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Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) -- Ed coaxes his "Police Squad" pal Frank out of retirement to thwart a terrorist bombing.
An American Carol (2008) -- An anti-American filmmaker who's out to abolish the July Fourth holiday is visited by three ghosts who try to change his perception of the country.
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) -- Frank Drebin (Leslie Nielsen) loves a mystery. Why are we here? Is there life after sex? Yes, Drebin tackles the big issues - and the biggest of all is how to stop devious Quentin Hapsburg's (Robert Goulet) plan to destroy the environment!
High School High (1996) -- From the creators of the Naked Gun series comes High School High. Richard C. Clark is an idealistic young teacher who leaves a position at a prestigious school headed by his own father to teach at Marion Barry High--a notorious inner city school so tough that it has its own cemetery.
My Boss's Daughter (2003) -- When a young man agrees to housesit for his boss, he thinks it'll be the perfect opportunity to get close to the woman he desperately has a crush on - his boss's daughter...
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Overview

Date of Birth:
16 October 1947, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA more
Contact:
View agent, publicist and company contact info on IMDbPro.
Trivia:
Daughter is Sarah Zucker, son is Charles Zucker. more
STARmeter: ?
Down 3% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(34 articles)
CBS Renews NCIS: Los Angeles and The Good Wife
 (From MovieWeb. 14 January 2010, 12:10 PM, PST)
Review: iTunes 99p Rental – Scary Movie 3
 (From HeyUGuys. 27 October 2009, 5:01 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Kentucky Fried Theatre
US TV Schedule:
Sat. Feb. 1310:00 AMCOMEDY My Boss's Daughter  

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: In Development, Producer, Writer, Director, Actor, Soundtrack, Music Department, Thanks, Self
In Development: What's this?
  1. Scary Movie 5 (details only on IMDbPro)
Producer:
  1. An American Carol (2008) (producer)
    ... aka Big Fat Important Movie (International: English title) (UK: DVD title)
  2. Superhero Movie (2008) (producer)
  3. The Onion Movie (2008) (producer)
    ... aka News Movie (UK: DVD title)
  4. Phone Booth (2002) (producer)
  5. "Absolutely True" (2000) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)

  6. BASEketball (1998) (producer)
  7. High School High (1996) (producer)
  8. For Goodness Sake II (1996) (producer)
  9. A Walk in the Clouds (1995) (producer)
    ... aka Caminando por las nubes (Mexico)
    ... aka Un paseo por las nubes (Mexico)
  10. Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) (producer)
  11. For Goodness Sake (1993) (producer)
  12. Brain Donors (1992) (executive producer)
    ... aka Lame Ducks

  13. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) (executive producer)
    ... aka The Naked Gun
  14. Our Planet Tonight (1987) (TV) (executive producer)
  15. Top Secret! (1984) (executive producer)
  16. "Police Squad!" (executive producer) (6 episodes, 1982)
        - Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh) (1982) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood) (1982) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi) (1982) TV episode (executive producer)
        - The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand) (1982) TV episode (executive producer)
        - Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment) (1982) TV episode (executive producer)
          (1 more)
  17. Airplane! (1980) (executive producer)
    ... aka Flying High! (New Zealand: English title) (Philippines: English title)
    ... aka Flying High (Australia)
Writer:
  1. An American Carol (2008) (written by)
    ... aka Big Fat Important Movie (International: English title) (UK: DVD title)
  2. H.U.D. (2000) (TV) (writer)

  3. BASEketball (1998) (written by)
  4. High School High (1996) (written by)
  5. Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) (television series: "Police Squad") (written by)
  6. For Goodness Sake (1993) (writer)
  7. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) (television series "Police Squad") (written by)
    ... aka The Naked Gun 2 1/2 (Canada: English title)

  8. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) (television series "Police Squad") (written by)
    ... aka The Naked Gun
  9. Top Secret! (1984) (writer)
  10. "Police Squad!" (6 episodes, 1982)
        - Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh) (1982) TV episode (creator)
        - Rendezvous at Big Gulch (Terror in the Neighborhood) (1982) TV episode (creator)
        - Revenge and Remorse (The Guilty Alibi) (1982) TV episode (creator)
        - The Butler Did It (A Bird in the Hand) (1982) TV episode (creator)
        - Ring of Fear (A Dangerous Assignment) (1982) TV episode (creator)
          (1 more)
  11. Airplane! (1980) (written by)
    ... aka Flying High! (New Zealand: English title) (Philippines: English title)
    ... aka Flying High (Australia)

