Leslie Nielsen for the part of Lt. Frank Drebin deserves a special place in the annals of brilliant casting choices.

If you're a millennial like myself, there's a fair chance that you really only knew Leslie Nielsen for his work in comedy.

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.

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

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.