On July 2, 1980, Paramount unveiled a film that would eventually become known as one of the great movie comedy satires. By Ron Pennington On July 2, 1980, Paramount unveiled in theaters Airplane!, ...

"Airplane!" stars Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty are coming to the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank for a screening ...

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 away of natural ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Otto, Julie Hagerty and Robert Hays in the 1980 comedy classic Airplane! (Courtesy Everett Collection) (Everett Collection) A ...

One of the greatest comedies of all time, which couldn't be made today, is now on streaming. Released in 1980, this rambunctious comedy feels like it came from the mind of Spaceballs' Mel Brooks.

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!” It broke out as a ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kyle Peterson, Allysia Finley and Joe Sternberg. Photo: Getty Images When I learned of the death of Jim Abrahams, who along with Jerry and ...

It’s no secret that the 1980 comedy movie Airplane! is a parody. But for some reason, I’ve spent my entire life believing that Airplane! was a broad parody of 1970s disaster movies. And while the ...