1977's Kentucky Fried Movie was the first film written by the comedy team of Jim Abrahams and brothers Jerry and David Zucker, three self-described "nice Jewish boys from Milwaukee" who started a ...

This past weekend, I slid into an assigned seat on what I think was the biggest airplane I have ever been on. Stuck between a window and a stranger for a flight over the Atlantic, I decided to seize ...

The outrageous comedy parody of disaster movies, “Airplane!,” opened in theaters July 2, 1980? Surely that wasn’t really 45 years ago next Wednesday! It was 45 years ago next Wednesday. And don’t call ...

Francis Ford Coppola may not have had any input in the Naked Gun films/TV show, but without him, they wouldn't exist. It all starts with the Airplane! sequel. The key actors from the 1980 film ...

From "Snakes on a Plane" to "Airplane!" these films have lessons for fliers. Sept. 9, 2009 — -- I've always loved the movie "Airplane!" and I defy anyone to see it and not laugh out loud. It's a ...

Robert Hayes, Julie Hagerty, and Leslie Nielsen starred as a pilot, a flight attendant, and a deadpan doctor onboard the doomed flight. The comedy earned universal acclaim from critics and was named ...

SHOREWOOD, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Remembering a comedic genius. Jim Abrahams, who grew up in Shorewood and is best known for his part in making the movies "Airplane!" and "The Naked Gun series," has passed ...

We reveal that David Letterman once auditioned for the movie Airplane and can’t stop laughing. Mike Johnson gives update on ...

Liam Neeson's action era may be ending, but his comedy run is just starting in the newly released film The Naked Gun. Fortunately, most of the films by Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker are readily ...

Thomas Dickey, the lawyer for accused UnitedHealthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione, quoted the classic comedy movie Airplane II upon being asked what his “first impressions” of his client were on ...

Watching a movie on a plane can be a great way to pass the time if you're traveling for the holidays – particularly if you're going a long way. But picking the right movie can be very tricky. Today, ...