“It’s the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day.” - Frank “Goodyear?” - Jane “No, the worst.” - Frank
"I would have given it to you sooner, but I wanted to wait until we were alone" was one of the best _set up_ jokes in the entire film. As an aside, sure, Priscilla wasn't The Best Actress ever. & considering how many struggling actresses who could have benefited from being in this movie, she is a strange choice. Hardly struggling for $ or fame. But I am _glad_ they rejected Bo "never could act" Derek. _Yeesh!_ Now I'm trying to think back to that time to try & figure out who might have been better...
I had the honor of meeting Leslie Nielsen about a year before he passed. We talked about his time on these films and he told me that the most fun he has ever had as an actor was during the filming of the baseball scenes during the first film! He was smiling as he even just talked about it! He was a truly sweet man and I will never forget my encounter with him! Oh, and I can’t believe Minty did not mention that Weird Al actually had a cameo in all 3 Naked Gun movies!!!! 😊
Yes he was the robber in the police station in #2 when Frank walks in and slams the door on Weird Al knocking him out "Great WORK Frank!" "What?" And Weird Al & Vanna White had their clothes stolen at the Academy Awards!
My wife met him in the 80s, she was in her 20s and he was playing in a ProAm golf tournament in Houston. She picked him up at the airport and drove him to the hotel, well he used his fart machine during the drive there and then tried to embarrass her when she dropped him off at the hotel with the same fart machine.
"Drugs...drugs..." "Nurse! Get this man some drugs! Can't you see he's in pain?" "No...no...heroin Frank, heroin..." "That's a pretty tall order, Nordberg. You'll have to give me a couple of days on that one."
Very true. Nobody, and I mean nobody, could say such hilarious lines in such a totally deadpan way (there's a reason his "Don't call me Shirley" line from Airplane is so classic) and actually get away with it.
The baseball scene itself is one of the greatest sports scenes in a movie ever. Getting all of those announcers together was brilliant and so funny. Just like Airplane, I have watched this movie so many times. Thanks for talking about it!
And it was filmed at the greatest baseball stadium! Blue Heaven on earth! Dodgers stadium! Even though it was the Angels playing there.... Go blue!! 💙⚾️
Always liked how Ed and the crime lab scientist walk through the door into the crime lab, while Frank walks around the set wall into the lab, literally breaking the 'fourth wall'. This classic is full of little details you catch each time watching.
I love the Naked Gun trilogy and here's my ranking: 1. Naked Gun 2:the smell of fear 2.The Naked Gun 3.Naked Gun 3:the Final Insult Really my only disappointment with the third film is that it wasn't directed by the Zuckers.
Always have to have the last word. :No I don't u do.: No I don't u do! Fine! I'll Just leave then ! : Good! Do! I will! Then go! I am!! Good bye then..........good bye. See u later. ...... Not if I see u first. That man is such an asshole. ...what? Nothing! Nothing I'm leaving .ok bye bye then.... (And so on and so on. Yes. Comedy gold) btw GET THIS MAN AN EINIMA STAT!
Couldn't agree more!! Remakes just don't do the originals justice. Point Break is one that I hate that was remade. Trying to update to current times makes the original theme lost in translation.
@@surf101- most have little to do with what it was based on. Star Trek, Rollerball, Death Race, Chips, Land of the Lost, Red Dawn, the list goes on and on. Each makes me wonder why they even bothered.
"When I see 6 weirdos dressed in togas stabbing the hell out of someone in broad daylight, I shoot first and ask questions later..." - "Frank, that was a Shakespeare In The Park performance of Julius Cesar! You killed 7 good actors that day!!!" Still cracks me up as I typed it! LOL Such a BRILLIANT movie. And neat facts you dug up Minty. Though a 'reboot' utterly disgusts me! But I have to say the zany, quick gag and dialog definitely resurfaced with Zucker like quality in The Grand Budapest Hotel! Far from Naked Gun in one way, but so similar in another. For fans of Naked Gun - I urge you to see The Grand Budapest Hotel, it's well worth it!
Not to say I don't think Ed Helms is a good actor - but certainly NOT right to play anything like Lt. Drebin! But if Russell Crowe or Kiefer Sutherland, or even Keanu Reeves could be had - it MIGHT just work? Not as good as the originals for sure, but would be interesting to see uncommon names be so serious within good zaniness.
@@DungeonStudio If you dont watch Brooklyn 99 I urge you to watch it and watch the USPIS episode that Ed Helms guest starred - his character reminded me of Dreben
Zucker is right in not wanting a comedian in the role, because a comedian's natural instinct is go for the biggest laugh from their POV, sometimes to the point of one-upping the initial humor written to where the original joke becomes lost, overextended or strained. The key to Leslie Nielsen's performance as Lt. Frank Drebin is that he plays is it straight and deliver's ridiculous, silly lines with serious, dramatic conviction. He doesn't overact, or over-play the line. He reads it straight. Like that exchange with Nordberg in the hospital where Nordberg's trying to give Frank clues about what he uncovered that led to his hospitalization, where Nordberg mentions "drugs." Frank responds by urging the nursing staff to "give this man some drugs, can't you see he's in pain?!" With sincere concern in his voice. Then when Nordberg tries to clarify that he's talking about "heroin", Frank turns to him without betraying his genuine concern for his friend and says, "that's a tall order, Nordberg. You'll have to give me a few days on that one." Sure there are a few 4th wall breaking moments, but the main thing that makes Frank Drebin work is how seriously Leslie Nielsen (a non-comedic dramatic actor) portrays him in such an otherwise silly, absurd environment.
