Direction: Jerry Zucker
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Jerry Zucker. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Titles found: 7
Police Squad! (TV Series)
1982 · Series · 30 min. · United States
Direction David Zucker · Jim Abrahams · Jerry Zucker · Joe Dante
Cast Leslie Nielsen · Alan North · Rex Hamilton · Ed Williams
Synopsis Sight-gags and non-sequiturs dominate this spoof of police dramas. The six episodes formed the basis for later very successful "Naked Gun" movies.
7.2
595 votes
7.2
595 votes
Top Secret!
1984 · Movie · 90 min. · United States
Direction Jim Abrahams · David Zucker · Jerry Zucker
Cast Val Kilmer · Lucy Gutteridge · Omar Sharif · Christopher Villiers
Synopsis Top Secret! (1984) follows Nick Rivers, a rock and roll singer, who travels to East Germany for a cultural festival. Unbeknownst to him, he becomes entangled in a dangerous resistance movement against a oppressive regime. Along the way, Nick meets...
7.1
33K votes
7.1
33K votes
Ghost
1990 · Movie · 127 min. · United States
Direction Jerry Zucker
Cast Patrick Swayze · Demi Moore · Whoopi Goldberg · Tony Goldwyn
Synopsis After renovating their expensive loft in the TriBeCa section of Manhattan, Molly and Sam, a young successful yuppie couple, are walking home one evening when Sam is tragically gunned down by a street mugger. Molly goes into a deep depression,...
6.5
111K votes
6.5
111K votes
Airplane!
1980 · Movie · 88 min. · United States
Direction Jim Abrahams · David Zucker · Jerry Zucker
Cast Robert Hays · Julie Hagerty · Leslie Nielsen · Lloyd Bridges
Synopsis Airplane! (1980) is a hilarious spoof of disaster films, following ex-fighter pilot Ted Striker, who must overcome his fear of flying to save the day. When food poisoning incapacitates the crew and passengers aboard a commercial flight, Ted, a nervous...
6.4
87K votes
6.4
87K votes
First Knight
1995 · Movie · 133 min. · United States
Direction Jerry Zucker
Cast Richard Gere · Sean Connery · Julia Ormond · Ben Cross
Synopsis On the way to meet King Arthur, her future husband and ally, Lady Guenevere and her retinue are attacked by Arthur's mortal enemy, the malicious Malagant. Prince Malagant wants possession of Guinevere's land, which lies between Arthur's kingdom and his...
5.2
20K votes
5.2
20K votes
Rat Race
2001 · Movie · 112 min. · United States
Direction Jerry Zucker
Cast Rowan Atkinson · Breckin Meyer · Cuba Gooding Jr. · John Cleese
Synopsis Rat Race (2001) follows a group of strangers who are lured into a high-stakes competition by a wealthy casino owner. Each participant is given a clue leading to a locker containing $2 million in cash, located hundreds of miles away....
5.2
12K votes
5.2
12K votes
Ruthless People
1986 · Movie · 93 min. · United States
Direction Jim Abrahams · David Zucker · Jerry Zucker
Cast Danny DeVito · Bette Midler · Judge Reinhold · Helen Slater
Synopsis In this fiendishly funny comedy from the creators of AIRPLANE! Loathsome millionaire Sam Stone (Danny DeVito) is ruthless. How ruthless? When his shrill wife Barbara (Bette Midler) is nabbed by inept kidnappers (Judge Reinhold, Helen Slater), Sam cries tears of...
5.1
3K votes
5.1
3K votes