David S. Zucker (born October 16, 1947) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is mostly recognized as the director and writer of the critically successful 1980 film Airplane!. He is also well known as the creator of the The Naked Gun franchise. His films have been characterized with slapstick and satirical parodied comedies. Out of 18 works he is associated with, 2002's Phone Booth is the only non-comedic film.