(1984) and Ruthless People (1986). Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker (or ZAZ, as they coined it) collaborated on twenty films between 1977 and 2008, including such films as An American Christmas Carol (a David Zucker film) and Jane Austin’s Mafia! (a Jim Abraham film). Zucker’s comedies have been critically acclaimed and ranked at the top of Entertainment Weekly’s list of best comedy films. The American Film Institute (AFI) ranked Airplane! as #10. The Zucker brothers had a penchant for giving their mother Charlotte Zucker (who died in 2007) and their sister, Susan Breslau, small roles in their films.