David S. Zucker 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
Airplane!
(1980)
Executive Producer
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
(1988)
Executive Producer
Scary Movie 5
(2013)
Producer
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
(1994)
Producer
Superhero Movie
(2008)
Producer
BASEketball
(1998)
Producer
Phone Booth
(2003)
Producer
A Walk in the Clouds
(1995)
Producer
Top Secret!
(1984)
Executive Producer
The Onion Movie
(2008)
Producer
High School High
(1996)
Producer
My Boss's Daughter
(2003)
Producer
An American Carol
(2008)
Producer
Brain Donors
(1992)
Executive Producer
Full Filmography
Production
Airplane!
(1980)
Executive Producer
Top Secret!
(1984)
Executive Producer
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
(1988)
Executive Producer
Brain Donors
(1992)
Executive Producer
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
(1994)
Producer
A Walk in the Clouds
(1995)
Producer
High School High
(1996)
Producer
BASEketball
(1998)
Producer
Phone Booth
(2003)
Producer
My Boss's Daughter
(2003)
Producer
An American Carol
(2008)
Producer
The Onion Movie
(2008)
Producer
Superhero Movie
(2008)
Producer
Scary Movie 5
(2013)
Producer
Acting
The Kentucky Fried Movie
(1977)
Man (segment "His New Car") / Technician #2 (segment "Eyewitness News") / Grunwald (segment "Courtroom")
Airplane!
(1980)
Ground Crewman #2
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
(1991)
Davy Crockett
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
(1994)
Teleprompter Guy
Your Studio and You
(1995)
David Zucker
BASEketball
(1998)
Man with Shooting Hot Dog (uncredited)
Scary Movie 4
(2006)
Zoltar (voice)
Scary Movie 5
(2013)
Packer Fan (uncredited)
Kareem: Minority of One
(2015)
Self
O.J.: Made in America
(2016)
Self
Writing
The Kentucky Fried Movie
(1977)
Writer
Airplane!
(1980)
Writer
Top Secret!
(1984)
Screenplay
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
(1988)
Writer
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
(1991)
Writer
Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult
(1994)
Writer
High School High
(1996)
Screenplay
BASEketball
(1998)
Screenplay
An American Carol
(2008)
Writer
Scary Movie 5
(2013)
Writer
Directing
Airplane!
(1980)
Director
Top Secret!
(1984)
Director
Ruthless People
(1986)
Director
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
(1988)
Director
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
(1991)
Director
For Goodness Sake
(1993)
Director
BASEketball
(1998)
Director
My Boss's Daughter
(2003)
Director
Scary Movie 3
(2003)
Director
Scary Movie 4
(2006)
Director
An American Carol
(2008)
Director
Crew