Jim Abrahams (born 10 May 1944 in Shorewood, Wisconsin) is an American movie director and writer.
Abrahams is
best known for the spoof movies 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
Ruthless People, and further honed his skills in parody with
Hot Shots! and its 1993 sequel
Hot Shots! Part Deux.