David Zucker
David Zucker
David S. Zuckeris an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. Associated mostly with parody comedies, Zucker is mostly recognized as the director and writer of the critically successful 1980 film Airplane! as well as being the creator of the The Naked Gun franchise...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth16 October 1947
CountryUnited States of America
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We held everything until then and knew we had about nine months after that to get it done.
studio throw
The studio just wanted us to throw in something as a tease. I didn't object.
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I'm thrilled that people had as much fun seeing the movie as we did making it. I couldn't be happier about this very strong opening.
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The only one that got through was Jimmy Walker, because he plays the gas station attendant. I mean, there's nothing wrong with it, it's just that we were kind of purists at the time, and we didn't want any comedians.
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I don't think there has been any increase in sophistication in the audience. When people are aware of a concept that's easy to understand, and there's an actor who will attract them to the theater and it's a movie that's funny three-quarters of the time, it will be successful.
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We didn't realize it at the time, but the release date, the ad campaign and the poster are so important.