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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COMEDY BOOKS OF 2023 AT VULTURE

Surely You Can''t Be Serious is an in-depth and hysterical look at the making of 1980''s comedy classic Airplane! by the legendary writers and directors of the hit film.

Airplane! premiered on July 2nd, 1980. With a budget of $3.5 million it went on to make nearly $200 million in sales and has influenced a multitude of comedians on both sides of the camera.

Surely You Can't Be Serious is the first-ever oral history of the making of Airplane! by the creators, and of the beginnings of the ZAZ trio (Zucker, Abrahams, Zucker) charting the rise of their comedy troupe Kentucky Fried Theater in Madison, Wisconsin all the way to premiere night. The directors explain what drew them to filmmaking and in particular, comedy. With anecdotes, behind the scenes trivia, and never-before-revealed factoids these titans of comedy filmmaking unpack everything from how they persu

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    A Hardback by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker

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      Publisher: St Martin's Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 03/10/2023
      ISBN13: 9781250289315, 978-1250289315
      ISBN10: 1250289319
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COMEDY BOOKS OF 2023 AT VULTURE

      Surely You Can''t Be Serious is an in-depth and hysterical look at the making of 1980''s comedy classic Airplane! by the legendary writers and directors of the hit film.

      Airplane! premiered on July 2nd, 1980. With a budget of $3.5 million it went on to make nearly $200 million in sales and has influenced a multitude of comedians on both sides of the camera.

      Surely You Can't Be Serious is the first-ever oral history of the making of Airplane! by the creators, and of the beginnings of the ZAZ trio (Zucker, Abrahams, Zucker) charting the rise of their comedy troupe Kentucky Fried Theater in Madison, Wisconsin all the way to premiere night. The directors explain what drew them to filmmaking and in particular, comedy. With anecdotes, behind the scenes trivia, and never-before-revealed factoids these titans of comedy filmmaking unpack everything from how they persu

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