Highly agree. He brings us into 'his world', and George Kennedy and all as well. They've done all this before in one way or another, and to them it's just another case to solve. Nobody raises an eyebrow when Drebin almost gets run over by his own car, or says Nordberg's welcomed back when he recovers - unless he's a drooling vegetable, but that's just common sense... Just another day on the force with Police Squad is all. Hard at work, yet hardly working. :)
Lloyd was just as good in Airplane! and then was used in Hot Shots! and Mafia!, also from one of the same people. Guess if you couldn't get Leslie, get Lloyd.
Me too, I would have loved it if both Leslie Nielson and Lloyd Bridges did a movie scene together. The only film they both starred in was Airplane but were never in the same scene as one was a doctor on the plane and the other was in the watch tower. Sadly since we've lost both of them, this is no longer possible since 1998. Rest in Peace, your movies live on.
@@sha11235Leslie Nielsen turned down the offer to play Admiral Benson for Hotshots and he would've been awesome in the role considering his work on Airplane and the Naken Gun trilogy. Bridges still gave a good performance in the role though.
@@murphycreationsvideosfun fact George Kennedy turned down the Lloyd Bridges role in Airplane and worked with Leslie in the Naked Gun Trilogy instead.
I loved the humor of The Naked Gun. I loved how the characters took themselves seriously but were hilarious the whole time. It may have been the funniest movie I ever saw with more laugh out loud moments than any other movie, from the intro credits to the ending. Brilliant!
The Naked Gun and Airport movies bring back memories of when my dad was still alive. He and I would always watch movies like this together and have a lot of fun. Thank you Minty for another great video 👍
lurch321 it really sucks getting older but the worst part of it all is that I was in a coma for almost a month and when I came out of the coma, it’s been taking me a while to get my memories back.
*the police squad series and the naked gun movies were funny because looking for the sight gags in the background were part of the experience...i prefer that sort of humor as opposed to the cheap and lazy laugh* Mark please consider one of the other parodies this team made Top Secret...that one was brilliant...even if i do get strange looks form others when i say that*
bone dry humor like the chalk drawings from victims of an explosion on several surfaces like elevator door and looking into a trash can and saying o you mist one
What I have always loved about the Naked gun films is that I have watched them more times than I can count, yet I can watch them again and still spot something funny in the background I never noticed before. It is no wonder it took so much effort to film.
I've got ZERO interest in even the idea of a reboot and I genuinely hope it never happens. The three films ARE perfect as they are and without Leslie Neilson, in my opinion, it's never gonna be as great as those were.
It's a problem that is easy to deal with though, I just don't watch it. I think there's some kind of scam going though, because I refuse to think that Hollywood is making remake crap and genuinely thinking it'll make money, after it fails so many times.
Getting Leslie Nielsen to do slap-stick comedy in 1980 is like getting Ed Harris or Adrian Brody to do it today. And having it totally work! An actor known for serious work, playing it absolutely straight and utterly CRUSHING it!
Great work Minty. This is one of my favorite childhood movies. I've been watching a ton of 80's comedies lately (Ruthless People, Overboard, Outrageous Fortune, Peggy Sue Got Married, etc).
Hi Mark, I really enjoy watching your videos. I have severe chronic lower back and neck pain. Most nights I can't sleep because of my chronic pain. I binge watch your videos when I can't sleep. Watching your videos helps me forget about my chronic pain. Thank you for making your videos.
My Mother used to giggle so much at these movies. I loved Airplane and then more Leslie Nielsen movies. She knew him as a serious dramatic actor, so his comedic roles especially tickled her. Thanks, Minty.
Loved the short lived TV series this was based on Police Squad as well as this. The Zucker Brothers are comedic genisus and Leslie Nielsen delivery always cracks me up.
It's a timeless classic that never gets old along with many films made in the 80s & 90s whilst only a handful of movies made within 20 years are timeless classics.
MINTY, for more of Nielsen, I also highly reccomend "Airplane." For me, this was also Lloyd Bridges' best role. My favourite Nielsed flick is, "Repossessed," also starring Linda Blair. Yes, her. OMFGs, it's funny.
“A good cop, needlessly cut down and ambushed by some cowardly hoodlum. ” - Frank D “That’s no way for a man to die.” - Ed “Ah, you’re right, Ed. A parachute not opening… that’s a way to die. Getting caught in the gears of a combine… having your nuts bit off by a Laplander, that’s the way I wanna go!” - Frank
It's great to see so many people sharing their fond memories of this film. I really hope there is never a reboot or continuation, Nielsen can't be matched.
@@darthphayde508 The Wizard of Oz was a remake. Scarface was a remake. The Departed was a remake. Cape Fear was a remake. There's nothing inherently wrong with remakes, and I find your comments to be lazy criticism. But my question remains unanswered: why would you care if this is remade? How would it affect your life in any way?
I do recall a Naked Gun 4 or a reboot of some type getting mentioned afew times and the title you mentioned would actually work. If it were to happen I think Ed Helms or Jason Sudeikis would be perfect in the lead role. The story would follow Pricsilla Pressley coming back as Jane being a single mom after her husband aka Frank Drebin Nielsons character passed away. She would have two sons who had become grown adults over all these years since the third film and Jason Sudeikis and Ed Helms would partner up as the Drebin brothers in police squad and follow in there fathers footsteps to solve crimes and track down a killer. They would be so funny together and I'm laughing just thinking about a reboot happening with them in it.
Priscilla Presley absolutely nailed the part. I recently rewatched and it was amazing how she nailed the role. Maybe she was the biggest beneficiary of the 40 takes.
