David Zucker
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.
Most directed genres
Recurring actors
- Leslie Nielsen 6
- Anna Faris 2
- Anthony Anderson 2
- Bill Pullman 2
- Carmen Electra 2
- George Kennedy 2
- Jenny McCarthy 2
- Michael Madsen 2
The career in numbers
- US$ 203 mi Total budget from 10 film(s) with data
- US$ 933 mi Total box office from 9 film(s) with data
- US$ 20 mi Average budget from 10 film(s) with data
- US$ 104 mi Average box office from 9 film(s) with data
- 6.2 Average rating from 10 film(s) with data
- 5.0× Return on investment from 9 film(s) with data
Budget and box office do not exist for every film in our records. Averages are computed over the films that carry the figure, and the count beside each one says how many.
Films directed
| Film | Year | Budget | Box office | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
An American Carol
|
2008 | US$ 20 mi | US$ 7 mi | 4.2 |
Scary Movie 4
|
2006 | US$ 40 mi | US$ 179 mi | 5.5 |
Scary Movie 3
|
2003 | US$ 45 mi | US$ 221 mi | 6.0 |
My Boss's Daughter
|
2003 | US$ 14 mi | — | 5.1 |
H.U.D.
|
2000 | — | — | 8.0 |
BASEketball
|
1998 | US$ 25 mi | US$ 7 mi | 6.1 |
For Goodness Sake
|
1993 | — | — | 9.5 |
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear
|
1991 | US$ 23 mi | US$ 192 mi | 6.8 |
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
|
1988 | US$ 12 mi | US$ 152 mi | 7.3 |
Ruthless People
|
1986 | US$ 11 mi | US$ 72 mi | 6.6 |
Top Secret!
|
1984 | US$ 9 mi | US$ 21 mi | 7.1 |
Airplane!
|
1980 | US$ 4 mi | US$ 83 mi | 7.3 |
