The film’s premise, involving deadly snakes released on a flight to kill a witness, is as absurd as it is entertaining.

Jim Abrahams, the writer-director who helped create comedy classics such as “Airplane!,” the “Naked Gun” movies, and the TV series “Police Squad!” has died. He was 80. Abrahams passed ...

His work with brothers Jerry and David Zucker honed a style characterized by wild physical comedy, sight gags, double ...

Watching a movie on a plane can be a great way to pass the time if you're traveling for the holidays - particularly if you're ...

The filmmakers secured the rights for $2,500, commandeered the film’s plot and ... on the set of 1980’s’ Airplane! Courtesy Everett Collection Though the series was critically acclaimed ...

All three would produce the immensely beloved comedy Airplane! along with The Naked Gun movies. The trio would ... that wouldn’t quite take off as a series, but the trio adapted it for the ...

Jim Abrahams, a film director and writer behind hit slapstick comedies like “Airplane!,” “Hot Shots!,” the “Naked Gun” series and more, died Tuesday, his son Joseph confirmed to Variety.

Can you fly this plane and land it?” “Surely you can’t be serious.” “I am serious — and don’t call me Shirley.” This ...