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David Zucker

Producer

David Zucker

Born October 16, 1947 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA15 films

David S. Zucker (born October 16, 1947) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Associated mostly with parody comedies, Zucker is recognized as the director and writer of the critically successful 1980 film Airplane! as well as being the creator of The Naked Gun franchise and for directing Scary Movie 3 and Scary Movie 4.

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Airplane! posterFirst watchAirplane!19807.3An ex-fighter pilot is forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! poster7.3The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!1988Phone Booth poster6.9Phone Booth2003A Walk in the Clouds poster7.4A Walk in the Clouds1995Top Secret! poster7.1Top Secret!1984Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult poster6.5Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult1994Superhero Movie poster5.3Superhero Movie2008BASEketball poster6.1BASEketball1998Scary Movie 5 poster4.8Scary Movie 52013

Filmography

15 films
  1. 2013Scary Movie 5Producer
  2. 2008An American CarolProducer
  3. 2008The Onion MovieProducer
  4. 2008Superhero MovieProducer
  5. 2003My Boss's DaughterProducer
  6. 2003Phone BoothProducer
  7. 2000H.U.D.Executive Producer
  8. 1998BASEketballProducer
  9. 1996High School HighProducer
  10. 1995A Walk in the CloudsProducer
  11. 1994Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final InsultProducer
  12. 1992Brain DonorsExecutive Producer
  13. 1988The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!Executive Producer
  14. 1984Top Secret!Executive Producer
  15. 1980Airplane!Executive Producer