A reboot or remix will never live up to the originals. I also don’t believe anyone could fill his shoes. I love all the movies Leslie Nielsen played in. He is Gone but never forgotten. RIP and thank you for everything you gave us.
I absolutely loved the tv series. It was the kind of show you could watch over and over always laughing at the same gags and finding new stuff to laugh at that you missed the first time. I firmly believe that the show would've been a major ratings hit if it had been given a chance. TV networks are run by idiots.
No one would ever fill Lesley Nielsen shoes in the Naked Gun films, he was a one of type of comic genius and the only comic I know of that can do comic scenes with a straight face. Sadly missed but never will be forgotten
Bonus Fact: The iconic and irreplaceable Naked Gun theme was created by Ira Newborn, who also scored (amongst others) Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science, Ace Ventura, and of course Uncle Buck.
The Naked Gun and Baseketball; EASILY my two favorite comedies!! My friends and I quote those to this day as they are timeless! I actually remember watching Police Squad when I was in grade school. I loved it! Leslie Neilsen and Lloyd Bridges were comic geniuses! I went to see The Naked Gun three times in the theater back in '88; it got better each time!! Thanks for the laughs, Leslie!!
I get what they were saying about having to 'think' to get the jokes. In a sense this movie is so brilliant, because you simply HAVE to watch numerous times in order to catch the gags, particularly the visuals in the background!! My favourite film of all time, and I will never tire of watching it.
Yeah he was great and so was Robert Goulet in part 2 as the main villian and I thought he looked familiar because after pulling my hair out for nearly an hour trying to remember what else he was in I finally remembered he was one of the relatives in Beetlejuice. Small role for him in that but nonetheless he was in it.
Fun fact...did you know Tarantino actually wanted Ricardo Mantalban to play Esteban for Kill Bill part 2? That would've amazing and I'm not sure but I think he also offered him the role of Bill. As Bill forget it Mantalban would've been off the charts astounding in the role. I can see him nailing it in every way shape and form from his expressions to the way he talks and the whole nine.
@Master NU Thank you for feeling like you can speak for the rest of us.
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Aaron Burr Atwood Really? Thought it was just a phrase they made up for a movie title! Thanks for the info.......................and ignore this Master NU douchebag.
Ricardo Montalbán also famously played Mr. Roarke on the television series Fantasy Island. I also remember watching when some of the crew of the third Naked Gun movie were doing the talk show circuit to promote the movie. At one point, when things were opened up in a Q&A session with the audience, one audience member asked if there would be a 4th Naked Gun movie, in which one of the movie's crew humorously commented that if there was, it would be titled "Naked Gun 4: Beating a Dead Horse."
If you get (or got) the "IN COLOR" reference on the "Police Squad!" title screen you're very, very old. Also: Efram Zimbalist Jr. That is all. Now get off my lawn.
"Drugs, Frank. Drugs!" "Nurse, quick, give this man some drugs!" "No, no... Heroin, Frank. Heroin!" "Nordburg, that's a pretty tall order. You're going to have to give me a little time on that one..." 😜 😝 (something like that anyway!) 😂
I don’t think Straight man is the correct term you’re looking for there. He plays it dry for the most part but he provides nonstop slapstick and zany one liners. if anything George Kennedy was the straight man setting up Nielsen’s goofiness.
Hey Minty, sorry for not commenting in a while. RL has been a pain. My husband, roommate and I are HUGE fans of the Police Squad TV show, and the movies of the naked gun series. We absolutely adore the sight-gags, and humor Leslie Neilson brings to the movies. As always, thank you very very much for doing these. They are an absolute treasure to me, and I really appreciate you and all the work you do.
Thank you for giving us all the info on our favorite movies! It has really made me think more about how these great movies ever really make it to the top of box office hits.
The only gag I never got was shortly after the “nice beaver” comment, he complements her on her ankle bracelet and she says “Oh, did it slip down there again?”
Thanks for this, Minty! I still laugh when I re-watch Naked Gun - love the shared clumsiness and obliviousness of Drebin and Jane! Amusing to me too, my grandmother was a total Peyton Place fan. I remember the neighborhood ladies tittering and sighing over "that handsome new doctor", played by Nielson, which as a small child, I ignored. Then decades later - the tear-away suit scene and - damn! The man kept it together! lol
1:31 Fun fact: on American television, this line was edited from “Nice beaver!” to “Nice one.” Yeah, just doesn’t have the same appeal. Anyways this film and its sequels are personal favorites. The comedy spoof genre, in my opinion, is owned by Mel Brooks and the Zucker brothers. No one else has ever come close to their level of genius and hilarity. I truly miss these kinds of comedies.
All three of those movies make me laugh until I can't breathe. They will NEVER get old. So many quotable lines and scenes. When the speaker has bored everyone to sleep and he gives him the romance novel destroyed me 😂. And when he comes up from diving, sniffs and the sign behind him says for god's sake don't swim here. Are u kidding me?? Remembering these movies has given me life. Thanks Minty!
Gorbachev's boast "I have the Americans believing I am a nice guy. In some of their polls, I am more popular than their President!" has always stuck with me over the years :D.
2:45 it WAS doing well in the ratings! It was canned so quickly because the _studio executives_ thought it had “too many jokes”. Yes. “Too many jokes”. Kurt talks about it over on Fact Fiend (as well as his love for ROBOCOP)
You can really see movies like the Naked Gun, Blazing Saddles, Airplane, and Spaceballs in early Simpsons episodes. Mel Brooks obviously had some characters in the Simpsons. Great video.
