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2. Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker - Wikipedia

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   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.

3. Jim Abrahams - Wikipedia

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   The team of Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker (also referred to as "ZAZ") really began when the three men grew up together in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He directed 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. [citation needed]

4. The Naked Gun - Wikipedia

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   The Naked Gun, also known as Police Squad!, is a media franchise consisting of several American crime spoof-comedies, based on an original story written by the comedy filmmaking trio Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker.

5. Jim Abrahams, Slapstick Icon Behind ‘Airplane!,’ ‘Naked Gun ...

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   Jim Abrahams, a film director and writer behind hit slapstick comedies like “Airplane!,” “Hot Shots!,” the “Naked Gun” series and more, died Tuesday, his son Joseph confirmed to Variety.

6. 'Airplane!' creators to tell all about their surprise 1980 ...

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   traces the making of the beloved parody of 1970s disaster movies. 'Airplane!' creators to tell all about their surprise 1980 hit movie at Dearborn event Skip to main content

7. 'Airplane!' creators reflect on the classic comedy that would ...

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   It was written by the film’s writers and directors, David Zucker, his brother Jerry Zucker and Jim Abrahams, a trio known as ZAZ, who’ve known each other since they were growing up in Wisconsin.

8. Airplane! - Wikipedia

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   David Zucker said "it was the first time we had ever been on a movie set. We learned a lot. We learned that if you really wanted a movie to come out the way you wanted it to, you had to direct. So on the next movie, Airplane!, we insisted on directing". [18] Eventually the Airplane! script found its way to Paramount through Michael Eisner.

9. Jim Abrahams death: Co-creator of Airplane! and The ... - AOL

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   Comedy writer and director died of natural causes