Jim Abrahams (Director)

Reviews of movies from director Jim Abrahams

Looking for reviews of films directed by Jim Abrahams? Cinafilm has a total of 2,250 reviews across 7 movies directed by Jim Abrahams.

Movies from this director have generally received positive reviews and hold an average rating of 66%.

Airplane! is Jim Abrahams's highest rated movie, with a score of 79% based on 803 reviews.

The lowest rated film from Jim Abrahams is Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael, with a score of 52% based on 56 reviews.

Director Biography

Jim Abrahams  (born 10 May 1944) is an American movie director and writer. Abrahams was born in Shorewood, Wisconsin, to a Jewish family, and attended Shorewood High School.[1] He is known for the spoof movies that he co-wrote and produced with brothers Jerry Zucker and David Zucker, such as Airplane! (for which he was nominated for a BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay) and The Naked Gun series. The team of Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker (also referred to as "ZAZ") really began when the three men grew up together in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Abrahams later produced 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. He now lives in Eagle River, Wisconsin.

Jim Abrahams has directed films starring Louise Yaffe, Nancy Abrahams, Lloyd Bridges and Charlotte Zucker.

Jim Abrahams has collaborated with these film directors: David Zucker and Jerry Zucker.