On July 2, 1980, Paramount unveiled in theaters Airplane!, which would eventually become known as one of the great movie comedy satires.

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 ...

The iconic 1980 film “Airplane!” from the ZAZ directing team, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker parodies the plot and characters from the 1957 disaster flick “Zero Hour!” ...

New oral history of "Airplane!" traces the making of the beloved parody of 1970s disaster movies.

Life Lessons From ‘Airplane!’ The 1980 film taught me hard work and silliness can coexist. By Mike Kerrigan Dec. 1, 2024 4:44 pm ET ...

NPR's A Martinez talks to David Zucker, Jim Abrahams and Jerry Zucker, the trio who wrote and directed Airplane!, about their new book Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!

New oral history of "Airplane!" traces the making of the beloved parody of 1970s disaster movies.