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 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Physical Comedy8.0average 2.5
- Satire & Parody7.6average 2.3
- Absurdist Humor7.3average 2.0
- Situational Comedy7.2average 2.7
- Pop Culture5.4average 2.2
- Wit & Wordplay6.7average 3.7
- Cringe Humor4.8average 2.2
- Nostalgia5.5average 3.6
Rarely in their work
- Psychological1.9, average 5.6
- Melancholy1.4, average 4.7
- Pathos2.2, average 5.2
- Contemporary Realism2.8, average 5.2
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Slapstick Comedy 4
- Cult Classic 4
- Absurdist Comedy 3
- 80s Nostalgia 3
- Parody Film 2
- Fast-Paced 2
- Absurdist Humor 2
- Rapid-Fire Gags 2
- Satirical 2
- Irreverent 2
- Pop Culture Satire 2
- Spoof Film 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
David ZuckerWriterAirplane!, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Scary Movie 4, 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 ProftWriterThe Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Scary Movie 4, Hot Shots! Part Deux, Hot Shots!
Leslie NielsenActorAirplane!, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, Scary Movie 4- TTerry StokesEditorJane Austen's Mafia!, ...First Do No Harm, An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet
Meryl StreepActor...First Do No Harm, An Introduction to the Ketogenic Diet
Bill PullmanActorScary Movie 4, Ruthless People
Bette MidlerActorRuthless People, Big Business
Charlie SheenActorHot Shots! Part Deux, Hot Shots!
Fred WardActorBig Business, ...First Do No Harm
Valeria GolinoActorHot Shots! Part Deux, Hot Shots!
Movies and TV shows
212020s
2 titles · average score 73
73
The Naked Gun (2025)
Original Film Writer
73
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)
TV show · as Jim Abrahams
2000s
1 title · average score 45
45
Scary Movie 4 (2006)
Screenplay
1990s
11 titles · average score 58
33
Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)
Director, Screenplay
67
...First Do No Harm (1997)
Producer, Director
64
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994)
Executive Producer
64
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
Screenplay, Director
50
Brain Donors (1992)
Executive Producer
69
Hot Shots! (1991)
Director, Writer
69
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
Original Series Creator, Executive Producer
49
Oscar (1991)
as Postman (uncredited)
66
Cry-Baby (1990)
Executive Producer
1980s
6 titles · average score 73
80
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Writer, Executive Producer
59
Big Business (1988)
Director
66
Coming to America (1988)
as Face on Cutting Room Floor
77
Ruthless People (1986)
Director
73
Top Secret! (1984)
as German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)
83
Airplane! (1980)
as Religious Zealot #6
1970s
1 title · average score 68
68
The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
as Various