Comedy often works best when it is interacting with other genres, and blending them together. So when Airplane! came out in 1980 as a parody of disaster films, drawing heavily on inspiration from ...

A third chimed in, hailing the cult classic: "One of the two best film spoofs ever made (the other being Spaceballs), Airplane! is a masterpiece in comedy, with slapstick, dark humour and all ...

Photo: Getty Images When I learned of the death of Jim Abrahams, who along with Jerry and David Zucker wrote, directed and produced the comedy film “Airplane!” (1980), I asked the obvious ...

The comedy troupe played sold-out shows ... In 2010, it was selected for the National Film Registry. “I do believe that when ‘Airplane!’ is really clicking, it elevates stupidity to an ...

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 ...

Father’s Day is as good a time as any to show your kids some good movies for once. It’s time to upgrade from the Toy Story ...

A 1975 British comedy film has been crowned the greatest comedy ... sitting just behind Holy Grail in second place is Airplane! (1980), a high-speed feature that redefined disaster movies.

The slapstick comedy showcased his deadpan chops after ... He also had small acting credits in “The Kentucky Fried Movie,” “Airplane!,” “Top Secret!” and “Coming to America.” ...

Jim Abrahams, part of the writing-directing-producing team behind such comedy touchstones as Airplane!, the Naked Gun films, and Police Squad!, died Tuesday at his Santa Monica home. He was 80.