Even more appropriate is how Seth MacFarlane convinced Liam Neeson to make The Naked Gun, as he knows the Irish actor’s chops ...

The original Naked Gun films, starring Leslie Nielsen, never really set out to be spy spoofs. ... He owns more James Bond novels and Sherlock Holmes books than is reasonable.

Leslie Nielsen, Master of Deadpan, Dies at 84. This surely is a sad day for comedy. ... James Poniewozik discusses the legacy of Nielsen's "cop-show parody Police Squad!, ...

However, Nielsen reprised the role of Frank Drebin in 1988’s The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! The movie became a smash hit, grossing over $152 million on a budget of $12 million.