The action star plays deadpan detective Frank Drebin Jr. in director Akiva Schaffer’s welcome sequel to the police-parody ...

Liam Neeson did not attempt to imitate his 'Naked Gun' predecessor Leslie Nielsen in his performance in the new comedy, ...

Once again, a police procedural serves as the movie’s framework, complete with shadow-forming Venetian blinds and hardboiled ...

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

What made Leslie Nielsen so unique was that he played not to the audience, but against them. While everyone else mugged, he ...

The Naked Gun franchise is one of the most iconic in comedy movie history. It’s absurd in large part thanks to Leslie Nielsen ...

Akiva Schaffer's reboot of The Naked Gun found a hysterical way to honor the legacy of the franchise's original star and ...

Some say directing is 90% casting. In the case of Leslie Nielsen as Lt. Frank Drebin, it was more like 110%. The choice of ...

Director Akiva Schaffer, 47, has revealed that he “threatened to quit” the “Naked Gun” reboot to save a scene that the ...

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