic movies of the 1970s - washed-out former airforce pilot tries to save his relationship with stewardess Elaine and climbs aboard the passenger plane. Later it will turn out that his pilot skills will be invaluable.

1982-1982	Police Squad!	screenplay
	Detective Frank Drebin is one of the finest detectives in Police Squad - smart, dedicated and most of all completely unpredictable, just like the stories he gets involved in.

1988-1994	Naked Gun	screenplay
	Detective Frank Drebin is dedicated to his work and will stop at nothing to prevent the crimes. But when he falls in love with beautifuk Jane Spencer his life suddenly changes. Movies based on characters from TV series Police Squad.

1991-1993	Hot Shots!	screenplay
	Parody of war movies and adventure flicks (like Top Gun, Rambo 2, Commando) kept in the format close to Airplane! series.