Hey Minty! Been watching your videos for a while. When it comes to movies we are definitely kindred spirits. Your videos basically recount my childhood list of movies, lol! Keep up the good work!
I like his appearance in the third one, where he's for some reason walking the red carpet at the Oscars with "Wheel of Fortune" hostess Vanna White. It's random to see the two of them together, but it for some reason becomes more hilarious when Frank and Jane steal their clothes to get inside.
“It’s the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day.” - Frank
“Goodyear?” - Jane
“No, the worst.” - Frank
Drebin: Sorry, I can't hear you! Don't fire the gun while you're talking!
😂😂😂
tragic
"I would have given it to you sooner, but I wanted to wait until we were alone" was one of the best _set up_ jokes in the entire film. As an aside, sure, Priscilla wasn't The Best Actress ever. & considering how many struggling actresses who could have benefited from being in this movie, she is a strange choice. Hardly struggling for $ or fame.
But I am _glad_ they rejected Bo "never could act" Derek. _Yeesh!_
Now I'm trying to think back to that time to try & figure out who might have been better...
@@choosecarefully408 Reba mcentire??
I had the honor of meeting Leslie Nielsen about a year before he passed. We talked about his time on these films and he told me that the most fun he has ever had as an actor was during the filming of the baseball scenes during the first film! He was smiling as he even just talked about it! He was a truly sweet man and I will never forget my encounter with him!
Oh, and I can’t believe Minty did not mention that Weird Al actually had a cameo in all 3 Naked Gun movies!!!! 😊
Yes he was the robber in the police station in #2 when Frank walks in and slams the door on Weird Al knocking him out "Great WORK Frank!" "What?"
And Weird Al & Vanna White had their clothes stolen at the Academy Awards!
My wife met him in the 80s, she was in her 20s and he was playing in a ProAm golf tournament in Houston. She picked him up at the airport and drove him to the hotel, well he used his fart machine during the drive there and then tried to embarrass her when she dropped him off at the hotel with the same fart machine.
"Drugs...drugs..."
"Nurse! Get this man some drugs! Can't you see he's in pain?"
"No...no...heroin Frank, heroin..."
"That's a pretty tall order, Nordberg. You'll have to give me a couple of days on that one."
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😂😂😂😂
“I...love...you” 😂
@@kellyweingart3692 I love you, too, Nordberg
Considering that Simpson allegedly took drugs, this becomes more ironic.
There will NEVER be anyone good enough to fill Nielson's shoes.
NO REMAKE!
Hence why it says "Failed Reboot."
No one could ever be as funny or funnier than Leslie Nielsen and that's a fact.
Yeah, Nielson was a comedy god
Very true. Nobody, and I mean nobody, could say such hilarious lines in such a totally deadpan way (there's a reason his "Don't call me Shirley" line from Airplane is so classic) and actually get away with it.
Agreed
Yes, please, no remakes. Of anything.
The baseball scene itself is one of the greatest sports scenes in a movie ever. Getting all of those announcers together was brilliant and so funny. Just like Airplane, I have watched this movie so many times. Thanks for talking about it!
Steeeeeeerrrrike twooo!
"...and Dr. Joyce Brothers."
First pitch is thrown.
12 second pause.
Frank looks at the catcher.
Strike?
All of those legendary umpires, Kaiser, McSherry and everybodies favorite umpire Country Joe West.
And it was filmed at the greatest baseball stadium! Blue Heaven on earth! Dodgers stadium! Even though it was the Angels playing there.... Go blue!! 💙⚾️
Always liked how Ed and the crime lab scientist walk through the door into the crime lab, while Frank walks around the set wall into the lab, literally breaking the 'fourth wall'. This classic is full of little details you catch each time watching.
Watched these movies so many times as a kid. I’ll say it again, growing up in 80’s and 90’s was the best.
The amount of times I rewound Nordberg going down the stairs in the wheelchair... omg 😂
So true, I was there. Great times.
No doubt! Awesome, magical times.
Yaas! Arcades and fanny packs!
I love the Naked Gun trilogy and here's my ranking:
1. Naked Gun 2:the smell of fear
2.The Naked Gun
3.Naked Gun 3:the Final Insult
Really my only disappointment with the third film is that it wasn't directed by the Zuckers.
One of my absolute favorites Leslie Nielsen never gets old.
His Death kinda disproves that theory.
@@martinpotts not really. now he's not getting any older
@@martinpotts I shouldn't have to tell you this because it is so obvious. But I was referring to his acting performances.
Google what's written on his tombstone......🤟
Surely you cant be serious...
Anyone here a fan of Dracula: Dead and Loving It? 😄
Hell yea!!
Always have to have the last word. :No I don't u do.: No I don't u do! Fine! I'll Just leave then ! : Good! Do! I will! Then go! I am!! Good bye then..........good bye.
See u later. ......
Not if I see u first. That man is such an asshole.
...what?
Nothing! Nothing I'm leaving .ok bye bye then.... (And so on and so on. Yes. Comedy gold) btw GET THIS MAN AN EINIMA STAT!
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Absolutely
That was a good collab between Leslie Nielsen and Mel Brooks. Harvey Korman played an absolutely straight role, for a change.
Most reboots today fail because they try to "make it for modern audiences", and loose why they were classics.
Exactly 👊
0311Mushroom not to mention, Hollywood seems so out of touch with what people want these days.
Couldn't agree more!! Remakes just don't do the originals justice.
Point Break is one that I hate that was remade. Trying to update to current times makes the original theme lost in translation.
