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The Naked Gun writers are proud to have stuffed their reboot with references to the classic movies. Dan Gregor and Doug Mand, who co-wrote Paramount’s comedy reboot with director Akiva Schaffer, sat down with The Hollywood Reporter after the film’s solid opening weekend at the box office. Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson star in the franchise’s fourth movie that revives …

David Zucker, who co-created the Police Squad! and Naked Gun franchises and directed the first two films starring Leslie Nielsen, has reacted to the warm critical reception and healthy box office takings of the reboot starring Liam Neeson. Zucker had previously expressed scepticism and even anger about the direction the new film appeared to be taking, and the decision by …

Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Denzel Perryman has been released from police custody, and the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has declined to press charges, according to public records. Perryman was released from custody at 2:03 p.m. PT Monday, according to records. Authorities arrested Perryman on Friday for multiple gun violations, the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement. …

The Naked Gun co-writer/director Akiva Schaffer knew he struck gold with the wild snowman montage in his movie starring Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson. But he had to put his entire job on the line to save it. “It was polarizing in script reads,” Schaffer said on Monday’s episode of IndieWire’s Filmmaker Toolkit podcast. “People I really respect like Andy Sandberg, when …

[Editor’s note: The following interviews contain spoilers for “The Naked Gun.”] It’s a scene that comes out of nowhere, and the one people want to talk about after seeing the new “Naked Gun” movie. At the mid-way point in the film, Frank Drebin Jr. (Liam Neeson) and Beth (Pamela Anderson) have fallen in love, setting into motion an ‘80s-style montage …

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers from “The Naked Gun,” currently in theaters nationwide. There is no funnier bit in this weekend’s “The Naked Gun” than one involving stars Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson in a ménage à trois with a snowman. Deranged and delightful, the sketch comes as a montage halfway through director and co-writer Akiva Schaffer’s reboot of …

“The Naked Gun,” for most younger folk was — if anything — a movie series that ran a lot on cable during the ’90s and ’00s. But for Gen Xers and Boomers, it was the ultimate spoof franchise, starring the king of deadpan Leslie Nielsen. But excitement has been building across all demographics for the this year’s reboot (evidenced in the film‘s …

BENSALEM TWP., Pa. – A Bensalem police officer shot a motorcyclist who was armed and running away on foot on Saturday night, according to officials.  Police say that on Saturday around 5:45 p.m., Bensalem Township police received a 911 call from a driver who said that a man on a motorcycle pointed a gun at him on Bristol Pike near …

Akiva Schaffer’s reboot of The Naked Gun found a hysterical way to honor the legacy of the franchise’s original star and spoof comedy legend Leslie Nielsen. Starring Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson, The Naked Gun serves as a soft reboot of the iconic series from the late 1980s and early 1990s, with plenty of hidden jokes and callbacks to the …

Paramount Pictures This article contains spoilers for “The Naked Gun.” Theatrically released studio comedies (and especially spoof movies) have become somewhat of a dying art in the 2020s, with most of them either being relegated to die on a streaming service, being released by independent distributors, or flopping at the box office. …