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  1. Sep 1, 2024 · David Zucker, his brother Jerry Zucker and their childhood friend Jim Abrahams formed the “ZAZ trioand wrote slapstick comedies together, including "Airplane!"—the 1980 film that has since become a cult classic.

  2. 1 day ago · 1977's Kentucky Fried Movie was the first film written by the comedy team of Jim Abrahams and brothers Jerry and David Zucker, three self-described "nice Jewish boys from Milwaukee" who started a ...

  3. 1 day ago · The Kentucky Fried Movie, directed by John Landis and written by the Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker trio, is a satirical sketch comedy film comprising various segments. This 1977 release is known for its adult humor, parodying contemporary culture, movies, and television, thereby reflecting the unique comedic style that the creative team would later bring to Airplane! and The Naked Gun series.

  4. Sep 1, 2024 · While Paramount wanted to cast the biggest comedy stars of the day, floating names like Chevy Chase and Bill Murray, directors Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams and David Zucker instead opted to hire more dramatic actors in the lead roles, such as Lloyd Bridges and Leslie Nielsen.

  5. Sep 8, 2024 · Among his very best outings with the directing trio known as Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker is 1988’s police parody The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!.

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  6. 2 days ago · Buettner and Craig’s work earned them a Pulitzer Prize, along with David Barstow, ... As Jeff Zucker, boss of NBC News and Entertainment, admitted: “You were casting an actor . . .

  7. Sep 19, 2024 · When the filmmaking team of Jim Abrams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker turned themselves into a household acronym (ZAZ) with "Airplane!," they had help.