Movie Reviews6.5/10
Naked Gun Sequel Trades Energy Plot for Drebin’s Comedic Chaos
A bumbling officer stands in the way of a great conspiracy, though he knows it not, in this sequel of mirth and mishap.
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Tag: Leslie Nielsen
TV Reviews9/10
How Police Squad! Became a Cult Classic Despite Flopping at the Box Office
A brief chronicle of Police Squad!, Leslie Nielsen's parody of police dramas, which vanished from ABC after six episodes.
Movie Reviews7.6/10
Leslie Nielsen’s Deadpan Cop Spoof Still Lands Every Gag
The Naked Gun (1988): Leslie Nielsen plays Frank Drebin straight in Zucker's gag-packed crime spoof, with Priscilla Presley, Ricardo Montalban and a Queen.
Movie Reviews7.3/10
Airplane! Review: The Most Disciplined Comedy Ever Made Still Flies at 88 Minutes
Airplane! at 45: how Zucker, Abrahams and Zucker cast serious actors like Leslie Nielsen and Robert Stack to make the 1980 deadpan comedy classic fly.