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.

Neeson, however, is not to be counted among the rewatchers. In fact, the actor made a point of not revisiting the original ...

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

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

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 ...

As Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson star in the reboot, we look back at the 1988 Naked Gun with Leslie Nielsen and Priscilla ...

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.

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.