Jim Abrahams
Writing Born May 10, 1944 Died Nov 26, 2024 Shorewood, Wisconsin, USA 44 credits
Biography
Jim Abrahams works in writing. Born May 10, 1944 in Shorewood, Wisconsin, USA. Died November 26, 2024. Archytele lists 44 screen credits below. A full profile for this page is being written and will appear here once verified against sources.
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Career timeline
The Naked Gun · Original Film Writer
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
FAT: A Documentary
Kareem: Minority of One
Scary Movie 4 · Screenplay
Jane Austen's Mafia! · ScreenplayJane Austen's Mafia! · Director
...First Do No Harm · Director...First Do No Harm · Producer
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult · Executive ProducerAn Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet · Director
Hot Shots! Part Deux · ScreenplayHot Shots! Part Deux · CharactersHot Shots! Part Deux · DirectorHearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology
Brain Donors · Executive Producer
Hot Shots! · DirectorHot Shots! · WriterThe Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear · Executive ProducerThe Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear · Original Series CreatorOscar
Cry-Baby · Executive ProducerWelcome Home, Roxy Carmichael · Director
Coming to AmericaThe Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! · WriterThe Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! · Executive ProducerBig Business · Director
Ruthless People · Director
Top Secret!Top Secret! · DirectorTop Secret! · ScreenplayTop Secret! · Executive Producer
Cocaine Blues
Police Squad! · WriterPolice Squad! · ProducerPolice Squad! · DirectorPolice Squad! · Creator
Airplane!Airplane! · Executive ProducerAirplane! · DirectorAirplane! · Writer
The Kentucky Fried MovieThe Kentucky Fried Movie · Writer
Big John, Little John · Writer
Full filmography
- The Naked Gun (2025) Original Film Writer
- Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022) as Jim Abrahams
- FAT: A Documentary (2019) as Self - Father / Founder, Charlie Foundation / Filmmaker
- Kareem: Minority of One (2015) as Self
- Scary Movie 4 (2006) Screenplay
- Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998) Screenplay
- Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998) Director
- ...First Do No Harm (1997) Director
- ...First Do No Harm (1997) Producer
- Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994) Executive Producer
- An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet (1994) Director
- Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993) Screenplay
- Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993) Characters
- Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993) Director
- Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology (1993)
- Brain Donors (1992) Executive Producer
- Hot Shots! (1991) Director
- Hot Shots! (1991) Writer
- The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) Executive Producer
- The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) Original Series Creator
- Oscar (1991) as Postman (uncredited)
- Cry-Baby (1990) Executive Producer
- Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990) Director
- Coming to America (1988) as Face on Cutting Room Floor
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) Writer
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) Executive Producer
- Big Business (1988) Director
- Ruthless People (1986) Director
- Top Secret! (1984) as German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)
- Top Secret! (1984) Director
- Top Secret! (1984) Screenplay
- Top Secret! (1984) Executive Producer
- Cocaine Blues (1983) as Himself
- Police Squad! (1982) Writer
- Police Squad! (1982) Producer
- Police Squad! (1982) Director
- Police Squad! (1982) Creator
- Airplane! (1980) as Religious Zealot #6
- Airplane! (1980) Executive Producer
- Airplane! (1980) Director
- Airplane! (1980) Writer
- The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) as Various
- The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) Writer
- Big John, Little John (1976) Writer