  12. The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) (written by)
Director:
  1. An American Carol (2008)
    ... aka Big Fat Important Movie (International: English title) (UK: DVD title)
  2. Scary Movie 4 (2006)
    ... aka Scary Movie 4 (Australia: cable TV title)
  3. Scary Movie 3 (2003)
    ... aka Film de peur 3 (Canada: French title)
    ... aka Scary Movie 3.5 (USA: DVD box title)
  4. My Boss's Daughter (2003)
  5. H.U.D. (2000) (TV)

  6. BASEketball (1998)
  7. For Goodness Sake (1993)
  8. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
    ... aka The Naked Gun 2 1/2 (Canada: English title)

  9. The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
    ... aka The Naked Gun
  10. Ruthless People (1986)
  11. Top Secret! (1984)
  12. "Police Squad!" (1 episode, 1982)
        - A Substantial Gift (The Broken Promise) (1982) TV episode
  13. Airplane! (1980)
    ... aka Flying High! (New Zealand: English title) (Philippines: English title)
    ... aka Flying High (Australia)
Actor:
  1. Scary Movie 4 (2006) (voice) .... Zoltar
    ... aka Scary Movie 4 (Australia: cable TV title)

  2. BASEketball (1998) (uncredited) .... Man with shooting Hot Dog
  3. Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994) .... Teleprompter Guy
  4. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) .... Davy Crockett
    ... aka The Naked Gun 2 1/2 (Canada: English title)

  5. Top Secret! (1984) (uncredited) .... German Soldier in Prop Room
  6. Airplane! (1980) .... Ground Crewman #2
    ... aka Flying High! (New Zealand: English title) (Philippines: English title)
    ... aka Flying High (Australia)

  7. The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977) .... Man (segment "His New Car")/Technician #2 (segment "Eyewitness News")/Grunwald (segment "Courtroom")
  8. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 20 December 1972 (1972) TV episode (as Kentucky Fried Theatre)
Soundtrack:
  1. High School High (1996) (writer: "It's Your Birthday")
  2. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) (lyrics: "I GUESS I'M JUST SCREWED")
    ... aka The Naked Gun 2 1/2 (Canada: English title)

  3. Top Secret! (1984) (lyrics: "SPEND THIS NIGHT WITH ME")

  4. The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978) (TV) (producer: "Courtroom Theme From The Kentucky Fried Movie")
    ... aka All You Need Is Cash (USA)
Music Department:
  1. BASEketball (1998) (executive music producer) (uncredited)
Thanks:
  1. Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' (2009) (special thanks)
  2. An Inconvenient Truth (2006) (thanks)

  3. Dumb & Dumber (1994) (special thanks)
    ... aka Dumb Happens
    ... aka Dumb and Dumber (USA: video box title)
Self:
  1. "Larry King Live" .... Himself (1 episode, 2008)
        - Politics & Humor (2008) TV episode .... Himself
  2. "Dr. Phil" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - What Are You Afraid Of? (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  3. "I Love the 80's 3-D" (2005) TV series .... Himself
  4. "Biography" (1 episode, 2004)
        - Bette Midler (2004) TV episode
  5. Making 'Scary Movie 3' (2004) (V) .... Himself
  6. "Breakfast" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Episode dated 21 January 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  7. "Life and Times" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Leslie Nielsen: The Last Laugh (2000) TV episode .... Himself

  8. "The Directors" .... Himself (1 episode)
        - The Films of Zucker, Abrahams & Zucker (????) TV episode .... Himself
  9. Your Studio and You (1995) .... Himself

  10. "The Midnight Special" .... Himself (1 episode, 1974)
        - Episode #2.40 (1974) TV episode .... Himself

Additional Details

Other Works:
The March 16, 2001 draft of the screenplay for My Boss's Daughter (2003) lists David Zucker and Peter Tilden as writers. Tilden is not credited in the final film and Zucker only received a directing credit. more
Publicity Listings:
1 Interview | 1 Article more
Genres:
Comedy | Action | Crime | Mystery more
Plot Keywords:
Spoof | Cult Favorite | Beautiful Woman | Buxom more

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American Carol was a complete waste of time tracy-256
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he's also a republican fkd1963
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