Writing
Jim Abrahams
- Titles
- 23movies3TV shows
- Career
Active from 1976 to 2006, busiest in 1988 with 2 main titles.
- Directed
- 11titles as director
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Police Squad!88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 21 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Satire & Parody7.2average 2.3
- Physical Comedy7.3average 2.4
- Absurdist Humor6.7average 2.0
- Situational Comedy6.9average 2.7
- Pop Culture5.2average 2.2
- Wit & Wordplay6.3average 3.7
- Cringe Humor4.2average 2.2
- Nostalgia5.0average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Psychological2.4, average 5.6
- Melancholy1.6, average 4.7
- Pathos2.8, average 5.2
- Contemporary Realism3.3, average 5.4
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Absurdist Comedy 3
- Cult Classic 3
- 80s Nostalgia 3
- Slapstick Comedy 3
- Slapstick Humor 2
- Fast-Paced 2
- Deadpan Humor 2
- Goofy 2
- Quirky Characters 2
- Spoof Film 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
David ZuckerWriterScary Movie 4, Airplane!, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Top Secret!, Ruthless People, +1 more
Jerry ZuckerWriterAirplane!, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Top Secret!, Ruthless People, The Kentucky Fried Movie
Lloyd BridgesActorAirplane!, Hot Shots! Part Deux, Hot Shots!, Jane Austen's Mafia!
Pat ProftWriterScary Movie 4, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Hot Shots! Part Deux, Hot Shots!
Leslie NielsenActorScary Movie 4, Airplane!, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!- TTerry StokesEditorJane Austen's Mafia!, ...First Do No Harm, An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet
Charlie SheenActorHot Shots! Part Deux, Hot Shots!
Fred WardActorBig Business, ...First Do No Harm
Bill PullmanActorScary Movie 4, Ruthless People
Bette MidlerActorRuthless People, Big Business
Valeria GolinoActorHot Shots! Part Deux, Hot Shots!
Meryl StreepActor...First Do No Harm, An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet
Movies and TV shows
21Type
2020s
2 titles · average score 73
Original Film Writer
TV show · as Jim Abrahams
2000s
1 title · average score 45
Screenplay
1990s
11 titles · average score 58
Director, Screenplay
Producer, Director
Executive Producer
Screenplay, Director
Executive Producer
Writer, Director
Original Series Creator, Executive Producer
as Postman (uncredited)
Executive Producer
1980s
6 titles · average score 73
Writer, Executive Producer
Director
as Face on Cutting Room Floor
Director
as German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)
as Religious Zealot #6
1970s
1 title · average score 68
as Various