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The original “Naked Gun”'s casting was disaster-proof, in more ways than one

A simple matter like a hypnotized baseball player was nothing for these guys.

Original ‘Naked Gun’ creator rips reboot and star Liam Neeson: ‘It’s not a fresh idea’

David Zucker, the director and co-writer of the 1988 spoof comedy “The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!,” has a lot ...
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Leslie Nielsen's Hilarious Comedy With 88% RT Score Is Getting New Life On Streaming Ahead Of Reboot's Release

The Naked Gun was well-received, getting an 88% Tomatometer and making $78.7 million at the worldwide box office. It got two ...

‘The Naked Gun’ Filmmaker Akiva Schaffer Explains Why He Limited the Reboot to One O.J. Joke

Writer-director Akiva Schaffer initially thought a reboot of The Naked Gun was blasphemous until he realized the full ...

Hilarious facts about The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!

Nearly 40 years on, The Naked Gun is still a high-water mark for spoof comedy - powered by Leslie Nielsen’s unflappable ...

Naked Gun’s original director on why woke Hollywood is scared of jokes

In 2018, David Zucker – co-creator and director of spoof comedy films Airplane! and The Naked Gun – told me that he was ...

The Naked Gun movie branded 'buffoonery' as others hail reboot as 'masterclass'

Film critics provide reviews of Naked Gun remake following the success of the original film starring Leslie Nielsen who ...