By the end of his career, Emmy-nominated actor Lloyd Bridges had fully embraced his comedic chops, starring in parody films ...

Leslie Nielsen plays Dr. Rumack in the 1980 comedy "Airplane!", written and directed by Shorewood natives David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker. During the Dearborn event, ...

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 ...

It tells the true story of "Airplane!," the film they wrote and directed. At the time, they were total Hollywood outsiders. They'd moved their sketch comedy theater from Wisconsin to LA, and they ...

Shorewood High School graduate Jim Abrahams, a co-creator of the zany "Airplane!" and "Naked Gun" movies, has died at age 80. His death was confirmed in an email from his sister Jane Butenhoff.

All in all, Airplane! lives up to the hype, and it’s 100% not only one of the best movies to stream on Paramount+ , but hands down one of the best comedies. I’m always here for some dumb ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kyle Peterson, Allysia Finley and Joe Sternberg. Photo: Getty Images When I learned of the death of Jim Abrahams, who along with Jerry and ...

Jim Abrahams, center, is joined by his partners Jerry Zucker, left, and David Zucker at an event honoring their work on movies such as “Airplane!” and the Naked Gun series in 2009 during a ...

Airplane! didn’t feature any big movie stars—the most famous member of the cast at the time was basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar—and it cost a mere $3.5 million to make.

1980 was the year of “The Empire Strikes Back,” but flying under the radar was a $3 million gag-fest called “Airplane!” that featured unknown leads, veteran character actors not at all ...

After that came "Airplane!" (1980), which sparked a long career in comic filmmaking for the trio, often referred to by the acronym ZAZ. The three were jointly credited as writers and directors of ...