Jerry Zucker

Jerry Zucker

Jerry Zucker is an American movie director known for his role in directing comedy spoof films, and the hit film Ghost. Zucker was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Charlotte (d. 2007) and Burton Zucker, who was a real estate developer. He graduated from Shorewood High School. Zucker's early career work started with Jim Abrahams and brother David Zucker at the Kentucky Fried Theatre on Pico Blvd in West Los Angeles where they honed their comedic skills doing skits in front of a live audience. From there the three went on and together co-directed Airplane! in 1980 and then went on to do Top Secret! in 1984, and Ruthless People in 1986. In 1990, he lent his directorial skills to the dramatic genre with Ghost, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. Recent directorial efforts of Zucker's include the 2001 film Rat Race (which re-teamed him with Ghost star Whoopi Goldberg). Like his brother David Zucker, Jerry often cast his mother, Charlotte (who died in 2007), and his sister, Susan Breslau, in small roles in his films. Along with Jim Abrahams, the Zuckers constitute the "ZAZ" team of directors.

  • Popularity : 9.571
  • Known For : Production
  • Birthday : 1950-03-11
  • Place of Birth : Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Jerry Zucker Movies

  • 2001
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    Ghost: Remembering the Magic

    Ghost: Remembering the Magic

    6 2001 HD

    The Making of Ghost

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  • 2007
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    Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic

    Ghost Stories: The Making of a Classic

    1 2007 HD

    The making of Ghost

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  • 1995
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    Your Studio and You

    Your Studio and You

    6.8 1995 HD

    A parody of 1950s corporate/industrial films, commissioned by Universal Pictures executives after the studio's purchase by Seagrams, and featuring...

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  • 1984
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    Top Secret!

    Top Secret!

    7.1 1984 HD

    Popular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music festival. When he loses his heart to the gorgeous...

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  • 2015
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    Asthma

    Asthma

    6 2015 HD

    A young musician takes a beautiful tattoo artist on a ride in a stolen classic car.

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  • 1977
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    The Kentucky Fried Movie

    The Kentucky Fried Movie

    6.204 1977 HD

    A series of loosely connected skits that spoof news programs, commercials, porno films, kung-fu films, disaster films, blaxploitation films, spy...

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  • 1980
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    Airplane!

    Airplane!

    7.291 1980 HD

    An ex-fighter pilot forced to take over the controls of an airliner when the flight crew succumbs to food poisoning.

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  • 2002
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    Making Rat Race

    Making Rat Race

    1 2002 HD

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  • 1990
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    Ghost

    Ghost

    7.2 1990 HD

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  • 1980
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    Airplane!

    Airplane!

    7.291 1980 HD

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  • 1980
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    Airplane!

    Airplane!

    7.291 1980 HD

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  • 1995
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    First Knight

    First Knight

    6.1 1995 HD

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  • 1995
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    First Knight

    First Knight

    6.1 1995 HD

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  • 1984
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    Top Secret!

    Top Secret!

    7.1 1984 HD

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  • 1984
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    Top Secret!

    Top Secret!

    7.1 1984 HD

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  • 1986
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    Ruthless People

    Ruthless People

    6.6 1986 HD

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  • 1997
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    My Best Friend's Wedding

    My Best Friend's Wedding

    6.6 1997 HD

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  • 1992
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    Brain Donors

    Brain Donors

    6.1 1992 HD

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  • 2001
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    Rat Race

    Rat Race

    6.3 2001 HD

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  • 2001
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    Rat Race

    Rat Race

    6.3 2001 HD

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  • 1995
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    A Walk in the Clouds

    A Walk in the Clouds

    7.3 1995 HD

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  • 1988
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    The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

    The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

    7.252 1988 HD

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  • 1988
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    The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

    The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

    7.252 1988 HD

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  • 1980
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    Airplane!

    Airplane!

    7.291 1980 HD

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  • 1993
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    My Life

    My Life

    6.7 1993 HD

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  • 1984
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    Top Secret!

    Top Secret!

    7.1 1984 HD

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  • 2002
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    Unconditional Love

    Unconditional Love

    6 2002 HD

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  • 1979
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    Rock 'n' Roll High School

    Rock 'n' Roll High School

    6.272 1979 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Kentucky Fried Movie

    The Kentucky Fried Movie

    6.204 1977 HD

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  • 2011
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    Friends with Benefits

    Friends with Benefits

    6.656 2011 HD

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  • 1994
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    Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

    Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult

    6.474 1994 HD

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  • 1970
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    1000 Miles

    1000 Miles

    1 1970 HD

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  • 2010
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    Fair Game

    Fair Game

    6.5 2010 HD

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  • 1991
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    The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

    The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

    6.788 1991 HD

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  • 1991
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    The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

    The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear

    6.788 1991 HD

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  • 2022
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    Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

    Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty

    7.69 2022 HD

    A fast-break series chronicling the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of sports’ most revered and dominant...

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  • 2017
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    The History of Comedy

    The History of Comedy

    6.556 2017 HD

    Explore what makes us laugh, why, and how that's influenced our social and political landscape throughout history.

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  • 1970
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    The History of Comedy

    The History of Comedy

    7.8 1970 HD

    In this cult parody of cop dramas, replete with farce and sight gags, Lieutenant Frank Drebin and his fellow officers from Police Squad bungle their...

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  • 1970
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    The History of Comedy

    The History of Comedy

    7.8 1970 HD

    In this cult parody of cop dramas, replete with farce and sight gags, Lieutenant Frank Drebin and his fellow officers from Police Squad bungle their...

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  • 1970
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    The History of Comedy

    The History of Comedy

    7.8 1970 HD

    In this cult parody of cop dramas, replete with farce and sight gags, Lieutenant Frank Drebin and his fellow officers from Police Squad bungle their...

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  • 1970
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    The History of Comedy

    The History of Comedy

    7.8 1970 HD

    In this cult parody of cop dramas, replete with farce and sight gags, Lieutenant Frank Drebin and his fellow officers from Police Squad bungle their...

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