“Disney and Henson is such a convoluted story,” Jim Hill, theme park historian and host of “The Disney Dish” podcast, tells SFGATE via phone. And that story, which goes back to the ...

By Clay Risen Jim Abrahams, who with the brothers David and Jerry Zucker surely comprised one of the funniest trios of comedy writers in film history, layering on the yucks in classics like ...

Jim Abrahams, the writer-director who with brothers Jerry and David Zucker popularized the 1980s spoof genre with comedies such as “Airplane!” and “The Naked Gun” series, has died.

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 ...

Abrahams - who wrote and directed iconic spoof films Airplane! (1980) and The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) died from natural causes on Tuesday at his home in Santa Monica, his ...

Abrahams' collaborations with David and Jerry Zucker produced some of the most beloved (and quotable) comedic films of the '80s. Born in Wisconsin in 1944, Abrahams is best known for his career ...

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 ...

and 'Ruthless People.' By Chris Koseluk Jim Abrahams, the writer-director who with brothers Jerry and David Zucker turned the comedy genre on its ear with such zany efforts as Airplane!, ...

Jim Harbaugh made his return to the NFL this season as head coach of the Chargers, while John has been the head coach of the Ravens since 2008. We saw these two face each other before, when Jim ...

NEW YORK -- As new Blues coach Jim Montgomery appeared before reporters Monday at Madison Square Garden sporting a dark blue sweatshirt emblazoned with the team's famed blue note logo, there was ...

Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports Bob DeChiara/Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports NEW YORK — As new Blues coach Jim Montgomery appeared before reporters at Madison Square Garden sporting a dark blue sweatshirt ...