I Saw The Naked Gun With A Raucous Crowd, And It's Changed My View On Spoof Movies

Neeson is no Nielsen in ‘Gun’

LIAM NEESON plays in straight in this remake of “Naked Gun” (Paramount Pictures). By Jake Coyle Associated Press Some say directing is 90% casting. In the case of Leslie Nielsen as Lt. Frank Drebin, it was more like 110%. The choice of Nielsen for “Police Squad!” and the subsequent “Naked Gun” movies deserves a special place in the annals of brilliant casting choices. Surely you could say that the masters of spoof — David Zucker, Jim Abrahams an…

‘The Naked Gun’ (2025) movie review: Liam Neeson replaces Leslie Nielsen in sleuth spoof reboot

NOW STREAMING ON: Police Squad Lieutenant Frank Drebin Jr. bumbles his way through a murder investigation with far-reaching implications in The Naked Gun, a 2025 reboot of the classic spoof comedy series opening in Prague cinemas this weekend after debuting stateside last week. Bolstered by a perfectly-cast Liam Neeson—who may now have a third career as unlikely comedy star after unlikely action star—this one is packed with enough genuine laugh…

I Saw The Naked Gun With A Raucous Crowd, And It's Changed My View On Spoof Movies

I'm not one for spoof movies, but going to see The Naked Gun reboot on opening weekend is changing my mind about the