Portrait of Jerry Zucker

Production

Jerry Zucker

Career

Active from 1977 to 2001, with up to 1 main title a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score72/100
Highest rated
Poster for Police Squad!
Police Squad!
GoodWatch score88/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 24 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 5.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Jerry Zucker Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Psychological
    3.1, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    2.9, average 4.7
  • Class & Capitalism
    1.6, average 3.3
  • Historical
    1.1, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Fast-Paced 3
  • 80s Nostalgia 2
  • Deadpan Humor 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

25
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
1000 Miles
1000 Miles

Producer

2020s

3 titles ยท average score 69
The Naked Gun
The Naked Gun (2025)
GoodWatch score 73

Original Film Writer

A Good Person
A Good Person (2023)
GoodWatch score 63

Thanks

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Jerry Zucker

2010s

4 titles ยท average score 56
Asthma
Asthma (2015)
GoodWatch score 33

as Gus' Father

Dear Dumb Diary
Dear Dumb Diary (2013)
GoodWatch score 59

Executive Producer

Friends with Benefits
Friends with Benefits (2011)
GoodWatch score 65

Producer

Fair Game
Fair Game (2010)
GoodWatch score 69

Producer

2000s

2 titles ยท average score 51
Unconditional Love
Unconditional Love (2002)
GoodWatch score 47

Producer

Rat Race
Rat Race (2001)
GoodWatch score 56

Director, Producer

1990s

9 titles ยท average score 62
My Best Friend's Wedding
My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
GoodWatch score 64

Producer

First Knight
First Knight (1995)
GoodWatch score 54

Producer, Director

A Walk in the Clouds
A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
GoodWatch score 60

Producer

Your Studio and You
Your Studio and You (1995)
GoodWatch score 73

as Jerry Zucker

Naked Gun 33โ…“: The Final Insult
Naked Gun 33โ…“: The Final Insult (1994)
GoodWatch score 64

Executive Producer

My Life
My Life (1993)
GoodWatch score 55

Producer

Brain Donors
Brain Donors (1992)
GoodWatch score 50

Executive Producer

The Naked Gun 2ยฝ: The Smell of Fear
The Naked Gun 2ยฝ: The Smell of Fear (1991)
GoodWatch score 69

Executive Producer, Original Series Creator

Ghost
Ghost (1990)
GoodWatch score 68

Director

1980s

4 titles ยท average score 78
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
GoodWatch score 80

Executive Producer, Writer

Ruthless People
Ruthless People (1986)
GoodWatch score 77

Director

Top Secret!
Top Secret! (1984)
GoodWatch score 73

as German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)

Airplane!
Airplane! (1980)
GoodWatch score 83

as Ground Crewman #1

1970s

2 titles ยท average score 70
Rock 'n' Roll High School
Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
GoodWatch score 72

Second Unit Director

The Kentucky Fried Movie
The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
GoodWatch score 67

as Various