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David Samuel Zucker (born October 16, 1947) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Associated mostly with parody comedies, Zucker is recognized for collaborating with Jim Abrahams and his brother Jerry as part of Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker, with whom he wrote and directed the 1980 film Airplane! and created The Naked Gun franchise.
Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker (abbreviated to ZAZ) was an American comedy filmmaking trio consisting of Jim Abrahams and brothers David and Jerry Zucker who specialised in writing slapstick comedy films during the 1980s. Members of the team have often collaborated with writer Pat Proft.
Airplane! (alternatively titled Flying High!) [5] is a 1980 American disaster comedy film written and directed by Jim Abrahams and brothers David and Jerry Zucker in their directorial debut, [6] and produced by Jon Davison.
Written by Abrahams and brothers David and Jerry Zucker — the three guys known as ZAZ at their Hollywood height — the memoir covers the early years of the friends, who grew up together in ...
Top Secret! is a 1984 action comedy film written and directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker and Martyn Burke.It stars Val Kilmer (in his film debut role) and Lucy Gutteridge alongside a supporting cast featuring Omar Sharif, Peter Cushing, Michael Gough, and Jeremy Kemp.
David Zucker: Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker & Pat Proft: Robert K. Weiss: The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear: June 28, 1991 () David Zucker & Pat Proft Naked Gun 33 + 1 ⁄ 3: The Final Insult: March 18, 1994 () Peter Segal: Pat Proft and David Zucker & Robert LoCash Robert K. Weiss and David Zucker The Naked Gun: August 1, 2025
Police Squad! was created by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker (ZAZ), who had previously worked on the films, The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) and Airplane! (1980). ZAZ wanted to make another spoof film similar to Airplane! , using the television series M Squad as a basis for the spoof.
David Zucker is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. David Zucker may also refer to: David Zucker (ice hockey) (born 1987), Czech ice hockey player; David Zucker (politician) (born 1948), Israeli peace activist and former politician; David W. Zucker, American television producer