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Lt Frank Drebin Jr. (Liam Neeson) is the son of…you guessed it, Frank Drebin, played by Leslie Nielsen in the original Naked ...
Writer-director Akiva Schaffer initially thought a reboot of The Naked Gun was blasphemous until he realized the full potential of having Liam Neeson step into the shoes of Leslie Nielsen.
Thirty years after the last Naked Gun film, a legacy sequel hits theaters directed by a member of another comedy trio, Akiva ...
Guardians of the Galaxy” filmmaker James Gunn has a proven track record, but can he and new star David Corenswet return the ...
Like everyone else my age, I am irrationally protective of the pop culture touchstones I grew up with. Just last week, I saw ...
David Zucker, the director and co-writer of the 1988 spoof comedy “The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!,” has a lot ...
Leslie Nielsen for the part of Lt. Frank Drebin deserves a special place in the annals of brilliant casting choices. But why, ...
The pleasure of the old Naked Gun films, which starred Leslie Nielsen in what amounted to an extended, elaborately silly riff ...
The Naked Gun, now in theaters, has a lot riding on its shoulders, including the future of a franchise and theatrical exhibition of comedies.
Evangelists of the Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker comedies of the late 20th century might consider what I’m about to say sacrilege, but “The Naked Gun” franchise is the pinnacle of ZAZ-style spoof ...
Nearly 40 years on, The Naked Gun is still a high-water mark for spoof comedy - powered by Leslie Nielsen’s unflappable ...
Mookie Betts clarifies to Liam Neeson that thefts in baseball are for the love of the game in ESPN's 'The Naked Gun' promo.