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David Zucker

Born 1947-10-16

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.

Known for

Phone Booth 2003 · 7.1 Airplane! 1980 · 7.7 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! 1988 · 7.6 Scary Movie 3 2003 · 5.6 The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear 1991 · 6.9 Scary Movie 4 2006 · 5.1 Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult 1994 · 6.5 Scary Movie 5 2013 · 3.6 Top Secret! 1984 · 7.2 Superhero Movie 2008 · 4.7 BASEketball 1998 · 6.5 A Walk in the Clouds 1995 · 6.7 My Boss's Daughter 2003 · 4.7 Police Squad! 1982 · 8.4 The Kentucky Fried Movie 1977 · 6.4 The Onion Movie 2008 · 6.2 High School High 1996 · 5.6 An American Carol 2008 · 4.0 Brain Donors 1992 · 6.9 Kareem: Minority of One 2015 · 7.4 When We Went MAD! 2025 · 5.1