David Zucker (Filmmaker) - Sharp Stick In The Eye

About this episode

David Zucker discusses his career in filmmaking, including the creation of Airplane! and personal anecdotes.

David Zucker joins The SDR Show with Ralph Sutton and Aaron Berg to discuss creating Airplane!, the truth behind some of the film’s biggest myths, working with John Landis and Leslie Nielsen, OJ Simpson stories, an abandoned pilot with Steve Carell, why Seth MacFarlane refused to meet with him, his book Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!, the new movies he’s currently working on, David Zucker's first concert, first drug and first sexual experience and so much more! Air Date: 05/06/26 To advertise your product or service on GaS Digital podcasts please go to  TheADSide.com  and click on "Advertisers" for more information! You can watch The SDR Show LIVE for FREE every Wednesday and Saturday at 9pm ET at  GaSDigitalNetwork.com/LIVE Once you're there you can sign up at  GaSDigitalNetwork.com  with promo code: SDR for discount on your subscription which will give you access to every SDR show ever recorded! On top of that you'll also have the same access to ALL the shows that GaS Digital Network has to offer! Follow the whole show on social media! David Zucker Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDavidZucker Instagram…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ralph Sutton, Aaron Berg

Guest: David Zucker

Topics covered

• filmmaking
• comedy
• myths
• personal stories
• movies
• interviews

Keywords

• David Zucker
• Airplane!
• comedy
• filmmaking
• interview
• movies
• personal stories

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Airplane!, Surely You Can't Be Serious: The True Story of Airplane!

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