David Zucker

Producer

Born: October 16, 1947 (78 years old)

Place of birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Biography

David S. Zucker (born October 16, 1947) 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.

Filmography (29)

• O.J.: Made in America (2016, ★ 8.4)
• Top Secret! (1984, ★ 7.1)
• Kareem: Minority of One (2015, ★ 7.2)
• Airplane! (1980, ★ 7.3)
• Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022, ★ 7.6)
• Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (2026, ★ 7.8)
• A Walk in the Clouds (1995, ★ 7.4)
• The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988, ★ 7.3)
• An Inconvenient Truth (2006, ★ 7)
• Police Squad! (1982, ★ 7.9)
• The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977, ★ 6.2)
• BASEketball (1998, ★ 6.1)
• Your Studio and You (1995, ★ 6.8)
• The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991, ★ 6.8)
• Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult (1994, ★ 6.5)
• The History of Comedy (2017, ★ 6.6)
• Phone Booth (2003, ★ 6.9)
• Scary Movie 4 (2006, ★ 5.5)
• Scary Movie 3 (2003, ★ 6)
• Ruthless People (1986, ★ 6.6)
• Brain Donors (1992, ★ 6.1)
• The Onion Movie (2008, ★ 6.1)
• The Naked Gun (2025, ★ 6.4)
• Scary Movie 5 (2013, ★ 4.8)
• When We Went MAD! (2025, ★ 4.8)
• My Boss's Daughter (2003, ★ 5)
• High School High (1996, ★ 5.5)
• Superhero Movie (2008, ★ 5.3)
• An American Carol (2008, ★ 4.2)