November 26, 2024

Airplane!’s Creators Reveal the Origins of ‘Don’t Call Me Shirley’

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  Illustration: Giacomo Gambineri This article was originally published on February 1, 2016. Jim Abrahams, one of the three writer-directors of Airplane!, died on November 26, 2024. There are few movies as quotable as the 1980 disaster-movie parody Airplane! — and of the movie’s many memorable gags, arguably the most enduring is the moment when reluctant …

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Jim Abrahams, Writer-Director of Airplane! and Hot Shots!, Dead at 80

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  Photo: 20th Century Fox/Everett Collection Jim Abrahams, a frequent collaborator of Jerry and David Zucker and the writer-director of such films as Airplane!, Top Secret!, and Hot Shots!, died of natural causes at the age of 80, his son Joseph confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter on November 26. Abrahams got his first break in …

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What’s Next for Vanderpump Rules?

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  Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Images (Amanda Edwards, Charles Sykes/Bravo), Gotham/FilmMagic We should have known after Tom Sandoval created an Instagram post yesterday with a filter best described as Funeral Pall to announce the closing of Schwartz & Sandy’s that something was afoot in Vanderpump Rules land. The other shoe dropped on November 26 when …

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Marilyn Manson Drops Evan Rachel Wood Defamation Suit

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  Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Karwai Tang, Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images Marilyn Manson is no longer suing Evan Rachel Wood. The shock-rocker dropped a defamation suit against Wood over her abuse claims against him, Rolling Stone reported. Manson will additionally pay more than $300,000 in attorney’s fees for Wood. Attorneys for Wood said Manson first attempted to …

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The Skeleton Twins Lip Sync Wasn’t Supposed to Steal the Show

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  Photo: Sinna Nasseri The release of Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig’s movie The Skeleton Twins marked a transition in both of their careers. Known for their years of writing and performing on Saturday Night Live, both Hader and Wiig were seen as primarily comedic actors generally associated with original characters like Stefon and Penelope, …

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Airplane!’s Creators Reveal the Origins of ‘Don’t Call Me Shirley’

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  Illustration: Giacomo Gambineri This article was originally published on February 1, 2016. Jim Abrahams, one of the three writer-directors of Airplane!, died on November 26, 2024. There are few movies as quotable as the 1980 disaster-movie parody Airplane! — and of the movie’s many memorable gags, arguably the most enduring is the moment when reluctant …

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