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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] 9 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I've learnt something this past week. About the Earth. And about love. I guess love is like the ozone layer. You never miss it until it's gone.

But, this is a different kind of sad, altogether.

[–] doofusmagoo 2 points 3 weeks ago

This is a different kind of sad.