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Jim Abrahams, one of the brilliant minds behind such smash hit comedies as Airplane! and Naked Gun has died. He was 80.
The writer and director, who along with brothers Jerry and David Zucker invented a whole new style of comedy with a constant stream of quips, sight gags, and jokes that barraged viewers with hilarity, Variety reported. More
don’t call me surely?
May he rest in peace. The first time I saw Kentucky Fried Movie, I laughed so hard my sides hurt the next day. Thrillseekers!
It’s “Don’t call me, Shirley”
The original “Airplane” movies were a riot. Leslie Nielsen, Lloyd Bridges and Robert Stack were brilliant actors who were hilarious in those movies. It took a brilliant director to make those LOL moments happen.
It’s such a disappointment so many have tried to copy and failed so fundamentally. Yet these guys, together and alone spun out hit after comedy hit. That alone is comment on what we’ve lost with this passing.
Prescient! Absolutely prescient. Predicting what the airline industry would become.
“Joey, you ever seen a grown man naked, you like movies about Gladiators?”
And June Clever speaking Jive…………..brilliant.
Nice beaver.
https://youtu.be/AvWfbIe4X_4
The thank you was the funny part.
All original thinking in the movies and TV has been killed by Liberalism.
Except for the Paramount channel.
“I just had it stuffed”, haha
A hospital? What is it?
A big building with sick people, but that’s not important now.
I just want to tell you both good luck. We’re all counting on you.
I just commented on X that there have been a zillion one liners just from the one movie, “Airplane”, and you have all proved my point!
“Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home.”
May he Rest in Peace . And thank God for a man who helped us all laugh .
“You’re Kareem Abdul Jabra, I think you’re the greatest but my dad says you don’t try hard enough except in the playoffs… ” LOL
RIP
Enjoyed his work.