David Zucker
David Samuel Zucker is an American filmmaker. Associated mostly with parody comedies, Zucker is recognized for collaborating with Jim Abrahams and his brother Jerry as part of Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker, with whom he wrote and directed the 1980 film Airplane! and created The Naked Gun franchise. As a solo filmmaker, Zucker has also directed Scary Movie 3 (2003) and Scary Movie 4 (2006).
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The Naked Gun
writer
2025
Kareem: Minority of One
actor
2015
Scary Movie 5
writer
2013
An American Carol
director
2008
An American Carol
writer
2008
Scary Movie 4
director
2006
Scary Movie 3
director
2003
My Boss's Daughter
director
2003
BASEketball
director
1998
BASEketball
writer
1998
High School High
writer
1996
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
writer
1994
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
writer
1991
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
director
1991
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
director
1988
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
writer
1988
Ruthless People
director
1986
Top Secret!
director
1984
Top Secret!
writer
1984
Airplane!
writer
1980
Airplane!
director
1980
The Kentucky Fried Movie
writer
1977
