Jim Abrahams
Writing · Director · Executive Producer · Screenplay
Born May 10, 1944 · Shorewood, Wisconsin, USA
Active 1976–2024 · Awards: Writers Guild of America Award
Jim Abrahams (May 10, 1944 – November 26, 2024) was an American movie director and writer. Abrahams was born in Shorewood, Wisconsin, to a Jewish family, and attended Shorewood High School.
Filmography
The Naked Gun (2025) — Original Film WriterAirplane! (1980) — Religious Zealot #6 · Director · Executive Producer · WriterThe Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) — Writer · Executive ProducerComing to America (1988) — Face on Cutting Room FloorThe Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) — Executive Producer · Original Series CreatorTop Secret! (1984) — German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited) · Director · Screenplay · Executive ProducerHot Shots! (1991) — Director · WriterNaked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994) — Executive ProducerHot Shots! Part Deux (1993) — Director · Screenplay · CharactersPolice Squad! (1982) — Producer · Writer · Director · CreatorCry-Baby (1990) — Executive ProducerScary Movie 4 (2006) — ScreenplayOscar (1991) — Postman (uncredited)Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022) — Jim AbrahamsRuthless People (1986) — DirectorThe Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) — Various · WriterBig Business (1988) — DirectorJane Austen's Mafia! (1998) — Director · ScreenplayWelcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990) — DirectorBrain Donors (1992) — Executive Producer...First Do No Harm (1997) — Director · ProducerBig John, Little John (1976) — WriterHearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology (1993)An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet (1994) — Director