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Jerry Zucker

Producer | Writer | Director

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Father, with Janet Zucker, of son Bob Zucker and daughter Kate Zucker. See more trivia »

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in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Filmography

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2012 Mental (producer)
 
2011 Friends with Benefits (producer)
 
2010/I Fair Game (producer)
 
2002 Unconditional Love (producer)
 
2001 Rat Race (producer)
 
1997 My Best Friend's Wedding (producer)
 
1995 First Knight (producer)
 
1995 A Walk in the Clouds (producer)
 
1994 Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (executive producer)
 
1993 My Life (producer)
 
1992 Brain Donors (executive producer)
 
1991 The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (executive producer)
 
1988 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (executive producer)
 
1987 Our Planet Tonight (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
1984 Top Secret! (executive producer)
 
1982 Police Squad! (TV series) (executive producer - 6 episodes)
– Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh) (1982) (executive producer)
– Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood) (1982) (executive producer)
– Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi) (1982) (executive producer)
– The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand) (1982) (executive producer)
– Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment) (1982) (executive producer)
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1980 Airplane! (executive producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (7 titles)
1994 Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (television series "Police Squad")
 
1991 The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (television series Police Squad)
 
1988 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (television series "Police Squad" / written by)
 
1984 Top Secret! (written by)
 
1982 Police Squad! (TV series)
– Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh) (1982) (creator)
– Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood) (1982) (creator)
– Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi) (1982) (creator)
– The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand) (1982) (creator)
– Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment) (1982) (creator)
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1980 Airplane! (written for the screen by)
 
1977 The Kentucky Fried Movie (written by)
 
Show ShowDirector (8 titles)
2014 Jerusalem, I Love You (announced)
 
2001 Rat Race
 
1995 First Knight
 
1990 Ghost
 
1986 Ruthless People
 
1984 Top Secret!
 
1982 Police Squad! (TV series)
– A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise) (1982)
 
1980 Airplane!
 
Show ShowActor (4 titles)
1984 Top Secret!
German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)
 
1980 Airplane!
Ground Crewman #1
 
1977 The Kentucky Fried Movie
Technician #3 (segment "Eyewitness News")/Man (segment "Nytex P.M.")/Beaver (segment "Courtroom")/Hands (segment "Fixative")
 
1972 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
– Episode dated 20 December 1972 (1972) (as Kentucky Fried Theatre)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (2 titles)
1984 Top Secret! (lyrics: "SPEND THIS NIGHT WITH ME")
 
1978 All You Need Is Cash (TV movie) (producer: "Courtroom Theme From The Kentucky Fried Movie")
 
1979 Rock 'n' Roll High School (second unit director)
 
Show ShowThanks (5 titles)
2011 The Comedy Blips (TV series) (grateful acknowledgment)
 
2009 Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2007 Martian Child (special thanks)
 
1997 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (the producers and director wish to thank)
 
1993 The Unknown Marx Brothers (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (12 titles)
2007 Greatest Ever 80s Movies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Greatest Ever Romantic Movies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Greatest Ever Comedy Movies (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 Greatest Movie Love Scenes (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The 50 Greatest Comedy Films (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Biography (TV series documentary)
– Bette Midler (2004)
 
2001 Making 'Rat Race' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Life and Times (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Leslie Nielsen: The Last Laugh (2000) … Himself
 
1999 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Films of Zucker, Abrahams & Zucker … Himself
 
1997 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– On the Set: 'My Best Friend's Wedding' (1997) … Himself
 
1995 Your Studio and You (short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1974 The Midnight Special (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.40 (1974) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 

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Mental -- A charismatic, crazy hothead transforms a family's life when she becomes the nanny of five girls whose mother has cracked from her husband's political ambitions and his infidelity. Rat Race -- A Las Vegas casino magnate, determined to find a new avenue for wagering, sets up a race for money.
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Kentucky Fried Theatre
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Father, with Janet Zucker, of son Bob Zucker and daughter Kate Zucker. See more »

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