"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."
“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.
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.
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!
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.
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!! 💙⚾️
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.
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'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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
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
“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
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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?
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.
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?”
@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."
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.
Always the best how he never had a hair out of place no matter what happened to him. "hey, the missing evidence. My God, he was innocent." "He went to the chair two years ago, Frank."
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.
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.
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.
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.
I have to say that the scene where Frank Drebin says " Nice beaver " , and Pricilla Presley says " Thanks...I just had it stuffed " had me laughing so hard I missed the next five gags...epic comedy !
"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’m a stand up comic who taught high school for many years in a private school. I crated a Drama club, and wrote comedic plays for my students every year. It was awesome to see the kids deliver the lines and get the audience roaring. I saw Airplane when I was 17, so.., yeah the Zockers have a influenced me, and of course I LOVED Leslie Nielsen
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I had the pleasure of meeting Leslie Neilson at a mall in Scottsdale Arizona. I was there with 2 high school buddies, he waved at us and came over and shook our hands. One of my favorite teenage memories. A remake would be sacrilege.
Omg, I loved The Naked Gun series. Leslie Nielson was very funny and I can't imagine anyone else in the role. I love the scene where Priscilla had been cleaning old food out of the fridge and Leslie is in the kitchen and there is some kind of glob of food on top of his fridge and all of a sudden it starts pulsing and moving. I never noticed it at first but then I caught it. Very funny! Please no remake on this movie! It's perfect as is!
Personally, I find the idea of OJ Simpson getting heavily injured just being karma catching up to him. Yes, I know it's just a movie and he wasn't really injured, but hey, maybe there's a Fantasy Island with a mysterious overseer where our wishes can be granted.
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!
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 saw Leslie Nielsen's one. He was a villian who buried Ted Danson's character, and his girlfriend, up to their heads in the sand, and waited for the waves to kill them. Then they come back as zombies and attack Nielsen's character.
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)
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.
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
