David Zucker

David Zucker (rođen je 16. oktobra 1947. u Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) potpisuje hitove Airplane!, Ruthless People, The Naked Gun, Phone Booth, A Walk In the Clouds kao i Mrak film 3 i 4. Kao reditelj, scenarista i producent jedan je od najuspešnijih autora Holivuda. Snimio je 15 studijskih filmova od kojih su se svi pokazali profitabilnima, a njegov uspeh je nemerljiv u ovoj izrazito konkurentnoj industriji.

Nakon studija, uz pomoć brata Jerrya i prijatelja Jima Abrahamsa, osmislio je Kentucky Fried Theater, a njihova urnebesna skeč-komedija preselila se u Los Anđeles 1972. godine i proslavila ih kao najuspešniju malu pozorišnu grupu u istoriji tog grada.

Svoj uspeh pretočili su u nezavisni film Kentucky Fried Movie i začeli ideju stvaranja potpuno novog filmskog žanra. Airplane! je razbio sve konvencije, a dramski glumci kao što su Robert Stack i Leslie Nielsen briljirali su u nesuvislim dijalozima izgovorenim ledeno-hladnim izrazom lica. Usledili su Top Secret! (glumi Val Kilmer) i farsa Ruthless People (glume Bette Midler i Danny DeVito).

1988. David je samostalno režirao The Naked Gun, a zatim 1991. Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear i, kasnije, Naked Gun 33 1/3. Nakon toga producirao je A Walk in The Clouds (Keanu Reeves) i Phone Booth (Colin Farrell) te režirao BASEketball (Trey Parker i Matt Stone).

2003. godine za Dimension Films počinje da radi Mrak film 3 i 4, nakon čega producira Superhero Movie i nezavisni An American Carol.

David i njegova supruga Danielle (koja je doktorka), kao i njihova deca Charles i Sarah žive u Los Anđelesu.

Filmografija - režiser:
2008 An American Carol
2006 Scary Movie 4
2003 Scary Movie 3
2003 My Boss's Daughter
2000 H.U.D. (TV movie)
1998 BASEketball
1993 For Goodness Sake (short)
1991 The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
1988 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
1986 Ruthless People
1984 Top Secret!
1982 Police Squad! (TV series)
1980 Airplane!

Filmografija - scenarista:
2013 Scary MoVie (written by)
2008 An American Carol (written by)
2000 H.U.D. (TV movie)
1998 BASEketball (written by)
1996 High School High (written by)
1994 Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (television series: "Police Squad" / written by)
1993 For Goodness Sake (short)
1991 The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (television series "Police Squad" / written by)
1988 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (television series "Police Squad" / written by)
1984 Top Secret! (written by)
1982 Police Squad! (TV series)
1980 Airplane! (written for the screen by)
1977 The Kentucky Fried Movie (written by)

Filmografija - producent:
2014 The Terror (TV movie) (executive producer) (pre-production)
2013 Scary MoVie (producer)
2008 An American Carol (producer)
2008 Superhero Movie (producer)
2008 The Onion Movie (producer)
2002 Phone Booth (producer)
2000 Absolutely True (TV series) (executive producer)
1998 BASEketball (producer)
1996 High School High (producer)
1996 For Goodness Sake II (producer)
1995 A Walk in the Clouds (producer)
1994 Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (producer)
1993 For Goodness Sake (short) (producer)
1992 Brain Donors (executive producer)
1988 The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (executive producer)
1987 Our Planet Tonight (TV movie) (executive producer)
1984 Top Secret! (executive producer)
1982 Police Squad! (TV series) (executive producer - 6 episodes)
1980 Airplane! (executive producer)