Biography

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

★7.3

Airplane!

1980

★5.5

Scary Movie 4

2006

★4.8

Scary Movie 5

2013

★6.8

The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

1991

★6.5

Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

1994

★7.1

Top Secret!

1984

★6.1

BASEketball

1998

★6.2

The Kentucky Fried Movie

1977

★7.7

Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

2022