@@surf101- most have little to do with what it was based on. Star Trek, Rollerball, Death Race, Chips, Land of the Lost, Red Dawn, the list goes on and on.
Each makes me wonder why they even bothered.
@@0311Mushroom I am optimistic about the upcoming new Bill and Ted, even though it won't quite be the same without George Carlin...
"Hey, it's Enrico Pallazzo!"
wstine79 🎶 lots of bombs in the air! 🎶
It was nice to see them admit to Nielsen's tone-deafness, after trying to sell him as a talented lounge singer in Police Squad.
Thats the best scene
He points with such certainly 🤳👉 I even believed him.
"When I see 6 weirdos dressed in togas stabbing the hell out of someone in broad daylight, I shoot first and ask questions later..." - "Frank, that was a Shakespeare In The Park performance of Julius Cesar! You killed 7 good actors that day!!!" Still cracks me up as I typed it! LOL Such a BRILLIANT movie. And neat facts you dug up Minty. Though a 'reboot' utterly disgusts me! But I have to say the zany, quick gag and dialog definitely resurfaced with Zucker like quality in The Grand Budapest Hotel! Far from Naked Gun in one way, but so similar in another. For fans of Naked Gun - I urge you to see The Grand Budapest Hotel, it's well worth it!
Not to say I don't think Ed Helms is a good actor - but certainly NOT right to play anything like Lt. Drebin! But if Russell Crowe or Kiefer Sutherland, or even Keanu Reeves could be had - it MIGHT just work? Not as good as the originals for sure, but would be interesting to see uncommon names be so serious within good zaniness.
@@DungeonStudio If you dont watch Brooklyn 99 I urge you to watch it and watch the USPIS episode that Ed Helms guest starred - his character reminded me of Dreben
Zucker is right in not wanting a comedian in the role, because a comedian's natural instinct is go for the biggest laugh from their POV, sometimes to the point of one-upping the initial humor written to where the original joke becomes lost, overextended or strained. The key to Leslie Nielsen's performance as Lt. Frank Drebin is that he plays is it straight and deliver's ridiculous, silly lines with serious, dramatic conviction. He doesn't overact, or over-play the line. He reads it straight. Like that exchange with Nordberg in the hospital where Nordberg's trying to give Frank clues about what he uncovered that led to his hospitalization, where Nordberg mentions "drugs." Frank responds by urging the nursing staff to "give this man some drugs, can't you see he's in pain?!" With sincere concern in his voice. Then when Nordberg tries to clarify that he's talking about "heroin", Frank turns to him without betraying his genuine concern for his friend and says, "that's a tall order, Nordberg. You'll have to give me a few days on that one."
Sure there are a few 4th wall breaking moments, but the main thing that makes Frank Drebin work is how seriously Leslie Nielsen (a non-comedic dramatic actor) portrays him in such an otherwise silly, absurd environment.
Highly agree. He brings us into 'his world', and George Kennedy and all as well. They've done all this before in one way or another, and to them it's just another case to solve. Nobody raises an eyebrow when Drebin almost gets run over by his own car, or says Nordberg's welcomed back when he recovers - unless he's a drooling vegetable, but that's just common sense... Just another day on the force with Police Squad is all. Hard at work, yet hardly working. :)
DungeonStudio The joke is a reference to a line in the original Dirty Harry movie.
Loved this and Police Squad! No one except Lloyd Bridges has the same delivery as Leslie
And Robert Stack.
Lloyd was just as good in Airplane! and then was used in Hot Shots! and Mafia!, also from one of the same people. Guess if you couldn't get Leslie, get Lloyd.
Me too, I would have loved it if both Leslie Nielson and Lloyd Bridges did a movie scene together. The only film they both starred in was Airplane but were never in the same scene as one was a doctor on the plane and the other was in the watch tower. Sadly since we've lost both of them, this is no longer possible since 1998. Rest in Peace, your movies live on.
@@sha11235Leslie Nielsen turned down the offer to play Admiral Benson for Hotshots and he would've been awesome in the role considering his work on Airplane and the Naken Gun trilogy. Bridges still gave a good performance in the role though.
@@murphycreationsvideosfun fact George Kennedy turned down the Lloyd Bridges role in Airplane and worked with Leslie in the Naked Gun Trilogy instead.
I loved the humor of The Naked Gun. I loved how the characters took themselves seriously but were hilarious the whole time. It may have been the funniest movie I ever saw with more laugh out loud moments than any other movie, from the intro credits to the ending. Brilliant!
“I’m lieutenant Frank Drebin, Police Squad. And don’t ever let me catch you guys in America”
Surely you can’t be serious
Marty McFly - I am serious and don’t call me Shirley
"I can't hear you. Don't fire the gun while you're talking."
My favorite scene. "Hey! It's Enrico Palazzo!"
I love the fact that had a mention in the film's credits.
@@mainstreetsaint36 Mark Holton, who played Chubbs in Teen Wolf!
@@dotdecorandmore7480 and Francis in Pee Wee's Big Adventure
The Naked Gun and Airport movies bring back memories of when my dad was still alive. He and I would always watch movies like this together and have a lot of fun. Thank you Minty for another great video 👍
lurch321 yes I did. I had just woke up when I posted my comment and I guess my brain wasn’t firing on all cylinders yet! 😂 Oops 👍
@@sassykaren7587 No biggie! Happens to me too.
lurch321 it really sucks getting older but the worst part of it all is that I was in a coma for almost a month and when I came out of the coma, it’s been taking me a while to get my memories back.
