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Original ‘Naked Gun’ Director Refuses to Watch New Movie: “It Really Isn’t What I Would Have Done”

UNITED STATES, AUG 4 – David Zucker praises the reboot's $17 million opening and strong comedy market but declined an executive producer credit and has no plans to watch the film.

Summary by NME
The director of the original Naked Gun movies has said he will not be watching the 2025 reboot, despite wishing all the best to the new filmmakers. READ MORE: ‘The Naked Gun’ review: outrageously stupid comedy reboot fails to keep up with the classics David Zucker directed all three Naked Gun films starring the late Leslie Nielsen, which ran from 1988 to 1994 and were box office successes. He would also make the 1980 comedy classic Airplane! as…

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Hollywood in Toto broke the news in on Monday, August 4, 2025.
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