Neeson, however, is not to be counted among the rewatchers. In fact, the actor made a point of not revisiting the original films, which also starred Priscilla Presley (who you might just spot in the new movie) - though he did see them when they originally hit cinema screens ("They were a good giggle, he said. "Fun. School boy humor").

As Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson star in the reboot, we look back at the 1988 Naked Gun with Leslie Nielsen and Priscilla Presley.

Leslie Nielsen for the part of Lt. Frank Drebin deserves a special place in the annals of brilliant casting choices.

A mad scramble of pop culture tropes lands with aplomb as crime-fighting savant Frank Drebin returns to the screen

Por JAKE COYLEAlgunos dicen que dirigir es un 90% de casting. En el caso de Leslie Nielsen como el teniente Frank Drebin, fue más un 110%. La elección de Nielsen para “Police

David Zucker tells The Hollywood Reporter that he wants the best for the new film and reached out to director Akiva Schaffer to show his support, even if the movie "really isn't what I would have done.

Liam Neeson really went out on a limb with The Naked Gun reboot, his first (and hopefully not the last) comedy film. The actor recently revealed how much his performance was inspired by the Leslie Nielsen original.

David Zucker, who directed the first two Naked Gun movies, declares that he's not going to watch Liam Neeson's highly rated 2025 remake.