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"Naked Gun" & "Airplane" Director Abrahams Dies (www.darkhorizons.com)

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Writer-director Jim Abrahams, who co-wrote and co-directed some of the most iconic comedy films of the 1980s including “The Naked Gun” and “Airplane!” (aka. “Flying High”), has died. He was 80. Abrahams died of natural causes at his home in Santa Monica according to his son Joseph in a statement issued to THR. Together with […]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

"Airplane" is called "Flying High" in Australia because the film it spoofed was an Australian film.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago

I love how spoofing it meant 95% of the dialog and story was the same. What a classic.