Jerry Zucker - biography

“But in terms of satire and comedy, our biggest and earliest influence was Mad magazine.”

“My greatest thrill was the day Mad magazine spoofed ‘Ghost.’”

Jerry Zucker directed the following films:
Airplane! (1980)
Top Secret! (1984)
Ruthless People (1986)
Ghost (1990)
First Knight (1995)
Rat Race (2001)


Jerry Zucker contributed to the screenplay for the following films:
The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
Airplane! (1980)
Top Secret! (1984)
Ruthless People (1986)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991)
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
Rat Race (2001)