*the police squad series and the naked gun movies were funny because looking for the sight gags in the background were part of the experience...i prefer that sort of humor as opposed to the cheap and lazy laugh*
Mark please consider one of the other parodies this team made Top Secret...that one was brilliant...even if i do get strange looks form others when i say that*
@J Dial *have it on both vhs (yeah, i'm ancient) and dvd where the commentary was so funny*
What phoney dog poo?
bone dry humor like the chalk drawings from victims of an explosion on several surfaces like elevator door and looking into a trash can and saying o you mist one
That's why I loved Charlie Brooker's police show, "A Touch Of Cloth".
Top Secret was so dang funny. Time to go watch it again 😆🙃
What I have always loved about the Naked gun films is that I have watched them more times than I can count, yet I can watch them again and still spot something funny in the background I never noticed before. It is no wonder it took so much effort to film.
I own the blu ray AND a firestick, yet I still watch it every time it’s on TV. 😂
I've got ZERO interest in even the idea of a reboot and I genuinely hope it never happens. The three films ARE perfect as they are and without Leslie Neilson, in my opinion, it's never gonna be as great as those were.
You just can't mess with a classic!!
@@arlanpeterson1053 Oh you can. You shouldn't, but you can. Sadly....
They can't reboot this during PC culture
It's a problem that is easy to deal with though, I just don't watch it.
I think there's some kind of scam going though, because I refuse to think that Hollywood is making remake crap and genuinely thinking it'll make money, after it fails so many times.
@@AvengerBB1 ,Independence Day 2 comes to mind
Getting Leslie Nielsen to do slap-stick comedy in 1980 is like getting Ed Harris or Adrian Brody to do it today. And having it totally work! An actor known for serious work, playing it absolutely straight and utterly CRUSHING it!
nice beaver
thank you, I just had it stuffed
Best. Line. EVER !!!
Didn t hurt that Priscilla had great legs in that scene either.
YUM !!😛
It's not that funny...
One of my favorite lines from the movie lol 😂
"Hey! The missing evidence in the Kelner case! My God, he really was innocent!"
"He went to the chair two years ago, Frank"
Great work Minty. This is one of my favorite childhood movies. I've been watching a ton of 80's comedies lately (Ruthless People, Overboard, Outrageous Fortune, Peggy Sue Got Married, etc).
Hi Mark, I really enjoy watching your videos. I have severe chronic lower back and neck pain. Most nights I can't sleep because of my chronic pain. I binge watch your videos when I can't sleep. Watching your videos helps me forget about my chronic pain. Thank you for making your videos.
He should go man in the iron mask
I STILL watch Police Squad ♡ I own the whole series and all the Naked Gun films. The best $ i have spent in ages!
My Mother used to giggle so much at these movies. I loved Airplane and then more Leslie Nielsen movies. She knew him as a serious dramatic actor, so his comedic roles especially tickled her. Thanks, Minty.
Loved the short lived TV series this was based on Police Squad as well as this. The Zucker Brothers are comedic genisus and Leslie Nielsen delivery always cracks me up.
I loved the "freeze frame" end credits on the show. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@randellgoering1014 Yes they cracked me up so much. 😂
@@randellgoering1014 I had forgotten about the freeze frames. Didn't one freeze while someone was pouring coffee? The coffee kept pouring.
@@calvinkatt662 yes! Another one had a monkey crawling around. I think the set fell down around them. Lol
AHOTHER movie you are making me rewatch to satisfy my nostalgia. Great pick as usual
Great to see some love on The Naked Gun. Thanks for this.
It's a timeless classic that never gets old along with many films made in the 80s & 90s whilst only a handful of movies made within 20 years are timeless classics.
Baseball announcer:
"I know this is hard to believe, but apparently the umpires have Perchoni in a run down."
I'm sorry I can't hear ya. Don't fire the gun while you're talking...
MINTY, for more of Nielsen, I also highly reccomend "Airplane." For me, this was also Lloyd Bridges' best role. My favourite Nielsed flick is, "Repossessed," also starring Linda Blair. Yes, her. OMFGs, it's funny.
surly you must be joking
@@brodieroomojo " I never joke and don't call me Shirlie"
“A good cop, needlessly cut down and ambushed by some cowardly hoodlum. ” - Frank D
“That’s no way for a man to die.” - Ed
“Ah, you’re right, Ed. A parachute not opening… that’s a way to die. Getting caught in the gears of a combine… having your nuts bit off by a Laplander, that’s the way I wanna go!” - Frank
“ Could have been a roaming gang of thugs, a jealous lover or an angry husband.”
It's great to see so many people sharing their fond memories of this film. I really hope there is never a reboot or continuation, Nielsen can't be matched.
Why would you care if it's remade?
@@christheghostwriter Because remakes are just Hollywood's way of being lazy, trying to cash in on old ideas, instead of creating new things.
@@darthphayde508 The Wizard of Oz was a remake. Scarface was a remake. The Departed was a remake. Cape Fear was a remake. There's nothing inherently wrong with remakes, and I find your comments to be lazy criticism.
But my question remains unanswered: why would you care if this is remade? How would it affect your life in any way?
@@darthphayde508 That's it in a nutshell!
Another classic. Well done Minty, you the man😁👍
If they make a sequel I hope they call it Son of a Gun from the files of naked Gun
I do recall a Naked Gun 4 or a reboot of some type getting mentioned afew times and the title you mentioned would actually work. If it were to happen I think Ed Helms or Jason Sudeikis would be perfect in the lead role. The story would follow Pricsilla Pressley coming back as Jane being a single mom after her husband aka Frank Drebin Nielsons character passed away. She would have two sons who had become grown adults over all these years since the third film and Jason Sudeikis and Ed Helms would partner up as the Drebin brothers in police squad and follow in there fathers footsteps to solve crimes and track down a killer. They would be so funny together and I'm laughing just thinking about a reboot happening with them in it.
