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Surely, They Can’t Be Serious

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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

14 Comments on Surely, They Can’t Be Serious

  1. 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.

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  2. 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.

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  3. 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.”

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