Nielsen, a ‘50s leading man reborn in ‘80s slapstick, once said he had been cast against type all his career until “Police ...

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Ransom! – served as the debut performance for Leslie Nielsen. Arguably one of the funniest actors of the 1980s, Leslie Nielsen is responsible for a number of great movies from his time, not the least ...

Akiva Schaffer’s The Naked Gun is a silly and entertaining comedy, but ultimately falls short of the original’s perfection ...

The Naked Gun shines through with refreshing and self-referential idiocy in a film that does not take itself seriously in any ...

It also marks the revival of a kind of spoof or parody movie that has fallen out of fashion in recent years. Such light-hearted films, which send up a particular genre in the broadest of terms, used ...

Neeson's recent filmography doesn't boast much financial success, with the likes of 2024's Absolution, 2023's In the Land of Saints and Sinners, and Marlowe from the same year all struggling to even ...

I’ve a distinct memory of the first time I watched the 1980 disaster spoof Airplane, a comedy like no other from the deadpan minds of Jim ...

Did you know The Naked Gun films actually come from a TV show called Police Squad!? Well, now you do. In the endless ...

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

From absurd visual gags to actors playing it completely straight, this comedy gem has it all! Join us as we break down what ...