Jim Abrahams Movies: Top 6 Performances by a Successful Producer



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Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult Poster
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult ( 1994) | IMDb: 6.5
Comedy , Crime
Frank Drebin is persuaded out of retirement to go undercover in a state prison. There he has to find out what top terrorist, Rocco, has planned for when he escapes. Adding to his problems, Frank's wife, Jane, is desperate for a baby.
Starring:
Leslie Nielsen , Priscilla Presley , George Kennedy , O.J. Simpson , Fred Ward , Kathleen Freeman
Directed by:
Joseph J. Kontra , Robert K. Weiss , John Hockridge
Produced by:
Jeremy Alter , Elton MacPherson , Pamela Basker
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear Poster
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear ( 1991) | IMDb: 6.9
Comedy , Crime
Bumbling lieutenant Frank Drebin is out to foil the big boys in the energy industry, who intend to suppress technology that will put them out of business.
Starring:
Leslie Nielsen , Priscilla Presley , George Kennedy , O.J. Simpson , Robert Goulet , Richard Griffiths
Directed by:
John T. Kretchmer , David Zucker , Robert K. Weiss
Produced by:
John D. Schofield , Robert K. Weiss , Jerry Zucker
Cry-Baby Poster
Cry-Baby ( 1990) | IMDb: 6.5
Comedy , Romance
A prim and proper schoolgirl goes against her society grandmother's wishes when she dates a motorcycle-riding juvenile delinquent.
Starring:
Johnny Depp , Amy Locane , Susan Tyrrell , Iggy Pop , Ricki Lake , Traci Lords
Directed by:
Mary Ellen Woods , John Waters , Harriotte H. Aaron
Produced by:
Rachel Talalay , Brian Grazer , Paula Herold
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! Poster
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! ( 1988) | IMDb: 7.6
Comedy , Crime
When the bumbling Lieutenant Frank Drebin investigates events following the shooting of his partner, he stumbles upon an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II.
Starring:
Leslie Nielsen , Priscilla Presley , Ricardo Montalban , George Kennedy , O.J. Simpson , Susan Beaubian
Directed by:
Nancy Hopton , David Zucker , Geraldine F. Keener
Produced by:
Jim Abrahams , Sue Swan , Jerry Zucker
Top Secret! Poster
Top Secret! ( 1984) | IMDb: 7.2
Comedy
Popular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music festival. When he loses his heart to the gorgeous Hillary Flammond, he finds himself caught up in an underground resistance movement. Rivers joins forces with Agent Cedric and Flammond to attempt the rescue of her father, Dr. Paul, from the Germans, who have captured the scientist in hopes of coercing him into building a new naval mine.
Starring:
Val Kilmer , Lucy Gutteridge , Peter Cushing , Jeremy Kemp , Christopher Villiers , Warren Clarke
Directed by:
David Zucker , Trevor Puckle , Jerry Zucker
Produced by:
Jim Abrahams , Eric Rattray , Jerry Zucker
Airplane! Poster
Airplane! ( 1980) | IMDb: 7.7
Comedy
An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.
Starring:
Robert Hays , Julie Hagerty , Leslie Nielsen , Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , Lloyd Bridges , Peter Graves
Directed by:
David Zucker , Jerry Zucker , Nancy Hansen
Produced by:
Maurice Vaccarino , Hunt Lowry , Jerry Zucker