[Film] The Naked Gun

[jcdenton08]

Seeing a couple of Police Squad! references reminds me - the new Naked Gun movie is out this summer.

And I’m genuinely excited and hopeful for it, too. Although ZAZ aren’t involved, and Seth MacFarlane has done the story treatment, it has one huge thing going for it: the star.

Liam Neeson is playing Frank Drebin Jr, and he’s genuinely really funny. I’ve actually got a feeling he’s going to be great.

Couple of skits involving Neeson in a similar deadpan style we’ll see in the movie:

Spoiler: Post credits punchline

 

[Triggaaar]

Liam Neeson is playing Frank Drebin Jr, and he’s genuinely really funny. I’ve actually got a feeling he’s going to be great.

I agree.

We just need the rest to be good.

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Wow, this is a huge risk. The writers and actors will have to go some just to get anywhere near the originals

 

[Mellotron]

Hmmmmmmmm.

 

[The Clamp]

No thanks.

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

I agree.

We just need the rest to be good.

Hope so but big big shoes to fill.

TNBA

TTF

 

[Frutos]

I'd love it to be good, but I'm just not convinced.

 

[A1X]

As above, never convinced these things are a good idea

Mind you, I thought the same about the Dad's Army film they made a few years ago with Toby Jones and that was excellent

 

[Jam The Man]

It's got a 50-50 chance of being good, though there's only a ten percent chance of that.

 

[PTC Gull]

It's got a 50-50 chance of being good, though there's only a ten percent chance of that.

Shirley he will handle this situation maturely!

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[Gonzo BHA]

Leslie Nielsen's are a huge pair of boots to fill, not sure anyone is up to the task. Will be interesting to see how this pans out.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Do you think he was chosen because his name sounds similar?

 

[jcdenton08]

Do you think he was chosen because his name sounds similar?

No, but I distinctly remember Fulham once had two players at the same time. One was called John Collins, the other called Collins John.

I am convinced they discovered the latter when looking up John Collins’ stats on Championship Manager, and forgot to put a comma.

 

[Drebin]

It’s got a lot to live up to, even if I do say so myself.

 

[Monkey Man]

Controversial opinion but I didn't think the Naked Gun films were great, and I say that as a big fan of ZAZ.

I much preferred the Police Squad series it was based on, where the actors were more deadpan than in the films and the comedy was much subtler, and ultimately funnier. I thought Frank Drebin's character was goofed up a little bit too much in the films and the charm of the TV programmes was diluted too much.

I see the occasional Police Squad clip and it's standing up really well. It was a brilliant piece of work by all involved.

 

[Barham's tash]

Um, if the casting director/director bought Neeson in off the back of his showing in the A Team as Hannibal and that's their basis of what's humerous or not then this is going to be a cluster f*** of epic proportions.

 

[Perfidious Albion]

I cannot imagine it without Leslie Nielson

 

[The Clamp]

Everybody knows this will be shit.

 

[portlock seagull]

Everybody knows this will be shit.

Noooo!!!

I wasn’t aware until this thread but will look forward to. Remember seeing the original in the old ABC near the seafront and laughing so much my belly hurt.

 

[Badger]

Did they pick Liam Neeson because his name is similar to Leslie Nielsen?