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Jerry Zucker
Producer 76 years old

Jerry Zucker

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Jerry Zucker (born March 11, 1950) is an American director, known for comedy spoof films, and the hit film Ghost. Zucker was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Charlotte (d. 2007) and Burton Zucker, who was a real estate developer. He graduated from Shorewood High... Read full bio →

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Top Secret!

Top Secret!

Jim Abrahams, David Zucker 1984 1h 30m 8.0

Parody of WWII spy movies in which an American rock and roll singer becomes involved in a Resistance plot to rescue a scientist imprisoned in East Germany.

Airplane!

Airplane!

Jim Abrahams, David Zucker 1980 1h 28m 7.9

Airplane is an American comedy that parodies the airplane catastrophe films from the 70’s. The film was a huge commercial success and is one of the most important films in American cinema history.

The Kentucky Fried Movie

The Kentucky Fried Movie

John Landis 1977 1h 23m 7.4

A series of loosely connected skits that spoof news programs, commercials, porno films, kung-fu films, disaster films, blaxploitation films, spy films, mafia films, and the fear that somebody is watching you on the other side of the TV.

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