Awesome channel. I always enjoy your videos. You do a great job with these.
Priscilla Presley absolutely nailed the part. I recently rewatched and it was amazing how she nailed the role. Maybe she was the biggest beneficiary of the 40 takes.
I loved this movie - need to watch it again :)
Missed fact: 'Weird' Al Yankovic would go on the write and perform the title song to the Leslie Nielsen movie Spy Hard.
That’s a horrible song. And a catchy one.
I’ve heard that song. It’s quite good from what I remember, and it was a fun satire of 60s Bond titles, mainly Thunderball.
A reboot or remix will never live up to the originals. I also don’t believe anyone could fill his shoes. I love all the movies Leslie Nielsen played in. He is Gone but never forgotten. RIP and thank you for everything you gave us.
8:53 Ricardo Montalban in “The Planet on Apes” as Armando (1971-1972). 🤗❤️
Awesome video Minty! Seth MacFarlane talked about making a reboot with Liam Neeson. I think that's a good idea
I absolutely loved the tv series. It was the kind of show you could watch over and over always laughing at the same gags and finding new stuff to laugh at that you missed the first time.
I firmly believe that the show would've been a major ratings hit if it had been given a chance. TV networks are run by idiots.
One of my favorite movies of all time...I can watch and watch like once a week. Never gets old
Ludwig: "Cigarette?"
Frank: "Yes, I know."
Frank: "Cigarette?"
Jane: "Yes, I know."
Great trilogy. Greatness. So many one liners and background gags. Thier commentary for the films is great as well. I recommend it.
No one would ever fill Lesley Nielsen shoes in the Naked Gun films, he was a one of type of comic genius and the only comic I know of that can do comic scenes with a straight face. Sadly missed but never will be forgotten
My late dad and i loved these movies. Watched them countless times and always laughing in tears :)
0:51 The incredibly beautiful*..oh and thanks for the laughs(and the Creeps!) Leslie! RIP
Bonus Fact: The iconic and irreplaceable Naked Gun theme was created by Ira Newborn, who also scored (amongst others) Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Weird Science, Ace Ventura, and of course Uncle Buck.
"Nice beaver"
"Thanks...I just had it stuffed"
Still one of my favorite Leslie Neisen movies. Too many funny moments, and quotable lines. Thanks Minty.
MINTYYYYYYYY! LOVE THE NAKED GUN VIDEO!
Can you do the "Hot Shots" movies!? Thanks bro!
I love the Hot Shots and Naked Gun movies, the best movies ever made.
I grew up watching Police Squad - so when Naked Gun came along I was already hooked -and I still love it!
4:07, that opening scene was hilarious and the first opening was funny as well.
The Naked Gun and Baseketball; EASILY my two favorite comedies!! My friends and I quote those to this day as they are timeless! I actually remember watching Police Squad when I was in grade school. I loved it! Leslie Neilsen and Lloyd Bridges were comic geniuses! I went to see The Naked Gun three times in the theater back in '88; it got better each time!! Thanks for the laughs, Leslie!!
I guess Like a Midget at an Urinal Minty had to step up on this one
I was literally at the cash register at Walmart, buying the trilogy of these movies when you dropped this video! Great timing!!!
aNOTHER great one Minty!!
I get what they were saying about having to 'think' to get the jokes. In a sense this movie is so brilliant, because you simply HAVE to watch numerous times in order to catch the gags, particularly the visuals in the background!! My favourite film of all time, and I will never tire of watching it.
Ricardo Montalban was a legend!! His spoof villain is just as great as his serious one.
Yeah he was great and so was Robert Goulet in part 2 as the main villian and I thought he looked familiar because after pulling my hair out for nearly an hour trying to remember what else he was in I finally remembered he was one of the relatives in Beetlejuice. Small role for him in that but nonetheless he was in it.
Fun fact...did you know Tarantino actually wanted Ricardo Mantalban to play Esteban for Kill Bill part 2? That would've amazing and I'm not sure but I think he also offered him the role of Bill. As Bill forget it Mantalban would've been off the charts astounding in the role. I can see him nailing it in every way shape and form from his expressions to the way he talks and the whole nine.
Thanks Minty. We all needed that.
One of he Greatest comedy series !
The term “naked gun” actually refers to a gun with its serial number ground off. Like criminals use and like when the cops plant a gun on someone.
Don't listen to him, Aaron, I care!
@Master NU Thank you for feeling like you can speak for the rest of us.
Aaron Burr Atwood Really? Thought it was just a phrase they made up for a movie title! Thanks for the info.......................and ignore this Master NU douchebag.
@Master NU I do care. speak for yourself you loser.
Oh thanks, I never knew this!
Ricardo Montalbán also famously played Mr. Roarke on the television series Fantasy Island.
I also remember watching when some of the crew of the third Naked Gun movie were doing the talk show circuit to promote the movie. At one point, when things were opened up in a Q&A session with the audience, one audience member asked if there would be a 4th Naked Gun movie, in which one of the movie's crew humorously commented that if there was, it would be titled "Naked Gun 4: Beating a Dead Horse."
"and given the current state of the World right now, we could all do a good laugh right now"... You are so right
I've always loved it. I saw it 6 times in the cinema!!! Great film.
If you get (or got) the "IN COLOR" reference on the "Police Squad!" title screen you're very, very old.
