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

The action star plays deadpan detective Frank Drebin Jr. in director Akiva Schaffer’s welcome sequel to the police-parody film franchise that began in 1988.

If you're a millennial like myself, there's a fair chance that you really only knew Leslie Nielsen for his work in comedy.

Movie fans have known for decades that that Liam Neeson is an immensely talented actor, but it has nonetheless been ...

David Zucker, the director and co-writer of the 1988 spoof comedy “The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!,” has a lot ...

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

Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson star in 'The Naked Gun,' a reboot of the franchise led by late actor Leslie Nielsen ...

After more than a hundred films and a late-career run as Hollywood’s most unlikely action star, Liam Neeson is trading ...

Here is our review of The Naked Gun, a reboot of the spoof franchise that stars Liam Neeson as Leslie Nielsen’s son.

But why, exactly, Nielsen was so perfect for 1988’s “The Naked Gun” is natural to ponder during Akiva Schaffer’s spirited but just off-the-mark reboot, starring Liam Neeson.