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Collaborations

  • The Kentucky Fried Movie
    • This sketch comedy clip movie proved that ZAZ had what it took to crank out the humor, even if it was an uneven effort.
  • Airplane!
    • Taking the script for the melodrama Zero Hour!, the ZAZ team turned up the wackiness and made one of the finest comedies ever.
  • Police Squad!
    • Having parodied disaster films, the ZAZ team turned their sights on another worthwhile parody subject: police procedurals.
  • Top Secret!
    • This fun spy parody features Val Kilmer in one of his silliest roles while still delivering a ton of greatt laughs.
  • The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
    • Frank returns to the Squad, although maybe he should have spent more time away as this continuation doesn't deliver the goods.
  • The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear
    • Frank Drebin is back in a much improved sequel that has a lot of good jokes and plenty of fresh ideas.

Jim Abrahams Projects

  • Hot Shots!
    • This Top Gun parody shows much of the spark of the ZAZ efforts, although it's still not quite as good as their best.

See Also

  • Airplane II: The Sequel: A lesser effort from Paramount to capitalize on the success of the first film, just without the input of the original creators.