Also: Efram Zimbalist Jr.
That is all.
Now get off my lawn.
Project Binky on youtube uses this gag too along with the Police Squad music for their intro.
Love these type of comedy movies, Naked Gun, Air Plane are movies you can just rewatch over and over again.
"Drugs, Frank. Drugs!"
"Nurse, quick, give this man some drugs!"
"No, no... Heroin, Frank. Heroin!"
"Nordburg, that's a pretty tall order. You're going to have to give me a little time on that one..." 😜 😝
(something like that anyway!) 😂
A favourite of mine! Thanks! Also loved and have the original police squad series and need to watch them again.
- "Shurely you arent serious?"
"I am serious, and dont call me Shirley."
Showed this movie to my daughters 16 and 8 a few day ago. Loved it
All time favorite movie “ I love it”!
Me too
One of my favourite movies. I never get sick of watching it.
Yes been waiting for this one a long time!!!!!!!!!!!!! We need Major League now!
Thanks Minty! This is one of my favorite comedies. In gonna go watch it now!
Neilsen ended up being one of the greatest straight men ever in the history of comedy.
As opposed to being one of the greatest bent men in comedy.
Sethra Lavode dude, you’re better than that
I don’t think Straight man is the correct term you’re looking for there. He plays it dry for the most part but he provides nonstop slapstick and zany one liners. if anything George Kennedy was the straight man setting up Nielsen’s goofiness.
Naked Gun and the Mel Brooks movies were so far ahead of their time and the attention to detail and added background jokes even back then were genius.
That OJ Simpson is one funny guy! He kills me!
DERP!
NORDBURG!
Hey Minty, sorry for not commenting in a while. RL has been a pain. My husband, roommate and I are HUGE fans of the Police Squad TV show, and the movies of the naked gun series. We absolutely adore the sight-gags, and humor Leslie Neilson brings to the movies. As always, thank you very very much for doing these. They are an absolute treasure to me, and I really appreciate you and all the work you do.
I love Leslie Nielsen so much!
The first time I ever heard of Leslie Neilson was a Don Knotts movie The Reluctant Astronaut in 1966. He played a rather serious role as an astronaut.
Thank you for giving us all the info on our favorite movies! It has really made me think more about how these great movies ever really make it to the top of box office hits.
The only gag I never got was shortly after the “nice beaver” comment, he complements her on her ankle bracelet and she says “Oh, did it slip down there again?”
IUD....
It was up her fadge
@@galaxyhero81 I always saw it as it was on her wrist.
Thanks for this, Minty! I still laugh when I re-watch Naked Gun - love the shared clumsiness and obliviousness of Drebin and Jane! Amusing to me too, my grandmother was a total Peyton Place fan. I remember the neighborhood ladies tittering and sighing over "that handsome new doctor", played by Nielson, which as a small child, I ignored. Then decades later - the tear-away suit scene and - damn! The man kept it together! lol
Leslie Nielsen has a fart joke on his gravestone.
Really good video Minty. You should do Dracula Dead and Loving It. I love that film, but it isnt talked about a lot.
1:31 Fun fact: on American television, this line was edited from “Nice beaver!” to “Nice one.” Yeah, just doesn’t have the same appeal. Anyways this film and its sequels are personal favorites. The comedy spoof genre, in my opinion, is owned by Mel Brooks and the Zucker brothers. No one else has ever come close to their level of genius and hilarity. I truly miss these kinds of comedies.
Without the "nice beaver" line and the scene where Drebin is hanging from the statue's dick, the TV edit is unwatchable.
All three of those movies make me laugh until I can't breathe. They will NEVER get old. So many quotable lines and scenes. When the speaker has bored everyone to sleep and he gives him the romance novel destroyed me 😂. And when he comes up from diving, sniffs and the sign behind him says for god's sake don't swim here. Are u kidding me?? Remembering these movies has given me life. Thanks Minty!
Gorbachev's boast "I have the Americans believing I am a nice guy. In some of their polls, I am more popular than their President!" has always stuck with me over the years :D.
Well said. One of my all time favorites! I hope the genre comes back too.
the scene frank is shooting his own car still has me laughing!!
2:45 it WAS doing well in the ratings! It was canned so quickly because the _studio executives_ thought it had “too many jokes”. Yes. “Too many jokes”.
Kurt talks about it over on Fact Fiend (as well as his love for ROBOCOP)
"Hey, it's Enrico Palazzo!"
You can really see movies like the Naked Gun, Blazing Saddles, Airplane, and Spaceballs in early Simpsons episodes. Mel Brooks obviously had some characters in the Simpsons. Great video.
Hey Minty! Been watching your videos for a while. When it comes to movies we are definitely kindred spirits. Your videos basically recount my childhood list of movies, lol! Keep up the good work!
“Weird Al” Yankovic makes a cameo in all 3 movies.
Should we tell Minty that there's no h at the end of Al's last name?
The pronunciation in some countries would be Yankovic(h), but yes, that is not the way Al uses it.
@@pettee1979 ... Yup, such as Milosevic.
I like his appearance in the third one, where he's for some reason walking the red carpet at the Oscars with "Wheel of Fortune" hostess Vanna White. It's random to see the two of them together, but it for some reason becomes more hilarious when Frank and Jane steal their clothes to get inside.
@@JW...-oj5iw Yeah, he mispronounced Matt Groening's name too.
Vielen Dank für Deine Arbeit. Es ist immer wieder eine Freude Deine Videos zu schauen. Viele Grüße aus Repelen (GER)
"Who are you?"
"Frank Drebin, Police Squad."