Jim Abrahams
Writer
Producer
Director
May 10, 1944 – November 26, 2024
Credits:
Airplane! (1980); Airplane:
Long-Haul Version (2005); An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet (1994); Beware
the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' (2009); Big Business
(1988); Big John, Little John (1976); Biography (2001–2004); Cancer/evolution
(2023); CBS Saturday Morning (2023); Chiseled (2008); Cocaine Blues (1983);
Coming to America (1988); Cry-Baby (1990); Fat: A Documentary (2019); ...First
Do No Harm (1997); Hearts of Hot Shots Part Deux: A Filmmaker's Apology (1993);
Hot Shots! (1991); Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993); Hot Shots: The Making of an
Important Movie (1991); Katie Holmes in Miss Meadows (2014); Late Night Berlin
(2019); Late Night with David Letterman (1982); Laugh Out Loud: The Funniest
Films Ever (2015); Le Fossoyeur de Films (2021); Life and Times (2000); Mafia!
(1998); Minty Comedic Arts (2020); Movie Magic (1994); Naked Gun 33 1/3: The
Final Insult (1994); Oscar (1991); Our Planet Tonight (1987); Police Squad!
(1982); Ruthless People (1986); Scary Movie 4 (2006); The Directors
(1997–2008); The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977); The Midnight Special (1974); The
Naked Gun (2025); The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991); The Naked Gun:
From the Files of Police Squad! (1988); The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash
(1978); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1972); Top Secret! (1984);
Valkokangas (1984); Voice of the Epilepsies (2018); Welcome Home, Roxy
Carmichael (1990); Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022);
Wisconsin Born & Bred: The Entertainers (2004).
