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 ...

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 ...

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

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

Leslie Nielsen may be best remembered for his roles in Airplane! and The Naked Gun trilogy, be he's also hilarious in this ...

Neeson goes on the hunt for what amounts to a tech villain (who wants a machine in a safe deposit box that’s labeled P.L.O.T.

Liam Neeson trades action for absurdity in a bold reboot of "The Naked Gun"—bringing deadpan charm and decades of gravitas to comedy's silliest badge ...

Last week “The Naked Gun” opened, a reboot of the comedy film trilogy, which starred the sublimely oblivious Leslie Nielsen.